Oaknoll Amenities
An Active LifeCare Community
From chef-prepared dining and fitness programs to social events, music therapy, and convenient services like housekeeping and transportation, Oaknoll’s amenities are designed to make everyday living easier, healthier, and more enjoyable. Residents can relax, connect, and stay active while knowing support is always close at hand.
Dining Excellence
Delicious Choices
Oaknoll has five dining venues offering breakfast, lunch and dinner on different days a week across our campuses. We also have a pub lounge where you can enjoy appetizers and drinks while watching a game or socializing with friends. Residents may also choose to carry out a meal out or have a tray delivered to their apartment.
Family and friends are always welcome to dine with our residents. Residents may choose to reserve a table at one of our dining venues, or book one of our private dining rooms in the Oak Room for large groups or dinner parties.
Dining Venues
The Oak Room: Restaurant style dining with made-from-scratch meals. Open for breakfast Monday through Saturday. Soup and salad buffet is offered Monday through Saturday as well as a full lunch buffet. There is an always available menu in case you are looking for something different than what the buffet/salad bar has to offer.
For dinner our executive chef prepares enticing Chef Features that are available for two weeks Monday through Saturday for the evening meal. An Always Available Menu is available to meet your needs. Make sure to also stop in on Sundays for our breakfast buffet or Always Available Menu.
The Hope Dining Room and Cafe- Offers a more casual atmosphere with fresh made-from-scratch meals. The special for lunch or dinner is a rotating menu but we also have a grill to order menu available. The Hope Dining Room is open seven days a week serving all three meals.
Third on Third Bistro- A relaxed atmosphere that is an ideal gathering spot to enjoy the company of others. The bistro features fresh seasonal salads, soups, sandwiches, and pizzas, as well as smoothies, milk shakes, coffee, beer and wine. Available on Tuesday nights as well as lunch and dinner on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mixers on Fifth– A great place to meet friends, relax over a drink or light snack, or watch the big game. The drink menu includes a monthly cocktail, as well as a large selection of your favorite liquors, beer and wine along with a selection of non-alcohol drinks. The snack menu includes pizza, snacks, and other enticing appetizers which change regularly.
Scotty’s- A mix of casual and contemporary dining that offers breakfast five days a week. Lunch and Dinner are available Monday through Saturday. On Sunday we have a breakfast special and lunch menu available for your enjoyment from 10:30am till 1:30pm.
An always available menu, for every craving, is available for Lunch and Dinner as well as four Chef Features available for Dinner Monday through Saturday. Scotty’s also has a monthly salad, sandwich and Homestyle meal available. Come join us in the bar that looks out over the beautiful ravine to drink and relax, meet with friends, or enjoy the big game.
All Oaknoll Venues have a wine and Beer menu to enjoy with your favorite meals. Service is always provided to make your dining experience satisfying.
Oaknoll Catering
Our dining services staff are always happy to help cater a party for our residents. Whether you would like appetizers, cakes, desserts or a full meal, we are here to help make your party a success.
For more information about Oaknoll catering, contact:
Lynne Schluttenhofer
DIRECT: 319-887-5275
EMAIL: aschluttenhofer@oaknoll.com
Oaknoll Market
Oaknoll offers a mini grocery store on our third floor to meet all your basic grocery needs. Stop in to get fresh produce, cleaning supplies, sweets and other dry good essentials. If you can’t find what you need feel free to stop by and talk with Bruce Titus, Director of Dining Services, and he will order items for you to be charged to your dining account.
Living at Oaknoll
So Many Things To Do
Your residence is your home but when you feel like social engagement, there’s so much happening happening in our community. Residents may choose to be as active as they want to be.
We offer many opportunities for leisure and personal growth. And, you don’t need to leave Oaknoll to find it.
Oaknoll has an active Resident Council. Being a member of the council or participating on one of the committees allows residents the opportunity to become more involved with the community. Committees include: Bulletin Board, Event Greeters, Flowers, Friendship, Health & Safety, Gardening, Library, Newcomers, Orientation, Picture & Artwork, Program & Movies, Recycling and Vespers.
Programs, Events, and Activities
- Oaknoll’s recreation staff plans weekly stimulating programs featuring special guests, lectures and events such as themed parties, dances, live music concerts (both indoor and outdoor), stage performances in our large community room, tailgate parties, and much more! There are also resident group trips, both local and throughout the United States.
- Enjoy a movie in our 45-seat movie theater. We show new releases to classics and anything in between.
- Enjoy a relaxing swim in our indoor heated pool or the hot tub.
- Full salon services, pedicures, manicures and massages in our George Street Salon, Health Center and 1201 home.
- Oaknoll’s Internet Cafe is open 24 hours a day. Enjoy a soda from the fountain machine while you surf the web on one of our desktop computers.
- Our coffee shop is open at all times. Enjoy a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate while you catch up on the news. Daily newspapers, both local and national, are available.
- If you like to read, all Oaknoll lounges contain a small library. Our vast collection of materials includes both fiction and non-fiction from many popular genres. Books may be borrowed at any time.
- There are many lounge areas which residents can reserve for gatherings and parties with friends and family members.
- Enjoy our art studio at any time to work on your own art project.
Essential Services
For Our Residents
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Wellness Programs
For Mind, Body and Soul
Wellness is a journey that can greatly increase the quality of life we enjoy. You’re never too old to begin a fitness program and the benefits at any age are endless. Whether your goal is to build strength, increase endurance or increase your level of independence, fitness training will help you meet your goals. Gather with friends at T.O.E.S. (The Oaknoll Exercise Society), relax at yoga class, or participate in one-on-one personal training right here at Oaknoll. Our Wellness Center is located in the George Street building and showcases a state-of-the-art workout room, pool and locker rooms.
Oaknoll Wellness offers numerous activities to enhance your mental and physical well being. All of the wellness activities are available to Oaknoll residents, their families, residents on the waiting list and our staff. The Wellness Center is staffed by two full-time fitness trainers who are experienced in senior fitness. Residents may schedule one-on-one time with our instructors who can help design a program that will meet your health and fitness needs.
The Wellness Center
In the Wellness Center, open 24 hours a day, you can use some of the latest exercise equipment to increase strength and endurance. Our exercise equipment is specifically designed for the more mature exerciser.
- High-end treadmills that have shock absorption to make walking easy on the joints.
- Strength training weight equipment including machines, free weights, stability balls and exercise tubing, safe and tested regularly.
- Recumbent bikes.
- The Elliptical Trainer, which allows for no impact cardiovascular exercise, is similar to running or climbing stairs. It offers less stress on the joints while providing a full body workout.
- NuStep, a recumbent cross-trainer which allows your hips, knees, shoulders, muscles and cardiovascular system to be exercised in total comfort. The NuStep is a complete low impact total body work out you can do sitting down.
If you enjoy walking, Oaknoll has Walking Groups our residents can join which are organized and led by our Wellness staff.