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The Oaks Rehabilitation Annual Veterans Day Parade

& Healthcare Center hold pays respect to local heroes

open house and ribbon

cutting ceremony to celebrate

milestone BY LYNETTE DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

During a ribbon cutting ceremony, Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce President
Dana Matz hands the ceremonial giant scissors to The Oaks Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
Administrator April Huffman. Lynette Dotson
The Oaks Rehabilitation & Health- trips and visits to various attractions.
care Center, located at 3291 North- "When new ownership began a year
pointe Drive in Zanesville, held ago, we set out with a vision to reinvest
a ribbon cutting ceremony dur- in our staff, enhance our environment,
ing its open house on November 5. and elevate our standards of care," ex-
"As we celebrate a milestone that plained Huffman. "Since then, we've The annual Veterans Day Parade was held in downtown Zanesville Saturday, November 8.
means so much to us. One year since introduced new clinical and quality pro- Additional pictures can be found of this year's parade at www.dresdenbuzz.com Lynette Dotson
the transition of ownership, and a re- grams that have strengthened resident
newed chapter in our mission to serve safety and well-being, expanded staff
the Zanesville community. We are so development and training opportuni-
grateful to see our residents, families, ties, empowering our team to continue
staff, community partners, and friends," growing professionally, and most im-
said administrator April Huffman. portantly, we've cultivated a culture of
The Oaks was previously known as teamwork, accountability, and pride,
the Oaks at North Pointe. Ownership something that can be felt the mo-
transferred in December of 2024, nearly ment you walk through our doors."
one year ago. The facility has 75 beds "The partnership with different ven-
in the health center with short-term re- dors, with our local hospital, Genesis,
hab and long-term nursing care. The with Hospice. We have a lot of support
campus also includes assisted living from the community. And then just
with both private and semi-private those individuals who live in the commu-
suites and a 12-bed memory care. nity, and we're able to service them, we
"It's nice that you can age in place," want to give them excellent care. And
stated Huffman. "We have all those then those that come and provide vol-
different resources, as you kind of go unteer services, we have students from
through those different stages at the local schools that come. So it's a great
end, you know, during your senior age." partnership with all ages and all people
Some of the amenities available in the community," Huffman explained.
include patio spaces, laundry and More information about The Oaks Re-
housekeeping services, fine dining habilitation & Healthcare Center can be
options, beauty and barber services, found at theoaksrhc.com.
and wifi and cable TV. In addition,
a selection of activities and outings
is planned monthly, like shopping