The Best Memory Care Communities in Lane County, OR

"We visited Churchill Estates. We loved the assisted living part. It was wonderful. They had really good and informative staff. I loved that they had a huge communal area in there, and their dining room was wonderful and huge. It was nice to see that people dressed for dinner. They were socializing people, and they were not isolated. They had apartments, and they were lovely. The gardens weren't as wonderful as where my aunt was, but they do have nice grounds there. They had greens, patios, and areas to socialize. We wouldn't have any problem, if she could have been in the assisted living. However, because of her issues, she has to have 24-hour care, and we didn’t care for the memory care. It was way too institutional for my aunt's needs. "

"Sapphire at McKenzie Manor was clean and orderly. The staff was welcoming and doors were secured. We were escorted in and out by a staff member and they welcomed us at the check-in and met us at the door. Ashley, the executive director, was very informative. She was very helpful in our search. We're very early in our search for care for my grandmother and Ashley was able to connect us with some resources and get us some information that was very helpful and what were the next steps. She also was very engaged in the daily activities with her residents. She knows every staff member by their name, their role, and their schedule. The activity schedule was posted and enforced. Everybody was making sure that there were always ample activities for the residents to do and social engagement activities. The facility itself was a little small, but it's recently been updated. Given its structural limitations, it was as good as it can be."

"What attracted me to Evergreen Memory Care was that it's faith-based. My mom is a strong Christian, and I appreciate that they have church service and Bible study there. The other things that I like about it are the activities, being a secure place, and that she'll have a private room. It's also clean and spacious. When I visited, the staff were engaged with the residents. They have high tea on Saturdays, which my mom loves, and they have a nice courtyard where they can go out. Their walkways were wide, too. It was just clean and open with high ceilings and well-planned grounds."

"Our second choice would have been Evergreen Senior Living. They have independent, assisted, and memory care, so they have three options. At that point, we weren't sure what level of care my father-in-law was going to need. The part that I didn't like for us, was the distance from our house. It's still right in Eugene, but the location wasn't optimal for us. The staff was patient and knowledgeable. She took her time to show me all the living areas. They had activities, but they just had more space. For us, we were looking at what activities we thought my father-in-law might do, which would be the movie theater, and there, they were like couches, so it wasn't set up to look like a theater. I know that's nit-picky, but that was one of the things that we liked about the other place. They had a gym, a salon, and a lot of crafting activities, which was not something for my father-in-law. They offered a lot of activities. The nice thing about Evergreen's activities is they list everything on their website, so family members can log in at any time to view it, which I thought was nice. "

The Rawlin at Riverbend Memory Care provides services and amenities that are specifically designed to meet the needs of our memory-impaired residents so that they enjoy a supportive and safe environment. We consider it a great honor to provide these individuals with the care and respect that they deserve. Residents and family members enjoy the beautifully furnished and comfortable neighborhoods that are fully equipped with all the comfort of home.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Oregon Department of Human Services Facility Search

"We went to Waterford Grand. That place was nice, it was on the higher end of the cost. They had a universal gym. They were the only place they had that. They also had a swimming pool. They were the only place that had a swimming pool. And so they also seemed to have a pretty big focus on their exercise program. So they had an on-site fitness trainer. So that seemed to be a pretty big emphasis for them there. The one drawback for them was the facility itself seemed a little cramped, crowded to me. They're a bigger community, and just like when you are walking around in the common areas, it seemed like it was a little bit more constrained. The rooms were spacious, but it just seemed like the common space was not as spacious. They had a pretty extensive activities program. They had all the stuff that you would typically see, movie nights, Oregon Ducks, and Oregon State beaver, and it was nice for the residents to get together and watch those games. They take a lot of care in the way that the outdoor landscaping and things like that look. They had fountains outside. They were the only place that was like that, with very nice shrubbery and greenery. I think it backs right up to the river. There's a fence to prevent residents from wandering down there. But I thought the grounds on the outside were the most scenic by far of the places that I toured."