Memory Care Communities in Portland, OR

"My grandmother was so well cared for and loved by the Bortes family. We were always so pleased with our visits with the family and their sweet children, we are comforted knowing she was genuinely happy during the final months of her life. "

"Summerplace Assisted Living & Memory Care was really nice. The staff was very welcoming and the young lady that gave us the tour was extremely professional and kind. They had a place that my dad could've gone into and we were considering that from the get go. They had a very beautiful facility. They had a room that led out to a patio in an enclosed area so nobody can go and get lost, and there were plants there as well. They had a cognitive specialist on-staff, someone to work with the folks that have Alzheimer's every day and to keep them engaged, and they had a lot of activities for the seniors like arts and crafts."

"My husband is here, in their Alzheimer's care unit. It's been good. All of the staff are very friendly, and the residents seem to be happy. With COVID, I haven't really been in except when we moved him in there. They're very attentive, it seems. The staff were all very informative and very caring. The facility is very open, it's very spacious, it has a lot of daylight coming in, and it has a lot of windows. The gardens and the ground are very well kept and very nice. It looks like it's well maintained."

"A Place To Call Home IV Andresen Rd is an adult foster home. My wife has only been here a couple of weeks. We are waiting to get set up for physical therapy, so right now, they're just taking care of her meals, showers, and whatever else she needs. I come almost every day to see her. The owner of this place has four of these. I went and visited three of the four and these are very nice homes, much better than I've seen anywhere else. The staff is very friendly. The girl that's here almost all the time, Violet, does a good job of taking care of my wife. Cleanliness is excellent. They do several things. They have entertainers that come in and they've got somebody for yoga that comes in and musicians, much better than you would see anywhere else probably."

A Place To Call Home, LLC provides seniors with compassionate, high-quality nursing care and assistance in a loving home environment. The care provided encompasses a full range from memory care, rehabilitation, and hospice, along with daily living assistance, laundry, cleaning, cooking, activities, companionship, family involvement, and collaboration with medical doctors. A Place for where seniors live a high-quality life with dignity. A Place To Call Home is the best adult family home for your loved one and a place that they can call home for years to come. When your loved one is staying with us, they get incredibly personalized care.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Long-Term Care Residential Options

"My mother is at The Hampton and The Ashley Inn. I think it's ideally sized. It has about 90 people in it in four different pods based on their abilities and capabilities. The larger pod that she lives in and spends her time and stuff in is ideally sized. They have activities going on, and they have 24-hour care. My mom tends to sleep for short periods and then walk around and be mobile and see what's going on and stuff. She can do that day and night and not be immediately rushed back to her room. It just turned out to be a good fit for her. The staff is excellent. They provide great care and they're very attentive. They have RNs on staff 24 hours a day, so they can deal with just about anything that could occur down there. I put my mom in during the COVID period when I wasn't even allowed to go into the facility. I've only been in it twice since then as they have begun to slowly relax there. They were really good about COVID. I would much rather not see my mom for some time than come in and have some fool walk in with COVID and infect them. They were really careful about that and they were tough. I appreciated the fact that they were taking care of my mom. The rooms were smaller, but they were functional. They don't have a lot of furniture and that kind of stuff in them. They have beds and dressers and most of the time, it seems like the occupants spend their time outside of the room anyway. There are so many social activity areas at the facility that most people seem to move from their rooms out into the various public areas like the little library they've set up. Whenever I go to visit mom, they have to kind of look for her where she's at in all the different places because she's a wanderer. If she hears loud voices, she gravitates towards them to see what's going on. She didn't want to participate. She just wants to see what's going on. The dining area is very nice and they have several depending on the function of the pod. They're very complete. They've got them set up currently for COVID separation and that kind of stuff, but if things ever go back to normal, they'll have probably greater occupancy at one time. It's very nice, has good furniture, solid, the kind of thing that people can sit in and be comfortable and beautiful. I had a meeting in one of the dining rooms with the staff and they just were well appointed with everything you'd possibly need. Upkeep and maintenance are excellent. Everything is clean and looks new. It's well done. I like the way it's set up, like in the main area, once you get past the entry guards, they have it set up so that somebody can watch the entire area all the time. They're constantly talking to people and they're constantly watching what's going on. I like that. That makes me feel good. There's no place they're going to disappear and perhaps fall or hurt themselves or whatever without being observed. They have a lot of activities. My mom doesn't participate in most of those, but they have bus trips and they go all over the place and do different things, malls, and that kind of stuff. If you're more mobile, there's a wealth of activity that would keep you busy. I get a newsletter every week or every month that shows me the kind of stuff they're doing and what they have planned this month. It's pretty extensive. They offer a wide range of things and they offer it daily. That means people can kind of pick and choose and if you don't want to do movie night tonight, it's going to happen often during the week, so that you don't miss anything just because you're busy doing something else and I like it. They have a hair salon and my mom is a frequent visitor to that. I have an arrangement set up so I'll pay monthly for that kind of service. They've been good about it. I'm looking at the February newsletter, and literally, stuff starts at 9:30 and runs until 8:00 at night. You couldn't possibly do all these in a single day. There are different kinds of activities for them to do and get involved in, some of which they participate in, and some of which they can sit and watch. The kind of activity that I needed for my mom was that kind of stimulation. I've had no trouble at all with the staff. They've called me many times for bumps, falls, that kind of stuff. They've been wonderful. The facility is excellent. They even have a very large outdoor area that the residents can access in good weather. It allows them to go outside and look at the flowers and yet still stay within a safe, contained space. I like that about it."

"L&s Adult Care Home has a new owner who runs the facility. Her name is Sarah and she was very good. The home was clean. It was old and it's a smaller home care for five adults and interestingly, it was a home for women. So for my mom, that would be fine, and I can understand where that also might be an advantage. The staff was very nice and very helpful with entertaining questions. It's a house that is run by a woman and her husband, and they are parents to one nine-month-old child and a two-year-old, and they live at the facility. So, if you're an older person and you enjoy being around kids and family, which seems to be quite pleasant, that would be awesome. You would have a built-in grandchild to interact with once in a while and nothing can help brighten our day sometimes, but having a little bit of time to maybe play together with the child. For those who don't want the occasional interruption of children or the inevitable times when the kids are tired and upset and need attention from their parents, it might create an environment where there's a little more competition for your caregivers' time. I don't think that overall, it's a negative, I think it's positive that they're a small little family, but it's the kind of thing that could be a risk and the one thing we know with kids growing up is that their needs continuously change. So, it might be something that could get better, because the kids are learning to live with older adults as well, or it may have times when it's not so optimal."

"My husband was at Washington Gardens Memory Care for respite care. He had a private room and they took great care of him. Everything went well. The staff was very attentive to his needs and the place was very clean."

"I have toured Edgewood Point Assisted Living. I like the location, it was fairly close to where I live, and the people were super nice. It's just outside my price range. The apartments had their own bathroom. They showed me one that had an efficiency kitchen and a studio. The rooms had their appliances, you just have to bring your own bed, stuff, and furniture. The staff member who gave me the tour was super nice. She said I could try the food, but I didn't want to because I already knew I couldn't afford the place. They provide three meals a day. There was a little outdoor courtyard-type area. They have one section for memory care that has its own outdoors, and then they have the regular living portion that has its own outdoor facility as well. They have somebody come in twice a week and do exercise with the people there, there's a lot of classes like a music class, singing, and so on."

"We toured Cogir at The Quarry. It's like a cruise ship without the water around it. If they could float that thing, it would be a cruise ship. It is fabulous. The people were very nice. It was a very friendly community. The food was excellent from what we've seen. We looked at the menu and had a tour of the facilities. The only thing I could say negatively about it is that it would be easy to get lost there just because it's a big facility. They have five restaurants and a big movie theater. It's pretty snazzy. It's the nicest facility we went through. They have very nice rooms. Even what they had for the respite was a fabulous room. It's clean, nice, and very well laid out. They'll take them for two weeks whereas most of the other places want 30 days for them to be there."

"We've only been at Stonebridge for less than 2 weeks. I'm evaluating every visit. It's very good. The dining room seems to be good. I've had two meals there so far with my wife. "

"We’ve placed our father in Brookdale Troutdale. The building is very nice and clean. The staff is very helpful. My father seems to be well cared for there. The room is spacious and has a private bath, which is nice. They took him on an outing, have sing-alongs and get-togethers, and watch movies together. "

"My mom is here, and the place is fabulous. The building she's in is brand new, and she's the first resident there. She's taken the bus to doctors and shopping, and played games. She has a friend who live there."

"Murray Highland Memory Care is a small and very intimate community. The staff are friendly. My father is in a shared room and although it's small for the two people, it's just adequate. It has a nice window looking out into the courtyard and a very good-sized bathroom. They're very good at resident engagement and they do very well with activities. For what we're getting and for what we're paying, it's a great value for our money. The only thing is they're struggling to get staff, just like every other community."