Memory Care Communities in Salem, OR

"What I like best about Briden Kinder Care is that it's well-kept and they have friendly staff. What I like least is that their driveways is really steep. We did not taste the food, but the food smelled good. The facility was very nice. The rooms were good. They're adequate or better. When I stepped in it felt warm and homey."

"Cedar Village was really clean and well-kept. The food was very nice, and the dining area was set up with six dining tables. I was impressed with the rooms because they looked like regular apartments. However, they have stairs, which I didn’t like. "

"My mother was a Memory Care resident at The Village at Keizer Ridge for 5 years. She moved in when it opened in 2016 & just recently passed away. What impressed me from the beginning, and is still true today, is the personal, hands on care she continually received. The staff makes it a top priority to know a resident individually - their personality & quirks, likes & dislikes. I would drop in frequently to visit and the staff were always present & interacting with the residents. They work very hard to care for the individual. I would recommend The Village to anyone and will be forever grateful for the compassionate, quality care my mother received - from the first day she arrived until the moment she left. "

"My mother has moved here. She's in memory care and confused, but she seems OK. They're really good there. I like them so far. I like the fact that memory care integrates with retirement living. I like the fact that they do cooking classes with them. She goes to exercise with them. They integrate the community. I think that's a much better way to do it than just keeping memory care in memory care. The staff is great. They seem very attentive and they communicate with me constantly. They're always willing to help find the answer if they don't have it off the top of their head. The food is really good. She needs to have a softer diet, and they let her take as long as she wants to sit and eat. I think that's almost as important as the food. She can sit there for an hour and look out the window and eat her dinner if that's what she wants to do. She goes out and feeds the feral cat, which she loves. She goes to exercise class, she does the arts and crafts stuff, they take them out for a walk, they'll put them on the bus and take them to field trips or out for lunch, and then integrate it again, with more staff on the bus. There are retirement-living folks that like to do that with memory care. This is the third memory care she's been in, and the money has been pretty much the same."

"The care received from the staff at FirCrest for my mother was impeccable. Her room was beautiful, they were very attentive to not only her needs, but to the needs of our family. The compassion shown to my family as my mom spent her last days there was irreplaceable. "

"It was very professional, very clean, and very nice. They’re very caring towards the residents, and they know what they’re doing. They know to handle dementia."

"Wonderful love for residents and family. Considerate to needs. Kind and pleasant. Love them."

"We really felt welcomed when we first went, and they have been very, very helpful, helping us get everything done for my mother-in-law to be able to move in there. It is a smaller place; it may not be as big as some of the newer ones, but it is a very homey and comfortable feeling and I think it would be a good fit for her. The last time that we were over there, some of the residents were actually baking with someone helping them, and at another time, they were listening to a radio program. They have tables around where they can work on puzzles and they have sitting areas where they can sit together, and they do. They did have a lot of good things going, and every week they take a country drive if any of the residents would want to go. They also plan special events every once in a while -- like go out to lunch or stuff like that -- that the residents are able to sign up for. Their memory care part is kind of small and it is understandable because they don't have many people there, but it would be nicer if the outdoor area had some greenery to it, like maybe some grass and a little more outside scenery."

"Regent Court was the very best place for my mother, who became paranoid, violent and aggressive. I befriended all of the staff and caregivers. Each one became a good friend to my mother. The Regent Court staff and I had monthly meetings, they received copies of my mother's medical records, and they cared deeply about their residents. Yes, things can go wrong. My mother had two falls, but no fault of the staff. When dementia, Alzheimer's and other disabling diseases, happen to people so old, nothing can happen without a hitch, or hitches. There was no way I could have taken care of my mother with the same quality of care that was provided by Regent Court. And that RC has so many long-term employees speaks volumes of the quality of care that they offer to their employees and that carries over to their residents. I keep in contact with those who loved my mother. As one staff member said: "We only know our residents for who they are now, how their lives have become and we love them." I did see that they cherished my mother. Regent Court was the very best decision we could have made to ensure that my mother had the very best of care while she struggled with this hideous disease of Alzheimer's. We have to be heroes when Alzheimer's comes along. The Regent Court staff can provide that. "

"Conifer House's service was phenomenal. This was a single-level establishment. Immediately, I heard residents laughing, and I heard activity going on although the residents were around the corner, and the dining hall was to the right. When I walked in, people were engaged in conversation, so it looked alive and happy. The staff immediately came to my aid and asked all kinds of questions. Basically, they wanted to know how they could help me. That was their attitude, which I absolutely loved. By far, the service from the staff really intrigued me. It really did. The facility had memory care, which my aunt needs. Conifer House was not as lavish as some of the other places I had seen and was not quite as beautiful, but it was well-kept, clean, and very nice. The facility had a modern twist with maybe a late 1990s/early 2000s type of motif, shall we say, so it was okay. The residential care looked really good. I was very impressed. "

"My mother was accepted by Arbor Oaks Terrace Memory Care at the height of the COVID panic in March of last year. She was combative and had been evicted by her former memory care facility, spending a week in the emergency room before placement could be found. The staff at Arbor Oaks took her in, managed her medication and redirected her. She became far more amenable to her surroundings. They helped her at a very difficult time for the larger community and provided a safe, warm place for her to spend her last years. Our family will be forever grateful."

"I live in Pheasant Pointe, and it is very nice. We have large individual rooms. I live in a studio apartment which is just the right size for me. The caregivers are excellent. I can't have asked for better caregivers because they are very good. The food here sometimes is very good and sometimes not so good. They have a lot of things to do, and we have a brand new activities person that does activities with us. There is bingo and crafts, and they take us to movies and shopping. "

"Bridgecreek Memory Care was beautiful. They were in a great setting. There were lots of natural light and windows. The residents were freely roaming the entire interior of the premises. Jodie, the director, was very personable and informative. She answered lots of questions and knew every resident we passed by name. The facility was kept well. The nursing staff was friendly and welcoming. The one thing that sadly we did not get to do was go into the courtyard. We didn't tour the exterior of the facility and the yard that the residents have access to, because of the weather, but one thing that was a bit of a downfall for us was its proximity to the family's location. It was 45 miles from our home. The resident's rooms were shared rooms with Jack and Jill bathrooms. There were no private ones available at the time that we toured. They had two different open-style dining areas that the residents were able to choose from. There were CNAs and orderlies available during lunchtime to help the residents that were unable to freely feed themselves, and those that were independent enough to eat were allowed to do so at their own pace. They had an activity schedule posted with multiple activities available throughout the day. They had guests that frequented. There was animal therapy available and gardening activities. There were multiple areas throughout the facility where residents were able to congregate, socialize, and watch TV at their leisure. There was a communal kitchen area where residents were able to help themselves to snacks and have a sense of independence. The staff was friendly and engaging. Every staff member addressed each resident by name."

"Willamette Springs Memory Care was a relatively large facility, and it was all memory care. They arranged lots of activities for the residents. When I was walking around, the residents seemed to be out and about in the hallways and the common spaces a lot. The cleanliness was very good. The staff who assisted me with the tour was very good, informative, and friendly. There were lots of hallways for people to walk and there were some interior courtyards. In the middle was a common area with a kitchen and a seating area. It all seemed very nice and clean."