Willamette Lutheran Homes

My mother has been living here for ten years. She moved from an independent cottage with one meal a day and biweekly cleaning into a two plus rooms in the main facility with three meals per day, weekly cleaning and free cable. There are many recurring activities plus special activities that change each month. Both staff and residents are friendly and cheerful. The setting is particularly parklike. Best of all: no buy in and nonprofit.

Willamette is a very nice facility and it's in a quiet location. They met my needs. The staff I met there there were very nice and helpful, they answered all of my questions and I was satisfied with that. The grounds were wonderful and they have a lot going for them. The apartments are comparable to those I've seen from other places.

Lutheran is really very nice, and I’ve had friends who have family there. I found it darker inside, though. The food is fine. I was impressed by the friendly, and caring staff. They have a lot of activities there.

We visited Willamette Lutheran Retirement. It was an older place, but it also had a nice community feel to it and nicely kept up. The people who were living there were very happy and I didn't see that in any other communities. The people living there had been there for many years -- one of them had been there for 20 years and she loved it. That said good things for people who ran it. The room was like a one-bedroom with kitchenette, a living space and a bathroom. Most of them had a sliding glass door on to a small patio area, which was a big plus. They had garden space and they could grow vegetables. We showed up quite unexpectedly. It was close to their going home time as it was almost five o'clock, but the staff was very helpful and made time for us. We didn't eat there, but the food looked good and their dining room looked nice.