Deerfield Village Assisted Living Residence

disillusion

The key words are ASSISTED LIVING. We were assured that our loved one's care would not be a problem, even when she became completely dependent. However, the more care she required, the more problems we encountered. Sky rocketing costs, cleanliness issues with both her and her surroundings, and it felt like an ongoing battle to make sure she received basic attention and care. Many, many meetings with management to address issues and every time we were assured our requests were reasonable and would be addressed. Until the next time. I really wanted to like this place but found it discouraging and upsetting. In my opinion, this would be a nice place if your loved one needed minimal care, but if a more advanced level was required, I would not recommend

Too Much Money!

My mother lived at Deerfield, Milwaukie, Oregon. The following are my opinions based upon what I saw and what was reported to me from other family members. Negotiate well early, because your cost will go up. They will tell you what you want to hear early and raise your price as soon as they can. The cost of my mother's care more that doubled the last 3 or 4 months she was there, if we had not moved her care would have been 7.7K per month. I believe this is due to the style of in house management. They seem to go through people, again in my opinion due to management. Food is average. We had issues with cleaning and personal hygiene constantly. If I had to do this over I would consider Foster Home, less expensive and much better care.

gympro

My mother moved into Deerfield in 2008. There were times when I was not happy with the management team and the facility. They have recently undergone a remodel and the place looks great. It is a small community which makes it feel more home-like.They also hired a new managment team including RN. Since these changes have taken place, my mother and I are very happy and look forward to many years at Deerfield. There are fun activities planned each week and I know that she is being well taken care of by the care staff.

ldge

We moved our father into Deerfield in February of 2012 and found the staff responsive and caring. Unfortunately our father started wondering outside and needed a memory care facility. We would have been happy to have kept him there. The apartments were nice and well kept. Food was good and our father liked it. The RN was extremely helpful and we knew he was happy there.

BeliCl4w

When my neighbor said that she was going to move to a retirement community, I was a bit shocked. I never pictured someone so independent (10 years alone after her husband had passed) even wanting to move to such a place. However, she seemed happy, and that was the most important thing. We came to visit her on numerous occasions. She seemed happy, well taken care of, and was even quick to introduce us to her new friends, which I think is an opportunity she never really got living next to us in the suburban sprawl. We even had lunch and dinner with her, to which the faculty was very pleasant. I miss her, but I know that she went to a nice place. She seemed to do her research. She also passed away, not too long ago, but I know that she was in good hands and in good company.

familyfirst

My grandfather was hesitant to go to assisted living but Deerfield's team has made the transition much easier for him and us. The facility is kept nicely updated and clean.

ConcernedforElders

If you love your parents DO NOT move them in to Deerfield. The Executive Director will lie to you to get your loved one in there and then treat them horrible. Several staff members were rude and cussed at my family member and most of the staff members whine about how hard they work and how tired they are. And don't get me started on the Med-Aid giving my family member the wrong meds! My Family member is in a new place now. Thank GOD! It is such a difference...we love the staff at the new place and everyone treats my family member with respect...finally! Deerfield would be a much better place with new Management and a new staff!