A Residential Care and Memory Care Community
What is Senior Living Community
in Oregon
People live in communities where they make friends, enjoy fellowship, and create memories.
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Retirement communities are meant primarily for healthy and active adults, but some are also designed for people with less independence. The latter are also called continuing care retirement communities.
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Long-term care communities are for people who need personal care support and/or medical care. Included are assisted care facilities and nursing homes, as well as continuing care retirement communities.
Independent Living
Independent Living services offer residents the freedom to live their lives as they see fit.
Independent living is simply any housing arrangement designed exclusively for older adults, generally those aged 55 and over. Housing varies widely, from apartment-style living to single-family detached homes. In general, the housing is friendlier to aging adults, often being more compact, with easier navigation and no maintenance or yard work to worry about.
Residential Care Facility
"Residential Care Facility (RCF)" means a building, complex, or distinct part thereof, consisting of shared or individual living units in a homelike surrounding, where six or more seniors and adult individuals with disabilities may reside. The residential care facility offers and coordinates a range of supportive services available on a 24-hour basis to meet the activities of daily living, health, and social needs of the residents as described. A program approach is used to promote resident self-direction and participation in decisions that emphasize choice, dignity, individuality, and independence.
Assisted Living
"Assisted Living Facility (ALF)" means a building, complex, or distinct part thereof, consisting of fully, self-contained, individual living units where six or more seniors and adult individuals with disabilities may reside in homelike surroundings. The assisted living facility offers and coordinates a range of supportive services available on a 24-hour basis to meet the activities of daily living, health, and social needs of the residents as described. A program approach is used to promote resident self-direction and participation in decisions that emphasize choice, dignity, privacy, individuality, and independence.
Memory Care
Memory care, sometimes called Alzheimer’s care, provides housing and 24-hour care for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Memory care facilities offer a safe, uniquely designed environment for residents with a focus on improving quality of life, reducing confusion, and preventing wandering.
Memory care communities are residential spaces that cater to the specific needs of seniors with memory loss. Key services and features that make memory care facilities different from other types of senior care include 24-hour care, specialized staff, memory-enhancing therapies, a secure environment, and more.
Nursing Homes
Nursing homes, also known as skilled nursing facilities, are licensed to offer a higher level of daily care, including medical care such as:
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Nursing care.
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Rehabilitation services, such as physical, occupational and speech therapy.
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Aid getting dressed or in and out of bed.
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Frequent or daily medical management for chronic conditions.
