Memory Care IN PORTLAND, Oregon
The Ackerly at Timberland, voted US News & World Report’s Best Senior Living, offers high-quality independent living, assisted living, and memory care services in the heart of Portland’s Cedar Mill neighborhood.
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The Ackerly at Timberland: A Premier Memory Care Community in Portland, OR
The Ackerly at Timberland offers an innovative and holistic approach to memory care in Portland, Oregon, for seniors and their families seeking Alzheimer’s and dementia care. We know you are doing everything you can to meet the needs of your loved one. Our role in memory care is to come alongside you and your family, with compassionate caregivers that can help relieve the inevitable stress that comes from caregiving, allowing you to enjoy your newfound free time with your loved one. Our continuum of care includes independent living and assisted living so that residents can remain at The Ackerly if needs change over time.
Our community is brand new, meeting a long-standing need in the Portland area. Backed by Leisure Care’s nearly 50 years of excellence, we offer person-centered care services customized to each resident. Opal, our innovative approach to memory care, is a holistic approach to care that combines each resident’s life story with seven pillars of wellness, ensuring our residents with memory loss from Alzheimer’s and related forms of dementia can still have meaningful and purposeful lives.
Additionally, our proximity to world-class health care at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland VA Medical Center, and Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center gives our residents and their families additional peace of mind.
Opal: A Holistic Approach to Memory Care
Our innovative approach to memory care is called Opal and is structured around 7 Pillars of Wellness that create a holistic, person-centered memory care community. Ultimately, these pillars of wellness come together to create a meaningful life for people with memory loss.
Our signature PrimeFit program focuses on the unique physical abilities of each resident in both group and private sessions. We take into consideration the preferences and life story of our residents to create active moments throughout the day.
By providing a range of activities like picnics in the park, nature preserves, or live music at the community, our residents have the opportunity to experience the very things that have had importance to them their entire lives while also cultivating new experiences and interests.
Because spirituality means different things to different people, we draw from the life story of our residents to provide daily opportunities to practice meaningful spirituality in ways that are important to each resident.
Activities that elicit expression and provide sensory stimulation, like drawing, clay sculpting, or flower arranging are just a few of the ways residents can express themselves creatively each and every day.
Our goal is to offer daily opportunities for residents to complete tasks with a purpose. We find that tasks, like watering plants or helping the staff, become quite meaningful for residents.
We know that individuals living with a diagnosis of dementia often experience and express themselves through the five senses. The Opal program provides daily opportunities for our residents to positively interact in our community through what they see, hear, touch, taste, and smell.
Our signature PrimeFit program focuses on the unique physical abilities of each resident in both group and private sessions. We take into consideration the preferences and life story of our residents to create active moments throughout the day.
By providing a range of activities like picnics in the park, nature preserves, or live music at the community, our residents have the opportunity to experience the very things that have had importance to them their entire lives while also cultivating new experiences and interests.
Because spirituality means different things to different people, we draw from the life story of our residents to provide daily opportunities to practice meaningful spirituality in ways that are important to each resident.
Activities that elicit expression and provide sensory stimulation, like drawing, clay sculpting, or flower arranging are just a few of the ways residents can express themselves creatively each and every day.
Our goal is to offer daily opportunities for residents to complete tasks with a purpose. We find that tasks, like watering plants or helping the staff, become quite meaningful for residents.
We know that individuals living with a diagnosis of dementia often experience and express themselves through the five senses. The Opal program provides daily opportunities for our residents to positively interact in our community through what they see, hear, touch, taste, and smell.
Memory Care Services
- Horticulture therapy
- Art therapy
- Music therapy
- Alzheimer’s support groups
- Dementia-friendly menus
Memory Care Apartment Features
- Wi-Fi
- Cable TV
- Comprehensive fire safety program, including smoke detectors and sprinklers
- Individually controlled air system with digital thermostat
- Secured outdoor patios
- Window coverings
- Dementia-friendly designed rooms
- Private suites feature and private entry door for each resident
- Emergency wireless pull cord system
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Assisted Living License Number: 70A325
Memory Care License Number: 50R438
From scenic drives and themed dinners to holiday events and excursions, we ensure our residents feel included in society and maintain important social connections.