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10 Best Nursing Homes in Gales Creek, OR

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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Spring Meadows is a pioneer in offering assisted living to older and disabled adults who want to retain their independence while receiving the services they need.  You will find a wide range of assistance offered in a country setting where privacy is respected and maximum independence is...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
On behalf of our team of caregivers and support staff, thank you for considering our healthcare center. We offer a full range of medical services to meet the individual needs of our residents, including short-term rehabilitative services and long-term skilled care. Working with the resident’s...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Welcome to Laurelhurst Village. Step into the elegance of the past at Laurelhurst Village a classically inspired Senior Care Community. Nestled in the Laurelhurst neighborhood, Laurelhurst Village represents a tradition of caring for you or a loved one that needs supportive care. We offer...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Laurelhurst House is an assisted living community with 38 studio apartment units averaging about 350 square feet each. We are located in the Mt. Tabor/Laurelhurst neighborhoods and are close to shopping and other conveniences. Each apartment contains a large handicapped accessible bathroom and...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Glisan Care Center
Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Glisan Care Center is located in NE Portland. It is near the Gateway Shopping Center and Max Station and within minutes of three Portland hospitals. Glisan is a 100 bed skilled nursing facility with a transitional care unit for patients who are stable and no longer require hospitalization but who...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Monterey Court Memory Care
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Providence ElderPlace Glendoveer
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of Clarendon Court
Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Our philosophy of care forms the foundation of Clarendon Court Alzheimer's residence. We believe that: Each resident deserves to be accepted just as he or she is, with no expectation placed on the resident to behave or perform in a certain manner. - Daily activity opportunities must be...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Golden Acres Retirement Center, located in Dallas, Texas is a one-of-a-kind rehabilitation and living center for the elderly. We offer in-house, state of the art therapy, and a caring, dedicated staff. Our services assist the elderly in nurses, doctors, rehabilitation therapists and facilities...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Marquis Hope Village ALF
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Mountain Park Memory Care
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.

Cost of nursing homes in Gales Creek, OR

The average cost of senior living in Gales Creek is $4,973 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Scappoose, OR with an average of $4,931 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Gales Creek, OR, vs. nearby cities

Gales Creek, OR
$4,973/mo
$5,138/mo

Nursing homes costs in Gales Creek, OR, vs. state and national averages

Gales Creek, OR
$4,973/mo
$4,939/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in Gales Creek, OR, vs. other senior living options

$4,981/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,973/mo

Nursing homes costs in Gales Creek, OR, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,846/mo
Studio
$5,271/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,259/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,055/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,740/mo

Senior living costs in Gales Creek vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Gales Creek, OR
Column state: Oregon
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGales Creek, OROregonU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,973/mo$4,939/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,359/mo$4,563/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$4,981/mo$4,939/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$4,080/mo$4,162/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Gales Creek, OR:$4,973/mo
Oregon:$4,939/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Gales Creek, OR:$4,359/mo
Oregon:$4,563/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Gales Creek, OR:$4,981/mo
Oregon:$4,939/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Gales Creek, OR:$4,080/mo
Oregon:$4,162/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Gales Creek, OR, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Gales Creek and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

Gales Creek, OROR stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Gales Creek, OR

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Gales Creek have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Gales Creek, OR$6,580/mo$6,131/mo+7.3%
Oregon$6,595/mo$6,213/mo+6.1%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Gales Creek, OR
2024 average cost:$6,580/mo
2023 average cost:$6,131/mo
Percent change:+7.3%
Oregon
2024 average cost:$6,595/mo
2023 average cost:$6,213/mo
Percent change:+6.1%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Gales Creek

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Gales Creek

Blue Haven RCF - Dallas

4.0
My sister lives in Blue Haven. She has been there for about three years. She now receives hospice and this facility continues to give her loving care.

Neawanna by the Sea in Seaside, OR

4.0
My husband and I have lived here for 2 1/2 years. The management and care giving staff are excellent. Only problems have come from shortage of staff (due to living in a tourist town) I expect to live out my life here.

Clearwater Springs Assisted Living in Vancouver, WA

5.0
My mother really likes being at Clearwater Springs Assisted Living community. She has friends that she dines with and the staff are caring and friendly. However, I do think cleaning of halls could be better.

Gales Creek nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Gales Creek nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Gales Creek, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Gales Creek nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Gales Creek that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Gales Creek, ORNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
71.4%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
9.4%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
89.1%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
93.2%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
67.3%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
22.9%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
89.5%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
54.9%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
70.3%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Gales Creek nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Gales Creek Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Gales Creek, ORNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
63.9%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
35.7%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
44.4%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
20.7%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Gales Creek nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Gales Creek partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Gales Creek, ORNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
15.8%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
48.9%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
42.1%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
44.7%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11.7%
0.1%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select dining options in Gales Creek nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Gales Creek communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Gales Creek, ORNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
36.1%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
44.7%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
40.2%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
21.4%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Gales Creek nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Gales Creek offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Gales Creek, ORNational
Activity director
Activity director
58.6%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
34.2%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
29.7%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
54.9%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
58.3%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
61.7%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
51.1%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
39.8%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
41.4%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
57.5%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
56.8%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
33.5%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.8%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
54.9%
0.5%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%
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