Northstar Senior Living

My mom has lived there since a couple months after it opened. The staff ebb and flow and right now the new hires are fantastic. The mgmt hired new people from the top down. The people who work there for the most part are compassionate. It is expensive and I'm not worried about my mom whiles she's in their care. The chickens are back - can't blame the place when they get eaten by a lose animal- but the greenhouse and raised beds, though they are planted are not actually harvested. It'd be nice to have there someone who takes care and organizes the grown food. DeEtte the new RN is great, Jenny, Katerina, James, Amy are fantastic. The staff really try and the activities are getting better.

I guess the main thing that I would say they can improve on is better communication among the staff. The staff seem very new to each other and sometimes things break down because they are unsure about the functions of the other employees. Overall I like it though and am happy with it.

They just really have a great staff of nurses and caregivers. The main thing is they let my mom set her own schedule and do what she wants. It is secure and the caregivers do not make her do anything. And they have a great management team, they are very helpful. Overall it has been a great experience.

I was under the impression that they handle diabetics (which they do to a degree) but they do not have a dietitian on staff and as such do not have diabetic meals prepared. They have done really well with everything else. The people there are all really nice and helpful. Everything has been great except for their diabetic care.

I visited on May 20 and was very impressed with the independent living cottage shown. I am certainly keeping Summer Breeze high on my list. Thank you!

This is a very nice, quiet, and home-like Memory Care home. There is a nice schedule of activities for the residents. Roxana, who co-manages the facility, gave me a tour. She is very professional and kind. It appears to be well-maintained, & clean. The large deck in back looks out over some nice trees and open space. On the day I visited, the residents sitting in the common living room appeared to have advanced stage Alzheimers (as does my father). This facility is located adjacent to Del Oro High School and Roxana tells me that they have volunteers from Del Oro, which is appealing. They also have activities led twice a week by a volunteer from St. Peter and Paul Church, which might be nice for my Dad, who is religious. All the rooms in the main facility are private rooms with half bath, equipped with grab bars. Shower rooms are off the main hallway and are well-equipped although perhaps a bit small.

This place has a very hip and "Palm Springs" ambiance. It is ideally suited for someone who is fairly mobile and looking for a small, stylish place to live. The staff is very professional and friendly. The rooms are small and not suited to someone who is confined. There are no internal passageways between rooms and dining area, which can be a bit problematic in hot weather but the grounds are beautiful. While their mission is to provide a safe environment for the LGBT community, they welcome everyone.

It isn't perfect but it's a really good place. I haven't had great luck with getting someone to get back to me, when I call. This is memory care, so it can be difficult to plan activities that everyone can do. The food is good. They could improve the response time with the administrative or management. The aides and help are good. This was the only place that was really a true memory care center. They were able to give some hands on services, we could see that they were being well taken care of and were very attentive to their needs.

My husband was only there for a week for Respite care. The only thing he didn't like was people that live there wandered in his room and were very persistent in staying. Always took a staff member to get them to leave. He said food was very good. The staff was always friendly and helpful.

I have appreciated being able to speak to whatever person is responsible for the various services. Personnel make themselves available, including the individual care givers. I am specifically pleased with their "ambassador" program, where people who live there make up the "ambassadors" who also make themselves available to help new tenants, as well as being a voice for on-going programs/services. I appreciate that I am allowed to take part in activities with my mom, and that I have access to her 24-hrs/day (if needed). Emeritus Sellwood is a beautiful facility.

Visited facility on Sat. Feb. 1st and talked with Liz and Lola, memory care director as well as met their activity director. Liked the facility and staff were really friendly and did seem to know all the residents. It was a former nursing facility turned into memory care about 15 yrs ago. Liked that the assisted living and memory care did functions together which from my experience doesn't always occur.

Large facility.Staff was engaged and friendly.Large common area (+ add'l rooms) for activities, meals, television. Access to large outside patio area w/ room to sit and access to walking paths. Entire area inside and out very secure for entry and exit. Cons - resident rooms nice however they were extended hallways off the main common area. All were exactly the same and felt like it would be confusing for memory residents to find their way. Identification for each room was a memory box outside the resident door containing personal momentos. Mom is too advanced for this to be effictive. Most expensive facility toured.

They are going through a huge transition, and they are improving greatly. I think any complaints and issues are already being handled and improved. They were the best fit for our budget. I'm pretty happy overall. I'm thankful for A Place For Mom, Dale was great, this was a tough transition for us.

I'm very happy so far. The food I would give a five. Communication with family could be better. Before moving in I was in close contact with the leasing representative, and she was extremely helpful, but once we were in and she wasn't my point of contact anymore it was a little more difficult, just knowing who to reach in each department. We chose them over others because it had a homey feeling, the staff was very friendly, the price was reasonable, and the location was the best for us.

That was nice for just a tiny little room that they had. I like the guy that's in there. I forget his name but he was really really nice. It's a smaller place but at least they have companionship of the other residents there. That was impressive to me.

I went to look at their day program but when I went with my mother their director for all the activities had just quit. So we went there and all the activities were held in one room all day and lunch was brought in so they never really left that room and I didn't really like that. I know that was kind of an off day for them. They said they would call me when the hired a new activity director but by that time I had already found another place.

I was impressed by the facility and the staff, and it was real close to our home. If we selected a place, it would probably be this one. Money is still a problem.

I was very very happy with them. I'd recommend them to anybody. We like the location, price, and the facility - all that is good. I think they could do a little bit more in the communication area.

They're a nice assisted living place in Japantown. It was a completely different situation that what my mother is in now. It's a nice facility. There are individual rooms and they make the food for you and everything but they don't really treat people with dementia so I didn't think it would be right for my mom.

I didn't think it was a good fit for my sister. She was pretty independent and it seemed to me that if you need more care that Emeritus might be the place that you would want to be. It didn't seem quite as open to me.