Page 5 of Best Independent Living in Oregon

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 148 independent living communities in OR using OR Dept. of Human Services (ODHS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank independent living in OR
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Info below is compiled from the OR Dept. of Human Services (ODHS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.

Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.

Care Types in This Table AL (Assisted Living): Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing. NH (Nursing Home): 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility): Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness. MC (Memory Care): Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia. RC (Respite Care): Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break. RESC (Residential Care): Personal care and daily-living support in a smaller, more intimate residential setting. IL (Independent Living): Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care. HC (Home Care): Professional care delivered in the person's own home, from companionship to skilled nursing. CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community): A campus with multiple care levels so residents can age in place without moving.
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
A 0–100 score of a facility's regulatory inspection record, shown as a letter and compared with other facilities of the same kind in the same state. This is a proprietary Assisted Living Magazine grade. It is not a government rating. A dash means we have no inspection data for that facility.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
Description of bed or unit types offered (e.g. assisted living, memory care), as reported in state or facility disclosures.
Number of years the company has been in operation.
Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
Total count of deficiencies (cited regulatory issues) recorded in the selected reporting period. Read alongside inspection counts for context.
The average number of deficiencies this facility receives each time it's inspected, calculated as total deficiencies ÷ total inspections. A lower number suggests more consistent compliance with safety and care standards.
Name of the licensed owner, operator, or managing entity as filed with the state. Useful for grouping facilities under the same organization.
A named contact for the facility. Hover the name to see their role — Administrator (state administrator of record or facility-provided administrator), Nursing Director, Medical Director, or Staff. The most authoritative available is shown.
Laurel Parc at Bethany Village
IL
AL
HC
MC
Portland (Bethany)
153
Facility 153
OR AVG 76
Rank #5 / 92
?No
78
Facility 78
OR AVG 57
Rank #33 / 146
-
17
Facility 17
OR AVG 25
Rank #84 / 108
2
15
Facility 15
OR AVG 31
Rank #22 / 90
7.5
Facility 7.5
OR AVG 4.4
Rank #80 / 90
Laurel Parc Al At Bethany, L.l.cJames Stacy
East Cascade Retirement Community
IL
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Madras
48
Facility 48
OR AVG 76
Rank #68 / 92
?No
79
Facility 79
OR AVG 57
Rank #30 / 146
-
27
Facility 27
OR AVG 25
Rank #44 / 108
5
57
Facility 57
OR AVG 31
Rank #73 / 90
11.4
Facility 11.4
OR AVG 4.4
Rank #28 / 90
-Andrew G Hyder
Marquis Marian Estates
IL
AL
RC
Sublimity
214
Facility 214
OR AVG 76
Rank #1 / 92
A-Yes
34
Facility 34
OR AVG 57
Rank #114 / 146
-
7
Facility 7
OR AVG 25
Rank #98 / 108
6
4
Facility 4
OR AVG 31
Rank #15 / 90
0.7
Facility 0.7
OR AVG 4.4
Rank #8 / 90
-Jennifer Hoffer
Guardian Angel Homes Memory Care
IL
AL
MC
RC
Hermiston
32
Facility 32
OR AVG 76
Rank #78 / 92
B+No
89
Facility 89
OR AVG 57
Rank #15 / 146
-
10
Facility 10
OR AVG 25
Rank #94 / 108
7
24
Facility 24
OR AVG 31
Rank #22 / 90
3.4
Facility 3.4
OR AVG 4.4
Rank #31 / 90
-Jennifer Cicero
Hearthstone at Murrayhill
IL
AL
MC
Beaverton (South Beaverton)
142
Facility 142
OR AVG 76
Rank #10 / 92
CYes
61
Facility 61
OR AVG 57
Rank #66 / 146
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
26
Facility 26
OR AVG 25
Rank #52 / 108
7
39
Facility 39
OR AVG 31
Rank #69 / 90
5.6
Facility 5.6
OR AVG 4.4
Rank #64 / 90
Hearthstone At Murrayhill, LLCAmanda Arington
Lakeland Senior Living
IL
AL
Eagle Point
70
Facility 70
OR AVG 76
Rank #45 / 92
C+Yes
51
Facility 51
OR AVG 57
Rank #88 / 146
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
26
Facility 26
OR AVG 25
Rank #52 / 108
4
22
Facility 22
OR AVG 31
Rank #35 / 90
5.5
Facility 5.5
OR AVG 4.4
Rank #55 / 90
Eagle Point Al LLCJoshua Johnson
Cascade Manor
IL
AL
CCRC
HC
NH
RESC
SNF
Eugene (South Hills)
32
Facility 32
OR AVG 76
Rank #78 / 92
?No
78
Facility 78
OR AVG 57
Rank #33 / 146
1 Bed / 2 Bed-10
31
Facility 31
OR AVG 31
Rank #51 / 90
3.1
Facility 3.1
OR AVG 4.4
Rank #23 / 90
Cascade Manor, IncKimberly Sornson
Maple Ridge Senior Living
IL
AL
MC
Ashland
45
Facility 45
OR AVG 76
Rank #73 / 92
A+No
94
Facility 94
OR AVG 57
Rank #6 / 146
-
29
Facility 29
OR AVG 25
Rank #38 / 108
4
9
Facility 9
OR AVG 31
Rank #87 / 90
2.3
Facility 2.3
OR AVG 4.4
Rank #48 / 90
-Emily Eisenberger
Willamette View Terrace
IL
AL
HC
MC
NH
RESC
SNF
Portland
47
Facility 47
OR AVG 76
Rank #71 / 92
A-Yes
72
Facility 72
OR AVG 57
Rank #48 / 146
-
26
Facility 26
OR AVG 25
Rank #52 / 108
2
5
Facility 5
OR AVG 31
Rank #9 / 90
2.5
Facility 2.5
OR AVG 4.4
Rank #34 / 90
-Matthew Hartley
Stoneybrook Senior Living
IL
AL
MC
RC
Corvallis
95
Facility 95
OR AVG 76
Rank #23 / 92
A-No
25
Facility 25
OR AVG 57
Rank #132 / 146
Studio / 1 Bed
24
Facility 24
OR AVG 25
Rank #62 / 108
11
34
Facility 34
OR AVG 31
Rank #62 / 90
3.1
Facility 3.1
OR AVG 4.4
Rank #28 / 90
Corvallis Assisted Living Opco, LLCTravis Rice

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Overview of Laurel Parc at Bethany Village

Laurel Parc at Bethany Village is a medium-sized building in the Bethany area of Portland. It has been open for 17 years. There are 153 people living there. The home offers help for people who can live on their own, people who need some help, and people with memory problems. James Stacy is the person in charge of the building.

The helpers include trained nurses and nursing assistants. People who live on their own have their own big apartments. The building has a gym for exercise, a roof porch, a movie theater, and a special salt room for health. People can eat at three different restaurants inside. Chefs cook fresh food, and there is even a baker for treats. They also have fun events like fancy dinners and cookouts.

The neighborhood is very easy to walk around in. Most people can do their daily errands without needing a car. If someone needs a doctor, a large medical center is just two miles away. The middle of the city of Portland is about 11 miles from the home.

State workers visit often to check the building. They look at medicine, cleanliness, fire safety, and how the staff does their jobs. They also check the food and how the building is kept up. By offering different kinds of help in one place with good food and fun things to do, Laurel Parc helps people stay safe and feel very comfortable.

Contact Laurel Parc at Bethany Village

Overview of East Cascade Retirement Community

In Madras, OR, East Cascade Retirement Community is licensed for independent living, assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, and skilled nursing. Independent living is a private residence with community services attached and no daily care, so a working kitchen and your own cooking hours stay yours. Assisted living picks up bathing, dressing, and the medication routine.

Supervision for a person living with dementia is what memory care provides, and it often arrives because a spouse at home has lost their whole day to watching. The nursing tracks cover residents whose health needs run more complex. Staff are here 24 hours a day, and rehabilitation is available to anyone who needs it.

There are 48 beds, so it’s a smaller setting, which mostly means staff are not spread thin across a long hallway of strangers. A Walk Score of 79 puts the area in the very walkable tier. The pharmacy is the errand that recurs abnd cannot be skipped, so walking distance to one counts for more than the rest of the map.

Private funds, Medicare, and Medicaid all pay for care here. Michael Bell is the administrator.

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Overview of Marquis Marian Estates

Marquis Marian Estates offers assisted living, independent living, and respite care in Sublimity, Oregon. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while the resident keeps an apartment; independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care.

Respite care provides a short stay when someone’s usual caregiver needs to travel or recover. The combination of independent living and assisted living may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since moving to a different care level can happen within the same community.

There are 214 beds, which means more residents and staff, and usually more programming. Pets are allowed, so a resident may keep a pet at the community.

A Walk Score of 34 places the area in a car dependent band, meaning most errands require a car or a ride; a resident who no longer drives generally needs transportation for routine errands. Rehabilitation services are available, giving residents access to therapy through the community’s services. Jennifer Hoffer serves as administrator, and Marquis Marian Estates is operated by Marquis Compainies, I.

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Overview of Guardian Angel Homes Memory Care

Guardian Angel Homes Memory Care in Hermiston, Oregon, offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and respite stays. The 32-bed community provides a smaller setting where residents and staff can build familiarity. Residents in memory care receive supervision in a secured environment designed for wandering safety, while those in assisted living receive routine assistance with bathing, dressing, and medications while keeping private spaces. Administrator Jennifer Cicero manages operations alongside operator Hermiston Healthcare.

Financial options include Medicaid coverage. The area features a walk score of 89, allowing residents to complete most daily errands on foot.

Interested families considering memory care services or short-term caregiver relief can connect with Guardian Angel Homes Memory Care for details on care transitions and availability.

Contact Guardian Angel Homes Memory Care

Overview of Hearthstone at Murrayhill

Hearthstone at Murrayhill, located in Beaverton, Oregon, is a trusted family-owned facility, providing a secure haven for independent living, assisted living, and memory care. This living environment is tailored to suit the preferences of seniors, offering an ideal setting for those seeking an independent and fulfilling retirement lifestyle. Residents can savor the goodness of life with avenues to relish meals, socialize, and engage in various activities within the community.

The facility boasts a range of living options, including studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments, providing diverse choices for residents. With a close-knit community spirit, Hearthstone at Murray Hill ensures 24/7 caregiver availability and offers an array of floor plans to cater to individual preferences. The facility goes beyond the ordinary by providing transportation services, a full-time chaplain for spiritual programming and support, and a meticulously designed safety net embedded in all living spaces, prioritizing the safety and security of its residents. This makes Hearthstone at Murrayhill a standout choice for those seeking top-notch independent living facilities and senior apartments in the realm of senior living.

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Lakeland Senior Living

261 Loto St, Eagle Point, OR 97524
Overview of Lakeland Senior Living

Located in the harmonious residential area of Loto Street, Eagle Point, OR, Lakeland Senior Living is an esteemed community that provides independent living and assisted living. With its commitment to residents’ well-being, the community delivers top-tier care and support from an experienced and highly trained team available around the clock. Naturally lit and cozy floor plans are also available, ensuring residents can choose the right accommodation for better comfort and convenience.

Here, residents are encouraged to remain active and well-connected with a full slate of fun activities and enriching programs. Mealtimes are also something to anticipate with healthy and delicious meals catering to their dietary needs and tastes. The community strongly adheres to its set of values, ensuring residents have the finest retirement experience surrounded by amenities tailored to their leisure and wellness.

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Overview of Cascade Manor

Owned by Laurie Bullard, Cascade Manor is a nursing home in Eugene, Oregon, offering rehabilitation services and respite care. It has a 32-bed capacity, with an average length of stay of 105 days. This three-story community also features a variety of one- and two-bedroom apartments, with monthly rates starting at $3,526. Medicare and private pay are also accepted.

Along with 24-hour staffing, about eight hours of total nursing care and more than six hours of daily assistance from nursing aides are provided per resident. Rehabilitation and respite care are also available.

Its location on West 30th Avenue is in a highly walkable neighborhood, allowing residents to complete most errands on foot. Meanwhile, two dining venues, a fitness and aquatic center, rooftop solarium, gardens, courtyards, a library, game room, woodshop, hair salon, scheduled transportation, housekeeping, and maintenance services are provided on-site. More than 30 educational, wellness, and social groups are also available.

State inspections have identified areas for improvement in care planning, infection control, staffing procedures, food safety, and therapy documentation. However, corrective actions have been implemented under ongoing regulatory oversight.

$3,526/Month

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Overview of Maple Ridge Senior Living

You will find three care types at Maple Ridge Senior Living in Ashland, OR, and they are independent living, memory care, and assisted living. Independent living leaves the resident’s day alone and supplies the community’s services around it. Help with bathing, dressing, and medication belongs to the middle level, assisted living. Memory care is the third, and it means supervision and a secured area, where wandering has become a risk for the resident.

Forty-five beds keep this on the smaller side. A 94 Walk Score is a walker’s paradise, so daily errands do not need a car, and somebody without one can still get out and about alone.

Medicaid is the accepted route that a family puts toward care when savings will not cover a long stay. emily Eisenberger is the administrator, and CSL – Ashland, LLC operates the community. Growing needs here meet the next level of care without a move out of Ashland.

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Overview of Willamette View Terrace

Willamette View Terrace in Portland, OR, offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Skilled nursing, nursing home care, home care, and residential care are on the same license. Independent living is private living with the community’s services and no daily care. Assisted living adds dressing, bathing, medication, and other tasks, and a resident’s own apartment stays theirs.

For a wandering risk, memory care is the secured and supervised answer. Skilled nursing is the designation under which licensed nursing care is given on site.

Forty-seven beds makes this a small building, where staff and residents get to know each other, and a resident whose needs may grow finds the further levels already here. Matthew Hartley is the administrator.

At 72 for its Walk Score, the area is very walkable, and most errands can be done on foot. Pets are allowed, and one can move in with a resident. A Fitness Center, a Library, and Dining are the named amenities.

Contact Willamette View Terrace

Overview of Stoneybrook Senior Living

Treat yourself to a wonderful retirement with the outstanding senior living community of Stoneybrook Senior Living located in the beautiful Southwest Hollyhock Cir., Corvallis, OR, offering assisted living and respite care. With cozy and inviting studio and one-bedroom floor plans, seniors live in comfort and elegance. Closely working with residents, the community doubles its efforts to ensure they receive top-tier care and support for their unique needs and aspirations.

Meet different people and gain meaningful experiences through engaging activities and exciting events for leisure and wellness. Have an unforgettable dining experience with delightful and healthy meals that cater to nutritional needs and tastes. Stoneybrook Senior Living is great for seniors to spend their golden years without worries in its ethereal grounds filled with incredible amenities and a friendly community.

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Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Resident & Family Experience 35%

The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.

  • Includes
  • Review Sentiment
  • Review Volume
02

Regulatory & Safety Record 25%

State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • State Inspections
  • Citations/Inspection
  • % Inspections w/ Citations
  • Complaint Visits
  • Accreditations
  • BBB Rating
03

Visual Media & Transparency 15%

Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.

  • Includes
  • Video Tours
  • Virtual Walkthroughs
  • Photo Quantity
  • Photo Quality
04

Website & Operator Transparency 10%

Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.

  • Includes
  • Website Content
  • Mobile Usability
  • Staff Info Available
  • Owner Info Available
05

Community Stability 10%

Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy Rate
  • Bed Options
06

Environment & Pricing 5%

Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • Pricing Transparency
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Independent Living in Oregon at a glance

Avg Walk Score: 57/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Oregon. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 76The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Oregon. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90
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Frequently Asked Questions about Independent Living in Oregon

What is independent living?

Independent living communities are residential settings for active older adults — typically with private apartments or cottages, shared amenities (dining, fitness, activities), and no built-in medical care.

How many independent living communities are listed on this page?

This page features 148 independent living communities in Oregon. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right independent living community in Oregon?

Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Oregon, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.

What should I look for when visiting independent living communities in Oregon?

Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.