Portland Nursing Homes

Portland nursing homes provide residence, full-time care and medical treatment to seniors that cannot rely on less inclusive care options or live by themselves. The most common medical events seniors are admitted to nursing homes are strokes, aneurisms and falls.

Nursing homes are also called skilled nursing facilities. They differ from other senior care facilities, like assisted living care, in that they offer a high level of medical treatment. Among their staff there are physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals. Non-medical staff handle duties of caring for the patients and offering a personal of companionship. Many nursing homes specialize in dealing with a specific issue, like Alzheimer’s care. Most homes can be broken down into either short-term care of long-term care. Some Portland skilled nursing facilities may offer both types of care. Short-term care concentrates on helping patients recover so they can join lower levels of care. Although some long-term patients’ conditions do improve enough to join less inclusive care, many have major medical problems or severe impairments that need the highest level of care. Nursing home personnel take care of these patients through specific medical procedures, monitoring their conditions, and assisting with activities of daily living like dressing, washing, eating and walking.

Long-term care is usually sought by families of seniors who see their condition gradually outgrowing a lesser level of care. Short-term care is most likely preceded by a hospitalization due to an acute medical event. Their doctors will require a nursing home stay if they have not recovered during the hospital stay. One of the most effective ways to find a good nursing home is to ask for referrals or recommendations from hospital physicians or specialists. Also, since a hospital stay is part of the recovery process, it is important to get top quality care. In Portland, Oregon you can find quality care, based on previous patients’ hospital experiences, at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, OHSU Hospital and Clinics and Providence Portland Medical Center.

Portland senior care costs are above the national average. Semi-private nursing home rooms cost $6,844 per month. Private rooms run $7,604 per month. For in home care, homemaker services and home health aide cost $3,956 and $4,052 per month, respectively. Assisted living care bedrooms bear the monthly cost of $3,700.

Our site wants to help elderly adults and their families to understand the types of care nursing homes offer in order to make the most informed decision when choosing a facility.