Portland Place, found at 3808 Venice Road in Sandusky, Ohio, is a senior living community closing permanently on January 31, 2025, and it's been known for offering assisted living, memory care, independent living, and nursing home services, with a focus on long-term care and support for aging in place, so you'd see private and shared bedrooms, multiple bed setups, handicap accessibility, and things like wheelchair-accessible showers and full tubs to make bathing easier. This place provides meals, including vegetarian options, and tries to serve nutritious food with quality ingredients, and they keep private dining areas and even courtyards for residents who want to eat or visit outside, while also making outdoor common areas and screened porches for folks wanting fresh air or company. There are on-site activities going on often-things like tai chi, arts and crafts, bingo, chair dancing, book clubs, and movie nights-and you'd find both off-site trips arranged on occasion, sometimes including shopping, dining, and visits to the local senior center, and they've got activities like horseshoes, picnics, and songs of praise, so residents can keep active both mentally and physically, while the activity calendar stays fairly busy all year.
Support services here have included things like non-ambulatory care, diabetic care, incontinence care, and medication management, and the staff help residents with personal hygiene, bathing, grooming, dressing, and mobility when they've needed it, plus there's been a full-time registered nurse on staff 24 hours a day for clinical needs and care coordination. People can take part in devotional services and programs for spiritual engagement, and beautician and barber shop services are available onsite for anyone wanting personal grooming. The place has libraries and kitchens, so you'll find some folks reading quietly or gathering in indoor common areas to chat, and the community allows pets, which some residents like a lot. Active social, educational, and entertainment programs, along with personalized care plans developed for each resident, have aimed to create a home-like, supportive setting focused on happiness and health. The management has provided security, maintenance, housekeeping, laundry, parking, and even complimentary transportation to keep life running smoothly while making it easier for residents to join in on off-site and on-site activities, and Portland Place has provided a military veterans program for those who qualify. The building is close to buslines and features continuing care retirement community resources, so people can stay as their needs change without moving far from their routines or friends.
While the facility's review score has been a 3.9 based on 19 reviews, the place has tried to provide what people expect from a retirement community, without promising perfection. Portland Place has also offered respite care for temporary stays and relief for caregivers, and they've kept amenities like high-speed Wi-Fi for residents and visitors. The community has stayed focused on health and happiness, trying not to promise too much, but offering practical help, meals, activities, and a comfortable atmosphere for seniors needing a bit more assistance or memory support as they get older.
