We Care Adult Care Home

    2700 NE 17th St, Gresham, OR, 97030
    4.4 · 7 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Excellent medical care, disappointing services

    I liked the compassionate owner, kind and professional caregivers, and excellent nursing - they handled complex medical needs, promoted independence, and fostered strong staff-resident relationships. However, I noticed lapses in basic service and cleanliness (poor food, wilted salad, occasional rudeness and hand-washing concerns, no visitor seating) that made me uneasy and ultimately leave. Overall: great clinical care and staff compassion, but check food, manners, and hygiene before committing.

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    4.43 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.2
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      4.4
    • Value

      4.4

    Pros

    • highly trained caregivers
    • excellent nurse and strong nursing know-how
    • caring and compassionate staff
    • great staff–resident relationships
    • promotes resident independence
    • professional caregivers
    • high-quality care for many residents
    • positive ownership and management
    • safe work environment
    • hospitable, family-style/foster-home atmosphere
    • suitable for complex medical needs
    • would recommend by several reviewers

    Cons

    • reports of poor care in some cases
    • staff temper or poor bedside manner
    • caregivers lacking manners
    • reported lack of handwashing/hygiene concerns
    • cheap or low-quality food
    • specific dining complaints (wilted lettuce, ketchup on rice)
    • no seating or inadequate space for visitors
    • some residents moved out and were unhappy
    • inconsistent quality of care across reviews

    Summary review

    The reviews present a decidedly mixed picture of We Care Adult Care Home, with a strong split between highly favorable accounts and a smaller set of critical ones. Many reviewers praise the clinical competence and relational strengths of the facility: several comments highlight highly trained caregivers, an excellent nurse with strong nursing know-how, and professional staff who form warm, trusting relationships with residents. Multiple summaries describe the setting as a hospitable, foster-home style adult family home (AFH) that is well suited to residents with complex medical needs and that promotes independence. Positive themes also include a compassionate owner, positive ownership/management, a safe work environment, and an overall willingness among some reviewers to recommend the home.

    At the same time, a number of reviews raise important concerns about the lived experience in the facility. Some reviewers explicitly report poor care and describe staff having a temper or lacking bedside manners. Hygiene and infection-control issues are called out, including a reported lack of handwashing by caregivers. Food quality is another recurring negative theme: complaints include cheap or low-quality meals, wilted lettuce, and an instance of inappropriate food combinations (ketchup on rice). Physical accommodations for visitors are also criticized — at least one reviewer cited no seating for visitors. A few reviewers went so far as to move their loved ones out and expressed unhappiness with the care provided.

    Taken together, the dominant pattern is one of inconsistency: many reviewers emphasize competent clinical care, kindness, and an environment appropriate for medically complex residents, while other reviewers note lapses in basic caregiving behaviors, hygiene, and dining quality. This suggests that care and service standards may vary over time or between staff members or shifts. Strengths to preserve are the clinical leadership (nursing expertise), the supportive ownership/management style, and the strong staff–resident relationships that some families clearly value. Areas that would benefit from focused improvement are dining services (menu quality and food presentation), visible hygiene practices (handwashing protocols), staff training and supervision around manners and interpersonal behavior, and visitor accommodations.

    In summary, prospective residents and families should weigh these mixed reports when evaluating We Care Adult Care Home. If clinical competence for complex medical needs and a family-style AFH environment are priorities, reviewers report clear strengths in those areas. However, families should also investigate recent dining practices, infection-control procedures, staff training on manners and resident interactions, and visitor facilities to ensure those concerns have been addressed. The polarized feedback indicates the potential for both very good care and notable shortcomings; direct questions and multiple visits (including meal observations and conversations with nursing leadership) would help clarify current consistency and fit for an individual resident’s needs.

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    About We Care Adult Care Home

    We Care Adult Care Home sits in a quiet neighborhood in Gresham, Oregon, and offers care for up to five adults ages 18 and over, including seniors. The home feels like a family, has a licensed registered nurse with more than 10 years of experience from an acute hospital, and a resident manager with skilled nursing background since 2009, so residents get careful and compassionate support every day. The staff stays awake all night and all day, so someone's always around to help with emergencies, health care needs, or just daily living tasks like dressing or taking medicine. We Care Adult Care Home offers assisted living, independent living, memory care, nursing care, and post-operative or hospice support. Residents here can get help with unique needs like insulin shots, tube feeding, blood sugar checks, catheter and wound care, oxygen support, incontinence care, and even care after surgery or for chronic illnesses like Alzheimer's, stroke, Parkinson's, diabetes, and mental illness. Memory care residents get personal plans and special programs, including a digital stimulation program, which help with cognitive needs and support dignity.

    The house is set up for safety and privacy, with private resident bedrooms, manual wheelchair and power scooter access, shared roll-in showers, wheelchair-wide walkways, a sprinkler system, and a fenced yard, though there are no alarms for people who try to leave or intercoms for monitoring. Residents must not smoke, drink, or use medical marijuana, but pets might be accepted if the provider agrees, though currently there aren't any in the home. The place is LGBT welcoming, with Oromo-speaking staff for those who need it. The property has a lift van for rides to appointments, and the location is near important spots like parks, a hospital, cafes, restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies, and places of worship.

    Inside, residents can use Wi-Fi, watch cable TV, stay active in a fitness center, enjoy the dining room and salon/barbershop, participate in exercise, arts, and social programs, and relax in shared or private bedrooms, studios, or two-bedroom options. Staff help with meals, laundry, walking, and more, and a nurse or other medical professionals like podiatrists, wound care nurses, or occupational therapists can provide extra help when needed. The home got a five-star review from every customer so far, and families have given a strong review score of 9.0 out of 10 based on three reviews. We Care Adult Care Home provides a simple, caring, respectful place where people get the support they need and their independence is valued as much as possible.

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