Cheerful Heart Adult Care Homes

    8525 SE 140th Pl, Portland, OR, 97086
    5.0 · 26 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Warm, compassionate 24/7 family care

    I can't recommend Beatrice's home enough - the owners live on-site and the professional, compassionate staff provided attentive, personalized 24/7 care in a spotless, homey, newly remodeled house. My mom's health and mood improved, the caregivers were loving, trustworthy, and communicated clearly, and I felt comfortable leaving for weekends. If you want warm, family-like care that goes the extra mile, this is it.

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    5.00 · 26 reviews

    Overall rating

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    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Warm, home-like environment
    • Newly remodeled, attractive interior
    • Immaculate cleanliness and fastidious care
    • Attentive, loving, compassionate staff
    • Owner (Beatrice/Bea) actively involved and available
    • Family-like atmosphere and personalized care
    • Experienced and dedicated caregiver team
    • Responsive, immediate attention to needs
    • Strong communication with families
    • Residents engaged and happy (music, visits, outdoor activities)
    • Spacious rooms with private half baths
    • Outdoor space and pleasant Mt. Scott view
    • Convenient, quiet location accessible to emergency services
    • Flexible and accommodating to resident and family needs
    • Supportive through loss and transitions
    • Recommended by rehab specialists and multiple families
    • Reported improvements in resident mood and health
    • Safe and comfortable for short stays/weekends
    • 24-hour/round-the-clock attentive care

    Cons

    • Resident death due to medical complications mentioned in one review

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment: The reviews for Cheerful Heart Adult Care Homes are overwhelmingly positive. Across multiple independent summaries, families and former residents consistently praise the facility for its warm, home-like atmosphere, exceptional cleanliness, and deeply caring staff. Many reviewers use superlatives—"angel," "godsend," "best among many homes," and "5 stars isn't enough"—and multiple people explicitly state they highly recommend the home. The tone indicates strong satisfaction with both daily care and the broader environment.

    Care quality and staff: A dominant theme is the high quality of care delivered by an experienced, attentive, and compassionate caregiving team. Reviewers repeatedly name the owner, Beatrice (Bea), and other staff such as Janet, highlighting that the owner lives on-site and takes an active caregiving role. Characteristics frequently attributed to staff include kind, patient, loving, calm, professional, and responsive. Families note immediate attention to needs, good clinical attentiveness (24-hour care and responsiveness), and clear communication that keeps families informed. Several reviews specifically link observed health or mood improvements in residents to the care provided, and one reviewer noted being comfortable leaving a loved one for weekend absences because of trust in the team.

    Facilities, cleanliness, and amenities: Physical attributes of the home are another repeatedly praised area. The home is described as newly remodeled, beautiful, and well maintained, with spacious rooms and private half-bath facilities. Cleanliness is emphasized across reviews—terms like "immaculate," "very clean," and "fastidious care" appear often. Outdoor aspects (yard, outdoor-friendly, live music, and a notable Mt. Scott view) are cited as positive contributors to residents' quality of life. The quiet neighborhood and convenient location, including accessibility by emergency services, are also noted as reassuring features for families.

    Atmosphere, activities, and personalization: Many reviewers stress a family-like environment rather than an institutional feel. The homey, welcoming atmosphere is repeatedly mentioned alongside personalized touches—music, visits, outdoor activities, and staff engagement with residents. Multiple accounts describe staff going above and beyond with extra personal attention, accommodating family needs, and exerting 100% effort for residents. This personalization extends to emotional support; reviewers mention the staff being supportive through bereavement and transitions.

    Communication and relationships with families: Strong communication is another consistent theme. Reviewers praise clear, timely updates and trust-building interactions that allow families to feel comfortable leaving loved ones in the home's care. Several families explicitly credit the staff with relieving stress during difficult periods and helping residents through recovery, and some referrals came from healthcare professionals (e.g., rehab specialists), suggesting external confidence in the home's suitability for short-term recovery stays as well as long-term care.

    Notable patterns and single-event note: Virtually no systemic negatives are reported in these summaries—there are no recurring complaints about staffing, safety, food, or management. The one specific adverse event referenced is the death of a resident following stroke complications; this was mentioned matter-of-factly and not framed as negligence, and the family still expressed appreciation for the care and support provided. That single mention is the only clear negative element in the dataset provided.

    Limitations and credibility considerations: While the review excerpts are consistently positive and detailed, they appear largely to be family-member accounts and multiple reviews single out the same staff (Beatrice/Bea and Janet), which may indicate strong local reputation and close relationships rather than a broad, anonymous sample. Nevertheless, the volume and consistency of independent-sounding praise—covering clinical attentiveness, environment, cleanliness, and emotional support—indicate reliable strengths rather than isolated anecdotes.

    Overall assessment: Cheerful Heart Adult Care Homes is portrayed as a small, well-run, newly updated residential care option focused on individualized, compassionate caregiving in a clean, comfortable, and family-like setting. Key selling points from reviewers are the involved and trustworthy owner, the dedicated caregiver team, the quality of the physical environment (rooms, cleanliness, outdoor space, views), and excellent communication with families. There are no recurring operational or service complaints in the provided summaries; the only negative event mentioned was a resident death from medical complications, which was not attributed to deficient care. For families seeking a warm, attentive, and personalized adult care home—especially those valuing owner involvement and close staff-resident relationships—these reviews present a strong endorsement.

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    About Cheerful Heart Adult Care Homes

    Cheerful Heart Adult Care Homes offers adult care home services with a focus on safety and basic comfort for adult residents, and the place tries to support seniors who need different kinds of care like assisted living, independent living, retirement communities, memory care, nursing homes, home care, respite care, and adult foster care, all carried out in small rooms that usually have two beds, and sometimes these rooms get updates or brighter lighting to help residents feel better. They have staff and systems like care team management, customer relationship management (CRM), analytics reporting, scheduling, electronic visit verification (EVV), and tools for intake and assessments, but some people have noticed problems with staff training and experience, and there's been mention of places like Poet's Walk Henderson where families feel the activities and care could be much better, especially since the COVID pandemic. Memory care is a big part of their services and they're close to other memory care communities with names like Brookdale Vancouver Stonebridge, Cogir of Glenwood Place, Bonaventure of Vancouver, St. Andrews Memory Care, Cherrywood Village, and Hawthorne Gardens, and they say they try to give seniors with Alzheimer's or dementia care that fits their needs, focusing on respect and stimulation. They sometimes use family advisors to help people pick the right care, and while they've got many features and solutions for tracking and handling care, there isn't much direct information about what makes Cheerful Heart itself different or better than anywhere else, so families may need to check things carefully if they want to know more about how everyday living and care work there.

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