Amicare

    1910 NW Kings Blvd, Corvallis, OR, 97330
    3.8 · 4 reviews
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Caring staff but poor facility

    I chose this facility for my loved one because the staff and owner are warm, caring, and always available - the caretakers were patient, diligent, and truly gave loving, excellent care. The place has a friendly, welcoming vibe and kept my family member clean. That said, the rooms weren't clean, the food and range of services were poor, it's not suitable for medical needs, and I didn't feel it was good value for the money.

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    Amenities

    3.75 · 4 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.3
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      3.8
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Warm, welcoming atmosphere
    • Dedicated, compassionate caretakers
    • Patient and capable staff
    • Staff keep residents clean and well-groomed
    • Friendly and available staff and owner
    • Good care reported for individual loved ones
    • Positive, friendly vibe among staff and residents

    Cons

    • Rooms reported as not clean
    • Food/meal quality not liked
    • Perceived lack of services or offerings
    • Not well suited for residents with medical needs
    • Perception of poor value for money

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is mixed but leans positive with a strong emphasis on the quality of personal care and the demeanor of staff. Multiple reviewers use highly favorable language to describe individual caregivers — calling them diligent, patient, caring, capable, "angels," and expressing gratitude for "loving care" and "dedication." These consistent comments indicate that day-to-day hands-on care and personal attention are clear strengths of the facility and are the primary reason family members feel comfortable placing loved ones there.

    Care quality and staff: The dominant theme is that caregivers and staff are warm, welcoming, and attentive. Reviewers repeatedly emphasize that staff are friendly, available, and create a good vibe. Specific praise centers on individual caretakers who are described as amazing, patient, capable, and dedicated. Several reviewers explicitly state that their loved ones received good or excellent care, and one comment notes staff who ensure residents are kept clean. There is also mention of a friendly owner, which suggests management is visible and approachable to families.

    Facilities and cleanliness: While the facility is described by some as a "nice place," there are notable concerns about cleanliness. At least one review specifically calls out that rooms are not clean. This stands in contrast to the strong praise for personal care, indicating a possible gap between hands-on resident care and upkeep of the physical environment. The mixed descriptors ("nice place" vs. "rooms not clean") point to inconsistency in facility maintenance that may vary by area or over time.

    Dining, services, and value: Several reviews express dissatisfaction with the food, saying meals are not liked. There is also a reported "lack of services," which could encompass limited programming, amenities, or available resident supports beyond personal care. Combined with comments about "poor value for money," these points suggest that while basic caregiving is rated highly, families perceive shortcomings in ancillary services and offerings that contribute to overall satisfaction and perceived value.

    Medical suitability: A recurring and significant concern is that the facility is "not suitable for medical attention." Multiple reviewers note that while staff are friendly and good with residents on a personal level, the facility does not meet higher medical or clinical needs. This is an important pattern: the facility appears oriented toward social and personal care rather than skilled nursing or medical management. Families seeking a setting with strong clinical support should view this as a limitation.

    Patterns and trade-offs: The reviews reveal a clear trade-off: strong one-on-one caregiving and a compassionate staff versus weaknesses in facilities maintenance, meals, and breadth of services. The most frequent and emphatic praise centers on staff character and personal attention, while the most frequent criticisms center on cleanliness, dining, limited services, medical limitations, and perceived poor value. Potential residents and families should weigh the importance of personalized, compassionate caregiving against the need for cleaner rooms, better food, broader services, or clinical medical care. If the priority is a warm, attentive caregiver relationship and a friendly atmosphere, the facility appears to perform well. If the priority includes strong medical support, consistently clean rooms, robust programming, or higher-quality dining, these reviews indicate notable areas for improvement.

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    About Amicare

    Amicare sits in Corvallis, Oregon and offers a mix of care levels for older adults, kind of like you'd expect from a place that's got independent living, assisted living, nursing home care, and a whole section just for memory care, which people say does a pretty good job supporting folks with Alzheimer's and dementia. Residents get access to both studio and private house rooms, some are wheelchair accessible and have features like private showers, plus you can find vegetarian and kosher meals that are homemade by the kitchen staff three times a day, which is important for a lot of people who care about what they eat or have special needs when it comes to food. The memory care area, with its own building, uses things like secured bracelets and computer alerts to help staff keep residents safe, especially anyone who might wander, and they're able to handle some behavioral problems or aggression with trained staff around all day and night, so families don't have to worry as much about safety if their loved one needs closer supervision. The place keeps nurses on site to check in on everyone's well-being, and residents get access to dental, hearing, and podiatry services, which comes in handy since getting folks out to specialists can be hard sometimes. At Amicare, people can take part in lots of social activities, educational programs, and even outings, which helps everyone stay active and make friends, and staff really try to make it feel homey and welcoming, even letting some residents take care of a cat, which helps those who always had pets at home. There's also hospice for end-of-life care and respite if someone only needs a short stay, and they'll work with people who need help moving from their bed to a chair or need two caregivers to help transfer, which is something not all places can do. Amicare's memory care makes use of a structured daily schedule with activities a lot of folks with memory trouble enjoy, and care plans get adjusted for each person as their needs change over time, so someone could stay in one place and get more care if they need it. Residents and families have said the staff come across as patient, caring, and friendly, giving everyone a sense that they're part of a bigger family. The community's got an average review score of 7.5 out of 10 across a handful of reviews, with a star rating of 4.0, which means people are usually satisfied, but no place is perfect. There's no specific pricing information published, but most people would find price averages for one-bedroom rooms at $4,000 and shared rooms around $3,500, which seems about average for this type of care in Oregon, and it's worth noting that you can always take a guided tour if you want to see what Amicare's like for yourself.

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