Gentle Care Senior Home

    510 Brandon Drive, Newberg, OR, 97132
    5.0 · 3 reviews
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Homey place with caring staff

    I love this place — the staff and management are warm and caring, the homey, family-like atmosphere is clean with private rooms, plenty of crafts/child-friendly activities and snacks, excellent care at an affordable price, and I have no complaints; I would highly recommend it (there’s a waiting list).

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    Amenities

    5.00 · 3 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.7
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Affordable pricing
    • Clean facilities
    • Engaging, friendly staff
    • Caring, attentive management
    • Family-like / home-like atmosphere
    • Organized crafts and activities
    • Child-friendly / intergenerational activities
    • Snacks available
    • Private room availability
    • High overall satisfaction and recommendations
    • Excellent care and facility quality

    Cons

    • Waiting list / limited availability

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment: The reviews for Gentle Care Senior Home are strongly positive and consistent. Multiple reviewers describe an excellent experience, using words and phrases such as "excellent staff," "excellent care," "excellent facility," "no complaints," and "would recommend." The dominant impression is of a small, well-run home with high family satisfaction and few — if any — reported problems.

    Care quality and staff: Care quality is a repeatedly emphasized strength. Reviewers characterize the staff as friendly, engaging, and caring, and several remarks single out management as attentive and compassionate. Phrases like "staff interact well," "friendly staff," and "caring management" appear across summaries, indicating both frontline caregivers and leadership are perceived positively. The consistency of praise (including multiple "excellent" qualifiers) points to reliably good day-to-day interactions and an environment where residents and families feel well supported.

    Facilities and cleanliness: Cleanliness is explicitly noted as good, and the facility itself is described as excellent by several reviewers. The descriptors "home-like" and "family-like" recur, suggesting a smaller, residential atmosphere rather than an institutional one. Availability of private rooms is mentioned, which is an important facility feature for privacy-conscious families. Overall, the facility is perceived as well-maintained and comfortable.

    Activities, dining, and daily life: Reviewers highlight organized activities such as crafts and other programs, with some references to child-friendly or intergenerational activities that may indicate family involvement or visits with children. Snacks are available and noted positively, although there are no detailed comments about full meal service or specific dining quality. The activity program and available snacks contribute to an engaging daily routine that reviewers appreciate.

    Management and reputation: Management receives specific praise for being caring, and reviewers explicitly state they would recommend the home. The combination of positive comments about both staff and management creates a strong reputation theme: families trust the leadership and are satisfied with the care environment. Several reviewers report no complaints, reinforcing an overall high level of satisfaction.

    Notable concerns and patterns: The only consistent negative point across the summaries is a waiting list or limited availability — prospective families may need to accept or plan for a wait. Beyond that, there are essentially no reported problems in the provided summaries. It is also notable that the reviews do not provide detail on certain operational aspects (for example, medication management, specific meal quality, clinical care levels, staffing ratios, or transportation), so while the subjective impressions are strongly positive, some specific service areas are not described in these summaries.

    Bottom line: Based on the available summaries, Gentle Care Senior Home projects a uniformly positive image: clean, affordable, and staffed by friendly, caring personnel in a family-like environment with engaging activities and private-room options. The main practical limitation mentioned is limited availability, so interested families should inquire early about waitlist procedures. The lack of negative comments is encouraging but also means prospective residents should still verify specifics (scheduling a visit, confirming care services needed, and asking about wait times) to ensure the home meets their particular clinical and logistical requirements.

    Location

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    About Gentle Care Senior Home

    Gentle Care Senior Home sits in Newberg, Oregon, at 510 Brandon Dr and serves as a licensed senior care facility with a 5.0-star rating based on three reviews. The community's designed well for older adults who need memory care, assisted living, or independent living, and there's a focus on supporting folks with Alzheimer's or dementia. There's a dedicated memory care section with its own building, secured with a Wand Alert System and alarms that help keep those who wander safe. Staff can provide daily supervision, activity reminders, standby help, safe use of mechanical lifts, and both 1-person and 2-person transfers. Trained caregivers and registered nurses are onsite, with scheduled visiting nurses too, all making sure that folks get help day and night. Residents get personal care, medication management, and help with things like bathing, toileting, chores, and laundry.

    Rooms include private areas and one-bedroom memory care suites, with prices for memory care rooms around $2,500 a month. The home sits in a two-story building painted soft gray-blue with trees around and has both indoor and outdoor spaces, like a large backyard with a privacy fence, living and den areas with big windows, and cozy details like recliners and bookshelves. Every private bath has a walk-in, wheelchair-accessible shower to make moving around easier. All meals are included, with options for special diets, and there's a beautician onsite offering beauty treatments. Residents can spend time in communal and activity areas, join in social programs, enjoy devotional visits offsite, and take part in activities that keep minds engaged and bodies moving.

    Gentle Care Senior Home can care for those with behavior problems, diabetes, incontinence, and special medical needs like colostomy or catheter care, as long as residents can handle incontinence care themselves. Staff help with medication, including blood sugar checks and insulin shots, but the facility isn't licensed to dispense medication directly. The community feels smaller and homelike, with a calm atmosphere and small groups of seniors who get personal care plans to match their needs. The team encourages every resident to do as much as they can for themselves, aiming to support independence, yet they're always there for help when it's needed. Reviews, photos, and more details about the home are available on its SeniorAdvisor.com page, where over 95% of the reviews are verified for accuracy. The staff can give you more information about community features, services, and pricing if you call during their listed hours, and there's a team of local senior living advisors that can help families figure out the best care.

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