Mirabella Portland sits in the South Waterfront District of Portland, Oregon, in a thirty-story high-rise with 284 senior housing units, and folks there get views of the city and access to both indoor and outdoor spaces like a garden and an outdoor patio, you know, places where you can just sit or walk when you want fresh air, and it's the first senior living community in that neighborhood, built back in 2010 by Hoffman Construction Company with design by Ankrom Moisan Architects and reaching a height of 99 meters, so people who live there are up pretty high above the city. Residents can pick from 42 different floor plans, including condos with one bedroom, two bedrooms, and penthouses, so there's a lot of choice if you want something that fits just you or more space for visiting family.
The community provides all sorts of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory support for dementia like Alzheimer's disease, skilled nursing, rehab, in-home help, and even short-term respite care for when caregivers need a break, plus it's designed to help people age in place because all those levels of care are together in one spot. Staff help with things like bathing, dressing, medication, and meals, and there's a 24-hour call system and staff around at all hours if someone needs help at night, along with housekeeping, linen changes, and transportation for running errands or appointments that aren't medical. Folks with Parkinson's disease can get care, and skilled nursing support is available for people recovering from illness or injuries.
Meals come in many forms, with several dining options starting with a bistro on the first floor, then there's an outdoor terrace for eating on the fifth, a 24th-floor spot for both casual and formal meals, and a 25th-floor lounge where folks can relax with city views, plus the food is designed to be nutritionally balanced so it's good for you and tastes good too. There's a big focus on community life, so residents can join in on all kinds of activities-pickleball, classes, lectures, concerts, seminars, happy hours, and more-almost every day, making it easy to meet other folks or just stay busy if you like. The wellness program there covers physical health, but also takes care of your mind, emotions, your work (if you choose), social ties, and even that sense of meaning, so it's pretty well-rounded, and they have a fitness center with a personal trainer to help folks with exercise or just getting fitter for daily life.
Mirabella Portland's building is designed for comfort and a bit of luxury, but there's a practical side too, like maintenance services meant to make day-to-day life easier so people don't have to fuss over repairs, and there's a beauty salon for simple self-care right there on-site. Kids can get residential care, though it's primarily a senior place, and the staff focus mostly on the older adults living there. The community holds a platinum LEED certification for being built with sustainability in mind, meaning the construction aimed to be friendlier to the environment.
The Mirabella Portland Foundation Inc. works as a public charity and its mission is to receive, manage, and give out gifts in support of Mirabella at South Waterfront, and they look after other funder research details too, like applications, recipient info, and organization staffing, so there's a financial and charitable angle that helps keep things running and maybe adds resources for residents' activities or wellbeing. The place is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 17:00 and on Saturday from 8:00 to 22:00, staying closed on Sundays, and if you want more detail you'll find information at mirabellaportland.org. Residents get a mix of privacy, social life, help, making it a spot that tries to give folks a good life as they age, all in that busy South Waterfront neighborhood.
