Holgate Center

The extra noise created by the twice a week unnecessary landscaping is ridiculous and excessive.

I completed my CNA 2 at Holgate Center with Linda and Ginna. I learned a lot of skills in a short amount of time and I now currently work at OHSU. I am thankful for their support and their teaching abilities. They were able to get me out of my comfort zone to show me how to be more assertive as a CNA. I recommend their CNA training program and their training led me to opportunities at one of the best hospitals in Oregon. They set you up for success and if you're looking for an entry level position in the medical field, this is an opportunity to take.

I don't understand the bad reviews for this place citing bad care or staff. Seems nothing more than bitter old staff. My Mom has been a resident of the Oddfellows Home for about 7 weeks. I see her 1-2 times/week. So, I see a lot. The building needs a little love. But it's purely aesthetic. It's actually a really cool building! Beautiful atrium in the middle with a library and plenty of nooks to enjoy a book and a big livingroom if you're feeling social. My favorite things: The staff. Seriously. From director to CNA, to cleaning folx...just stellar and sweet. They really CARE. Mom has cognitive issues and memory issues. They have been superb about accommodating her, communicating with us, and just everything was so easy with them. My wife and I have been looking at assisted living facilities for 3 years because my parents needed help finding a new place, then not. It was a mess. Anyway, I saw plenty of beautiful fancy places. But ultimately the director had ONE INTEREST. $$$$My parents lived in a fancy for-profit franchise for 6 years and did not get the care they needed. The staff was not good at other places. Rude, always seemed to have better things to do and never communicated with me. I'm my mom's only child, now. My father passed away last year and my brother 20 years ago. So, it's very important that I find a place that has my Mom's best interests at heart. With her cognative issues she could be abused or neglected easily. She lived with me for 2 years until her care became more than we could handle. We looked at many small care homes, large ones, you name it. Mom is on Medicaid. Like most middle class working Americans her medical expenses ate up whatever savings she had. Finding a decent home for her was very difficult. Oddfellows didn't make us feel like a charity case or that we were lucky they'd take her. She's not quite ready for a nursing home, but needs help with meals and remembering things and she can't handle money or bills.From the meeting to see if she could join the community to this day the staff have been very active in her care, very responsive to repair requests, and even made her bathroom accessible. They continue to make us an active part of her care plan and I feel she is in good hands. The activities director, Rhonda, is always updating us and keeps an eye out for my mom as we told her she's very shy and has depression. Some things I've checked in with my Mom: the food is pretty good and they have coffee, mocha, cookies and icecream available 24/7. There's no long wait to eat as there's assigned seating. She really likes her apartment and the staff. And she was a nurse for 45 years. She used to work in nursing homes as a director. She's picky. She basically seems to love it. That's important. The grounds are lovely and well-maintained. The facility is directly across from a park, near Trimet, and really cool. Her apartment is absolutely perfect. She has a balcony overlooking the park and a kitchen, but thankfully no stove. It's quiet and the walls are thick, so you're not hearing the TV of the deaf older person next to you. I haven't seen any evidence of bugs or mess anywhere. The housekeeping staff seem to be doing great job keeping things clean. And the staff just care. It's so nice. This place has so many extras compared to the fancier places. I can't list them, here. But to me, it is the staff and facility that make it great. The building isn't some amazingly new impersonal luxury hotel looking place. It's small and open, yet warm and homey. I feel very glad about our decision to choose Oddfellows. This neurotic son is glad his Mom is in good hands. Mom seems to like it, too!And really, that's what matters. She is cared for physically, spiritually, and mentally. Thank you, Oddfellows Home!