A Holistic Approach to Portland Senior Care

Portland Innovative Senior Living is dedicated to enriching the lives of our residents with compassionate care. We personally direct the care of our residents with the philosophy that wellbeing encompasses physical health as well as emotional, social, and spiritual health. We fully integrate this holistic approach in our care philosophy.

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Services

Portland Innovative Senior Living is unique and stands out from the rest of adult care homes in Portland because of our holistic approach to senior care.  We not only have a Portland adult care home, but we are also able to offer a Portland adult day care service to a limited number of seniors. 

 
 
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the story behind portland innovative senior living

Portland Innovative Senior Living has arisen from our passion and commitment to the health, well-being, and happiness of our seniors. Amanda Shields, owner of Portland Innovative Senior Living, has been a nurse practitioner in the field of geriatrics and internal medicine for over 20 years. Her experience has given her a unique insight into the many challenges we go through as we grow older. She has had the opportunity to provide primary medical care in a variety of facilities from nursing homes, assisted living facilities, memory care units to adult care homes.  This has shown Amanda just how the environment in which our seniors live has an huge impact on their health, happiness and overall well being.  Portland Innovative Senior Living is unique and stands out from the rest because of this holistic approach.  Above all, Portland Innovative Senior Living is a senior care home that provides the highest level of care to all the seniors whom pass through our door.

  • "Our Mom Is Happy and Thriving...

    I can't say enough about the level of care and genuine concern that Amanda and her team at Portland Innovative Senior Living have given our Mom. I don't know what we would have done without them.”

    — Erin Codazzi

  • "The Key Ingredient Is Amanda...

    After living in two other places, both larger residential care facilities, I appreciate the level of care and home environment that Portland Innovative Senior Living provides my father.”

    — Becky Brandt

  • "A Valued Partner in the elder care community...

    Amanda Shields and her care staff consistently provide the highest standard of personal care and together they maintain a home filled with warmth and beauty. I highly recommend Portland Innovative Senior Living.”

    — Dr. Mary Platt

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Jan Morgan

ACTIVITIES SPECIALIST

Jan Morgan is the Activities Specialist at Portland Innovative Senior Living and has been working with the older population for over 16 years. She has a passion for helping people to maintain meaning and connection during their last phase of life and truly believes that the secret to happiness has to do with helping others. Jan offers companionship, forms friendships, and strives to create an atmosphere of love and joy. She gets to know each resident on a personal level to create activities based on the individual’s interests and desires. Some of her offerings include: different forms of exercise, spending time in nature, games and trivia, sing-alongs, baking, reminiscing and creating life story pages, foot massages, gardening, arts and crafts, and menu planning among others. Besides Jan’s creative spirit, she also has a calm and present demeanor which allows for shared silence. Sometimes, the act of sitting quietly and sharing space with someone is all that is needed for the person know that they are being cared for, loved, and matter.

Everyone wants the same thing in life:
the opportunity to not just live, but to
thrive

The chance to live a life full of love and friendship, of finding and pursuing our passions, of leading a purpose-led existence that continuously encourages us to create better versions of our self while striving for a better world for those that come after us. To thrive in the life we live, we need a life that's deeply rooted in community with strong bonds and authentic relationships with those around us so that we feel acknowledged and supported in our lives and our accomplishments, feel empowered to help ourselves but unafraid to ask for help from others when we need it, and are met every day with compassion, care, and genuine respect for who we are.

At Portland Innovative Senior Living, we believe in all that, too. With two distinct senior care services to meet the needs of our local senior community, our adult care services in Portland are designed to offer multiple levels of senior care so you can confidently choose the level of support and independence your loved one needs as they grow older. They are designed to meet the needs of our local senior community in different ways, but all three offer the same exceptionally high levels of medical expertise, holistic care, and dedication to others that Portland Innovative Senior Living is proudly synonymous with.

For seniors that aren't able to live at home independently due to complex, complicated, or on-going medical issues that require daily or overnight support that can't be met at home, Portland Innovative Senior Living offers a traditional live-in senior care facility where local seniors of all ages and needs are invited to live together and alongside staff that are trained, experienced, and dedicated to their medical health and complete well-being.

Our Portland senior care services offer around-the-clock support, assistance, and care for those who need it, all within a loving, home-like setting. Our unique approach to care is rooted in decades of geriatric medical expertise alongside a holistic approach to well-being that seeks to meet all the distinct needs of our elderly residents: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Led by Amanda Shields, a highly-trained and experienced nurse practitioner who has dedicated over 30 years to elderly care, the team at Portland Innovative Senior Living understands and appreciates the particular medical needs of seniors, offering a high caregiver to resident ratio, expert medical oversight, and 24-hour awake staff so you and your loved one can rest assured that no matter their medical needs, they will always be met with prompt, professional care.

In addition to trained medical staff, and unique to Portland adult care homes, Portland Innovative Senior Living takes a whole-body approach to healthy living that not only addresses the medical needs of our senior care residents, but their overall physical, mental, and emotional needs too so that your loved one can live a fuller, longer life. Senior care residents at our home benefit from personalized medical care as well as delicious and nutritious home-cooked meals with their dietary needs and personal likes and dislikes in mind and structured activities, exercise, and holistic health therapies designed to improve their overall health, stimulate their body and their mind, and bring joy to their everyday life.

At Portland Innovative Senior Living, we understand and appreciate the particular needs of seniors and the role that quality, compassionate care, proper nutrition, physical activity, mental stimulation, and -when necessary, quick medical intervention and effective communication to specialists and medical providers has on your loved one's overall health and well-being. That's why Portland Innovative Senior Living's senior care services provide a complete range of medical and non-medical services for all our in-home residents and proudly offer Portland's elderly community a place to live a happy, healthy, thriving life no matter their unique medical background or needs.

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  • Many seniors with a higher level of independence prefer to live at home or with family as long as possible, allowing them a level of comfort or familiarity that can be hard to achieve from a senior living center, especially at first. And while continuing to live at home certainly has its benefits for some seniors, it also has the potential for isolating the ones we love from others and creating a foundation for loneliness that can have a powerfully negative impact on their well-being.

    Joining our Portland adult day care program for regular day care services offers your loved one the chance to get out, socialize, and take part in fun activities that they'll love without compromising their physical health. While with us, your loved one will be invited to take part in physically and mentally-stimulating activities like personal training sessions, pet, music, art, and horticultural therapy sessions, one-on-one companionship events, activities, outings, and more, or, if they prefer, are welcome to simply rest, relax, and socialize with others their age, helping them build strong, lasting friendships with other seniors in our local Portland community.

    If you're a caregiver or family member of someone that requires extra care or attention on a day-to-day basis, our adult day care services are important to your well-being, too. This is especially true for families where an elderly parent is cared for by children at home while still being expected to maintain their own lives, families, and careers. Everybody deserves time to themselves, including you, and with Portland Innovative Senior Living's adult day care service, we can offer family caregivers the regular opportunities they need to take time out for themselves so that they can focus on their own needs, ultimately allowing you to provide your loved one the best care you can. All with the peace of mind of knowing that while you're away, your loved one will receive the same care and support they've come to expect at home, including assistance with daily tasks, medical management of long-term diseases and nutritious home-cooked meals.

    Regular assistance in our adult day care programs helps Portland seniors thrive by boosting their confidence, improving their mental health, fostering genuine relationships with others, and bringing joy to their lives -all while improving their general health and overall well-being. These, combined with our decades of specialized nursing care, high caregiver to resident ratio, commitment to whole body health, and authentic love and appreciation for the lives of Portland's elderly, you're assured the best possible adult day care service in Portland, letting your loved one live a happier, healthier life than they could on their own while allowing them to continue to live in the comfort of home for as long as possible.

  • Not all adults require on-going medical intervention but could benefit from additional care, support or assistance with their daily needs such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, dressing, bathing, or keeping track of their medications or treatments. For those, adult foster care may be an ideal solution. Designed with more physically-healthy seniors in mind, the adult foster care program at Portland Innovative Senior Living offers day-to-day support in a private home setting but under the guidance of a trained nurse and within a medically-capable facility should intervention ever become necessary as your loved one grows older. Our Portland adult foster care home can also be particularly beneficial to Alzheimer's or dementia patients who may not need significant medical intervention but do benefit from additional companionship, reassurance, and compassion as they struggle though the ups and downs of daily life that these particularly jarring and progressively difficult diagnoses can generate, both to the patient as well as their friends and family.

    Becoming one of our adult foster care in Portland means independence when your loved one wants it with extra help when they need it. As an adult foster home resident, your loved one will live in a comfortable room in a shared home where their daily living services like cleaning, cooking, laundry, and home and garden maintenance are automatically taken care of for them, allowing them to live the stress-free, independent lifestyle they desire. In addition, our medically-trained staff are always on-hand to assist residents with other needs, too, should your loved one need extra behavioral support or additional help to get in or out of bed, get dressed, bathe, use the bathroom, eat, walk, exercise, or perform other daily living tasks. We also provide high-quality delicious (and nutritious!) home-cooked means made from locally-sourced and organic ingredients to enhance and encourage your loved one's overall health and can help with planning or organizing your loved one's personal or medical schedule or provide travel arrangements as necessary. Our medical expertise also means that we are able to effectively communicate your loved one's wants and needs to their main care provider and help you and your loved ones understand their medication and treatment requirements, making day-to-day living infinitely easier.

    Foster care residents at Portland Innovative Senior Living have complete control over their personal and medical choices and decisions, but are supported and guided in all of them in a way that enhances their quality of living with experienced and compassionate on-site caregivers. Adult foster care residents at Portland Innovative Senior Living are invited -and encouraged, to live a well-rounded, purpose-driven life by taking part in the organized social events, exercise classes, art workshops, physical and emotional therapy programs and more that we plan for our live-in residents without losing access to high-quality medical care led by experienced nursing staff and dedicated caregivers so that you and your loved one have complete reassurance that your loved is happy, healthy, and thriving as they age.

 
 

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Free Resources

Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon
http://www.parkinsonsresources.org/

Alzheimer’s Society
http://www.alz.org/oregon/oregon

Star Houck
Elder Activities
https://pearforseniors.com/

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