Cherrywood Village a Generations Community — Local services in Portland

Four years ago I was visiting my daughter here in Portland, Or... as we were driving by the Cherrywood Campus iit caught our eyes. We pulled in, looked around, decided it was calling our names. (Have you ever had that happen?) As we walked around the campus we couldn't believe the size of the enclosed pool, nor the number of exercise machines! and were even happier to learn there were people trained to help in all of these areas! We kept walking - through the center of the restaurant Grill (SCUMPTIOUS food!, saw the bank, beauty shop, fountain (ice cream :), and other good things... then saw some of the apartments. Needless to say, loved it! even though we were living in Brazil. with no intention of returning to the states I placed a deposit, just in case. In the past four years I've received several phone calls, as different apartments became available; and had to say "not yet."

THEN our lives had some profound health changes, requiring our return to the US. Two weeks ago came to be with my daughter - so guess where we went? We did another "walk around", there IS an apartment available! Now we are preparing to move out here. I'll add a p.s...

When my wife and I first visited CherryWood we were immediately impressed by the facility. The dining room is clean and airy and the food is very good. The fitness center is very well equipped and the swimming pool is the largest and best maintained that we have seen at any facility. The grounds are beautifully landscaped and well maintained.

We were equally impressed with the residence facilities. The hallways are wide and well lit, and all the vacant apartments have been cleaned and refurbished. The apartment we selected is exactly what we had been looking for and we signed up immediately.

Since we have been here we are most impressed with the staff. They are courteous, friendly and extremely helpful. Whenever we have a problem they respond immediately and are very efficient. We could not ask for better care.

We have now been here for about 18 months and we consider our move here to be the best decision we have made. We love CherryWood and would recommend it...

My wife, Mary, and I have lived at CherryWood for over six years. We've enjoyed our stay here. The food is good, the activities are more than adequate and the buildings resemble a college campus. There are interesting people here and we have made many friends. One of the secrets to enjoying our stay here has been the encouragement from the staff to start new programs. We have started a newsletter (THE CHERRY PIT), helped start a travel club, helped start a Forum on Contemporary Issues, started a tutoring program at the nearby middle school, suggested the start of a Camera Club, and more. In all of these the staff has been supportive and cooperative. If you're an active senior CherryWood is the...