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The cost of independent living in Waverly Heights is about $4,360 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 142 options. Read 2282 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Everything at Homewoods On the Williamette is all good. The care is excellent. The facility is clean. The staff are friendly. It is gets five stars on everything from me. I am very pleased with this facility
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Homewoods On the Willamette Homewoods On the Willamette is an independent living community for those who are looking to become a part of Milwaukie, OR and all that it offers. This community is located in Milwaukie, which is a part of the counties of Multnomah and Clackamas. Milwaukie provides...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
We lead a double life of cosmopolitan urbanity and rugged naturalism. Terwilliger Plaza is simultaneously located in the heart of one of the most visionary cities in North America and cradled by the natural beauty of some of the nation’s most breathtaking countryside. Sweeping views of the...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Laurelhurst Gardens and Laurelhurst Terrace
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
LaurelHurst Terrace & GardensAssisted LivingLaurelHurst Terrace and LaurelHurst Gardens Senior Living offer residents a unique blend of personalized care that allows them to enjoy a vibrant and fulfilling lifestyle.Their needs are met by a dedicated and experienced team of healthcare...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
An historical building in downtown Portland, The Taft Home is more than just apartments. This Residential Care Facility opens its doors to individuals with special needs who are physically, mentally, intellectually, socially, or emotionally impaired, resulting in the inability to live...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Laurelhurst House is an assisted living community with 38 studio apartment units averaging about 350 square feet each. We are located in the Mt. Tabor/Laurelhurst neighborhoods and are close to shopping and other conveniences. Each apartment contains a large handicapped accessible bathroom and...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes, Senior Apartments
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.

Cost of independent living in Waverly Heights, OR

The average cost of senior living in Waverly Heights is $4,360 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Troutdale, OR with an average of $4,298 per month.

Independent living costs in Waverly Heights, OR, vs. nearby cities

Waverly Heights, OR
$4,360/mo
$4,361/mo

Independent living costs in Waverly Heights, OR, vs. state and national averages

Waverly Heights, OR
$4,360/mo
$4,384/mo
U.S. national average
$4,167/mo

Independent living costs in Waverly Heights, OR, vs. other senior living options

$5,237/mo
Independent Living
$4,360/mo

Independent living costs in Waverly Heights, OR, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,807/mo
Private
$8,700/mo
Studio
$5,320/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,587/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,390/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,693/mo

Senior living costs in Waverly Heights vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Waverly Heights, OR
Column state: Oregon
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWaverly Heights, OROregonU.S.
Independent Living$4,360/mo$4,384/mo$4,167/mo
Assisted Living$4,545/mo$4,788/mo$4,710/mo
Memory Care$5,237/mo$5,173/mo$4,962/mo
Independent Living
Waverly Heights, OR:$4,360/mo
Oregon:$4,384/mo
U.S.:$4,167/mo
Assisted Living
Waverly Heights, OR:$4,545/mo
Oregon:$4,788/mo
U.S.:$4,710/mo
Memory Care
Waverly Heights, OR:$5,237/mo
Oregon:$5,173/mo
U.S.:$4,962/mo
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Independent living costs in Waverly Heights, OR, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Waverly Heights and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Independent living cost trends in Waverly Heights, OR

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Waverly Heights have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Waverly Heights, OR$3,184/mo$3,233/mo-1.5%
Oregon$3,238/mo$3,067/mo+5.6%
National$3,257/mo$3,166/mo+2.9%
Waverly Heights, OR
2024 average cost:$3,184/mo
2023 average cost:$3,233/mo
Percent change:-1.5%
Oregon
2024 average cost:$3,238/mo
2023 average cost:$3,067/mo
Percent change:+5.6%
National
2024 average cost:$3,257/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Waverly Heights

Recent reviews for independent living in Waverly Heights

Clearwater Springs by Cogir in Vancouver, WA

5.0
My mother really likes being at Clearwater Springs Assisted Living community. She has friends that she dines with and the staff are caring and friendly. However, I do think cleaning of halls could be better.

The Heights at Columbia Knoll in Portland, OR

4.0
I have lived here at The Heights at Columbia Knoll for almost two months, and I am still getting acclimated. Unfortunately my husband passed away shortly after I got settled in, so I have been somewhat keeping to myself and not able to get to know the facility too well, but my overall ...
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Springwood Landing in Vancouver, WA

4.0
I am not totally down with having the mandatory meal times but that's the way it goes. I like the place I like the people.This is a good place for people who can be mostly self-sufficient if they need any more care than that they really need to go to one of the facilities that has more types of ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Friendly and accommodating staff. Several reviews mention the kindness and helpfulness of the staff at various communities, like Solista Milwaukie by Cogir and Russellville Park, making residents and their families feel at ease during the move-in process and beyond. The staff at Glenmoore are described as being 'right ther ...
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Excellent food and dining experiences. Quality meals are a highlight for many residents, with Creekside Village and Holiday Edgewood Downs receiving praise for their chefs' abilities to accommodate dietary restrictions and individual preferences. Community residents enjoy the variety and presentation of meals, making mealtimes a ...
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Pet-friendly and accommodating to residents' needs. Pets are welcomed at several communities, such as Creekside Village and Glenmoore, where residents appreciate the flexibility to bring their furry companions with them. Communities like Hazelwood Community Apartments also offer accommodations for residents with mobility issues, ensuring th ...
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Wide range of activities for residents. Communities offer diverse activities for residents to stay engaged and active. Examples include game nights, crafts, gardening, and outings, with residents of Somerset Lodge, The Lofts by Cogir, and Russellville Park sharing positive experiences.
Clean and well-maintained living spaces. Cleanliness is a priority at multiple communities. Reviews for Creekside Village and Russellville Park mention the updated bathrooms and high-end furniture in common areas, while Merrill Gardens at Cedar Mill shares that their mother's apartment was completely refurbished before she moved ...
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Helpful and responsive communication between staff and families. Clear and effective communication is crucial for both staff and families, as noted in reviews from Summerfield Estates Retirement Community, Solista Milwaukie by Cogir, and King City Senior Village. Regular meetings between senior residents and their families, both in person and virtually, ...
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Waverly Heights independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Waverly Heights independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Waverly Heights, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Waverly Heights independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Waverly Heights partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
12.8%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
44.8%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
38.4%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
42.4%
33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
10.4%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Waverly Heights independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Waverly Heights communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Waverly Heights, ORNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
40.8%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
48%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
41.6%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.8%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Waverly Heights independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Waverly Heights offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
53.6%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
27.2%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
28.8%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.8%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
52%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
56.8%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
48%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
36.8%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
40.8%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
51.2%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
52%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
31.2%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
34.4%
39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
48.8%
46.5%
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Deerfield Village, Royalton Place and The Lofts by Cogir are the top-rated independent living facilities near Waverly Heights, Oregon. See full list of communities.
There are 142 independent living facilities near Waverly Heights, Oregon. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Waverly Heights, Oregon are The Lofts by Cogir, Brookdale Oswego Springs Portland and Van Mall. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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