Oregon Community-Based Care Survey: Assisted Living, Residential Care, and Memory Care

Authors

Paula C. Carder, Portland State UniversityFollow
Ozcan Tunalilar, Portland State UniversityFollow
Sheryl DeJoy Elliott, Portland State UniversityFollow
Sarah Dys, Portland State UniversityFollow
Margaret B. Neal, Portland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

Spring 2017

Subjects

Long-term care of the sick -- Oregon -- Portland, Older people -- Services for -- Oregon, Aging population

Abstract

In Oregon, community-based care (CBC) communities include assisted living (AL), residential care (RC), and memory care (MC) communities. These settings provide residential, personal care, and health-related services, primarily to older adults. As the population of Oregonians aged 65 and older is estimated to increase from 16 percent in 2015 to nearly 23 percent in 20501, the availability of CBC settings will continue to be an important source of long-term services and supports.

This report provides an in-depth look at Oregon’s CBC settings. Because no central dataset of CBC services, staff, and residents is available, as opposed to nursing facilities, information for this report was collected using a questionnaire that CBC providers (e.g., administrators, directors) were asked to complete. CBC settings provide long-term services and supports to many older Oregonians and their families. These services include daily meals, housekeeping and laundry, assistance with personal care needs, medication administration, monitoring of health conditions, communication with residents’ health care providers, and social and recreational activities.

Of the 517 AL, RC, and MC communities licensed as of fall 2016, 60 percent (308) returned a questionnaire. The data described in this report are based upon these 308 communities unless noted otherwise.

The goals of the project described in this report included:

1. Describe assisted living, residential care, and memory care community characteristics, including staffing types and levels, policies, and monthly charges and fees
2. Describe current residents’ health and social characteristics
3. Compare current results with prior Oregon surveys and national studies of similar setting types to identify changes and possible trends
4. Compare setting types for differences that might affect access, quality, or costs

Description

This report was prepared in collaboration with the following stakeholders: Oregon Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Care Association, Leading Age Oregon, and Concepts in Community Living, LLC

The Assisted Living Residential Care Memory Care 2017 Chartbook is available in the Additional Files below.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22310

Citation Details

Carder, P.C., Tunalilar, O., Elliott S., & Dys, S., (2017). Oregon Community-Based Care Survey: Assisted Living, Residential Care, and Memory Care. Portland, OR: Portland State University. Final Report of Study Funded by Oregon Department of Human Services.