We recently had to move my Mother-in-law from Anchorage to Oregon to be near my husband and I. She has late stage Alzheimer related dementia. Obviously you want to find the best care possible for your family so the search began. I went to tour Cedar Crest and liked it immediately. I stopped in unannounced and was offered a tour. The atmosphere was very calm, a lot of the residents were engaged in some activity or another, it was very clean, the residents looked clean and the care givers were very attentive to them. There was no smell of urine or anything else. The person that gave the tour pointed out several little things that I would have never thought of like, in the courtyard that is in the middle of the facility, the plants are all edible just in case one of the residents eats one. Those little things are big things for the residents. I go daily to see my MIL and every time I'm there, the staff is very kind, compassionate and answer any questions I might have. My MIL has very long hair that needs to be braided every night to avoid tangles and her care providers ALWAYS do a beautiful job. I feel a sense of trust that she is being cared for by the best! They also have an RN on staff, they have a doc that specializes in Gerontology who comes to the facility to see the patients. They do NOT have to go be transported out to a doctor. They also have a Medical Director on staff. They have their State Audits in a binder in the waiting room for full disclosure. I am extremely impressed with all of them. Thank you so much Cedar Crest for not only taking outstanding care of our mom but also being compassionate to our family. read more