Pleasant View Adult Care Home sits in Gresham, Oregon, in a quiet neighborhood where up to five adults can get care from owner and nurse Monika Miller, who has over 25 years of experience as an RN and runs the place herself, living on-site and making sure the home's always kept up to date, safe, and organized. The staff have a long reputation for being warm, friendly, and dedicated, mostly watching over older adults and getting high marks for kindness, steady attention, and flexible care matched to every person's needs, even when folks have complex health concerns or need extra help. Pleasant View welcomes people over 65 who want daily help with things like bathing, dressing, taking medicine, and eating, but still like living in a quieter, homelike setting instead of a big crowded building, with private rooms and bathrooms, roll-in showers, and no shared bedrooms, so everyone can have their own space and privacy.
The home provides many types of care: assisted living, high acuity needs, memory care for Alzheimer's and dementia, non-aggressive cognitive support, incontinence care, diabetes care with sliding scale insulin, medication management, wound care, help with catheters or colostomies, post-op recovery, and even specialized support for conditions like Parkinson's, stroke, multiple sclerosis, mental illness, and more. For people with mobility or medical needs, the staff give one-person transfer help, tube feeding, oxygen support, night care, and exercise routines, and can take care of those who wander or show mild to moderate behaviors. The home can also help people with MRSA, AIDS/HIV, Huntington's disease, and brain injuries-but doesn't do two-person transfers, children under 18, or heavy equipment like lift vans or power wheelchairs in the rooms, just manual chairs, and there's no fenced yard or sprinkler system, but the home has alarms on the doors, an intercom system, and strong safety checks all around.
The staff speak Romanian and English, keep things structured, and stick to a low resident-to-caregiver ratio for safety and personal attention, and while certified nursing aides aren't on staff, the licensed RN watches daily operations closely and brings in therapists, nurses, dentists, podiatrists, and doctors when needed. Pleasant View offers private rooms and bathrooms, wheelchair-accessible showers, and only allows resident pets on a case-by-case basis (otherwise no regular pets), and the whole place is smoke-free inside. There are plenty of indoor and outdoor common spaces for relaxing, meeting with friends, or joining in social and devotional activities-these cover several spiritual backgrounds like Adventist, Christian, Buddhist, and Islamic services-plus regular events, clubs, and entertainment so residents can stay active, eat and talk together, and make friendships in a smaller, cozy group.
Meals use quality ingredients and include vegetarian and kosher options, and the kitchen tries to give people food that suits their tastes or needs. Residents get rides and parking, have access to physical, speech, and occupational therapy, and the staff can also handle hospice and respite stays for families who need shorter-term help, as well as foster care and transportation for seniors when possible, although no crisis or emergency drop-offs are allowed. While Pleasant View doesn't have every big-home feature, it focuses on care that feels personal, peaceful, and supportive, and the home's kept in line with Oregon's licensing rules, with inspections and caregiver checks as required. Above all, the home works to keep people as independent, healthy, and comfortable as possible without losing that close, friendly feel, and tours can be set up for anyone thinking about joining the community.
