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The cost of independent living in Clackamas is about $4,354 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 110 options. Read 1758 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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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.
Avamere at Chestnut Lane is the only facility in the United States that offers Assisted Living services for Deaf and DeafBlind residents. Our building overlooks downtown Gresham, and the views of Mt. Hood from our dining room are spectacular. We are located just 20 minutes East of Portland and it...
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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.
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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This is a small scale facility but in a lot of ways that's what makes it great. You get more personalized attention and get to know whos taking care of you as well as your fellow "house mates". Things are a...
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.
We are family owned properties that are conveniently located off of Interstate 205 in northeast Portland.  Our campus communities offer services and amenities that enhance living.  Our goals over the years have been to consistently offer affordable living accommodations, without...
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All of the staff and residents at West Hills Village Senior Living are very friendly nd helpful. As far as the food goes, they need to stop buying from Cisco. The pre-prepared food is way too salty!! I...
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.
West Hills Village is an elegant, yet charming, senior living community located in the heart of Portland's Multnomah Village neighborhood. Hidden away from the bustle of the city and surrounded by lush trees, gardens and flowers, you'll find a lifestyle focused on customer service and outstanding...
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I think it's a pleasant place to live overall. This is an independent living facility but most of the people seem to be 1000 years old. It can be kind of depressing in the hallway. It would be a lot nicer if...
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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.
The Heights at Columbia Knoll offers affordable senior housing to those 62 years of age or older. We are located on 9 acres on site of the historic Shriners Hospital and next to the Grotto. We offer services and amenities such as meals, housekeeping, activities and transportation. Excellent...
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Staff has English problems. They answer yes to all requests even if you have special instructions for task written they say yes when you ask did you understand? Yes, but do task wrong. My husband needs pee...
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.
Award winning Independent & Assisted Living retirement community located in the heart of the Lloyd District in Portland, Pacifica Senior Living at Calaroga Terrace is the perfect setting for seniors who enjoy an urban lifestyle. A 17-story high-rise, Calaroga Terrace is a city within a city....
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The kindness, the gentleness, how very clean it is, The LEVEL Of the CARE, the VARIETY and EXCELLENCE of the FOOD, the involvement of the ADMINISTRATIVE side of this house toward the care and the concerns of...
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.
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
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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, Memory Care, 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.
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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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
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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: 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: 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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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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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.
Golden Acres Retirement Center, located in Dallas, Texas is a one-of-a-kind rehabilitation and living center for the elderly. We offer in-house, state of the art therapy, and a caring, dedicated staff. Our services assist the elderly in nurses, doctors, rehabilitation therapists and facilities...
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: 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.
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
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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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It is a supportive environment. The staff are friendly, caring,and diligent. The food is good. The apartment is a good size, it is comfortable, and it is clean. The people who live there are friendly,...
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.
Meadows Courtyard Inc is an assisted living community located in beautiful Oregon City, Oregon. If you are looking for a comfortable and secure place to call home, then look no further than Meadows Courtyard Inc. Oregon City is at the junction of the Willamette and Clackamas Rivers making it...
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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: 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, 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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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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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.

Cost of independent living in Clackamas, OR

The average cost of senior living in Clackamas is $4,354 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Troutdale, OR with an average of $4,296 per month.

Independent living costs in Clackamas, OR, vs. nearby cities

Clackamas, OR
$4,354/mo
$4,348/mo

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

Clackamas, OR
$4,354/mo
$4,372/mo
U.S. national average
$4,157/mo

Independent living costs in Clackamas, OR, vs. other senior living options

$5,228/mo
Independent Living
$4,354/mo

Independent living costs in Clackamas, OR, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,726/mo
Private
$8,700/mo
Studio
$4,896/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,310/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,026/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,675/mo

Senior living costs in Clackamas 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: Clackamas, OR
Column state: Oregon
Column national: U.S.
Community typeClackamas, OROregonU.S.
Independent Living$4,354/mo$4,372/mo$4,157/mo
Assisted Living$4,525/mo$4,772/mo$4,706/mo
Memory Care$5,228/mo$5,156/mo$4,939/mo
Independent Living
Clackamas, OR:$4,354/mo
Oregon:$4,372/mo
U.S.:$4,157/mo
Assisted Living
Clackamas, OR:$4,525/mo
Oregon:$4,772/mo
U.S.:$4,706/mo
Memory Care
Clackamas, OR:$5,228/mo
Oregon:$5,156/mo
U.S.:$4,939/mo
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Independent living costs in Clackamas, OR, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Clackamas 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 Clackamas, OR

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Clackamas 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
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Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Clackamas, OR$3,241/mo$3,163/mo+2.5%
Oregon$3,233/mo$3,069/mo+5.4%
National$3,265/mo$3,169/mo+3.0%
Clackamas, OR
2024 average cost:$3,241/mo
2023 average cost:$3,163/mo
Percent change:+2.5%
Oregon
2024 average cost:$3,233/mo
2023 average cost:$3,069/mo
Percent change:+5.4%
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2024 average cost:$3,265/mo
2023 average cost:$3,169/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Clackamas

Recent reviews for independent living in Clackamas

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

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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 helpful staff. Numerous reviews emphasize the kindness and attentiveness of staff members across various communities. At Solista Milwaukie by Cogir, for instance, a resident's family mentions the exceptional friendliness of the staff, while at Parkrose Chateau, the moving process was made easier by the hel ...
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Good variety of activities. Communities offer a range of engaging activities for residents. At Solista Milwaukie by Cogir, residents enjoy a variety of outings and adventures, while at Somerset Lodge, the strong sense of community is furthered by social events and gatherings. At Glenmoore, Glenmoore residents partici ...
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Well-kept facilities and apartments. The cleanliness and upkeep of the facilities and apartments is important to many residents. At , a resident appreciates the renovated patio and dining room, while at Courtyard Fountains, the cleanliness is described as excellent. The apartments at Solista Milwaukie by Cogir are praised for t ...
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Delicious meals and dining experiences. Nutritious and delicious meals are key factors in residents' overall satisfaction. At Parkrose Chateau, the food is described as good, while at Solista Milwaukie by Cogir, the new chef has improved the food to the pleasure of residents. At Russellville Park, meals are both high quality and ...
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Supportive and inclusive community atmosphere. Residents appreciate the sense of community and inclusiveness at their new homes. At Somerset Lodge, Somerset Lodge feels like a 'big family', while at Glenmoore, residents enjoy meeting new friends and engaging in community events. At Solista Milwaukie by Cogir, the inclusive atmosphere h ...
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Flexible and accommodating management. Flexible and understanding management is a valuable asset for many residents. At Hazelwood Community Apartments, the application process was straightforward, and the management was ready to help with any questions or concerns. At Solista Milwaukie by Cogir, management emphasizes the term 'in ...
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Clackamas independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Clackamas independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Clackamas, 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 Clackamas 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 Clackamas 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
10.2%
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Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
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34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
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Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Clackamas 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 Clackamas communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
38.8%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
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43.3%
Room service
Room service
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36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Clackamas 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 Clackamas offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
51%
45%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
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28.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
27.6%
32.9%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
40.8%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
50%
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Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
55.1%
53.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
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42.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
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38%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
37.8%
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Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
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47%
Live performances
Live performances
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46.6%
Dances
Dances
29.6%
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Fitness center
Fitness center
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Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Princeton Village by Cogir, The Springs at Sunnyside and Brookdale Oswego Springs Portland are the top-rated independent living facilities near Clackamas, Oregon. See full list of communities.

There are 110 independent living facilities near Clackamas, Oregon. See the full list.

The best independent living facilities near you in Clackamas, Oregon are The Lofts by Cogir, Brookdale Oswego Springs Portland and Cogir of Glenwood Place. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.

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