Avamere at Hillsboro - News
Avamere at Hillsboro Receives the AHCA Bronze Quality Award for 2011
Avamere at Hillsboro is proud to announce that we are the recipient of the 2011 Bronze Quality Award from AHCA/NCAL. We would like to thank the staff for their hard work and commitment that made this award possible.
Avamere at Hillsboro resident artist work featured at Walters Center
One artist just 10 days shy of her 99th birthday and a group of others who participated in Hillsboro Plein Air 2011 July 15 and 16 are featured during August at the Walters Cultural Arts Center.
Avamere at Hillsboro residents offer questions to President Obama
Only a few Oregonians will have the opportunity to see The President during his visit to Intel today, and almost none of us will ever have the chance speak to him. We invited some residents of Avamere at Hillsboro, a senior living facility, and students at Aloha High School , to share questions and thoughts they would offer Mr. Obama. Here is the video, by Jamie Francis of Oregon Live, featuring their collective questions.
Avacats take on St. Helens in Wii Bowling Tournament
The Avamere at Hillsboro "AvaCats" competed against the Avamere at St. Helens team in a Wii Bowling tournament on November 15, 2010. After a close race and a room full of cheerleaders, the Avamere at St. Helens team won the trophy while the Avacats took second place. Congratulations to the St. Helens building!
Avamere at Hillsboro Resident Celebrates 100 Years
Avamere at Hillsboro resident celebrates 100 year old birthday with family and friends by her side. There was a cake with 100 candles!
A Garden Mines Memories for Folks Who Are Losing Theirs
RT and Vera Hawkins plant petunias, working together just as they have for the 63 years of their marriage. She digs a hole and he carefully lifts the plant from the pot and hands it to her. They both bend to tuck the purple petunia into the soil, and then stand back to admire their work. RT is spry, but his memory isn't what it used to be. He lives in the secure Arbor Life memory care wing of Avamere at Hillsboro. She lives in the assisted living wing...
Avamere's Miller Takes Management to New Heights
As Rick Miller settles into his apartment at Avamere's assisted living center on SE 30th Ave., he tries to see his new environment through his grandfather's eyes. Miller's grandparents had spent part of their retirement years in a cottage at this same complex. His grandfather had spent his working years in construction and would have had a keen eye for the details that can make daily life more pleasant - or aggravating...
Century High Juniors Plan Book About Life's Mysteries
"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning." ("Tuesdays With Morrie" by Mitch Albom, p.43) Call it "Mondays at Avamere."
