Brenda Thompson
Jun 2025
Just had a delicious barbecue 🍗 lunch with my mom at Vineyard Heights. Awesome people work here, always kind and helpful! Would recommend it for your loved ones who need assisted living.
Vineyard Heights Assisted Living & Retirement Cottages
345 SW Hill Rd S4.2(24 ratings)· McMinnville average: 4.1
1 / 5Quick Facts
- Independent Living Cottages
- Two-bed, two-bath cottages with garage and patio
- Pricing Structure
- All-inclusive services cover Wi-Fi, housekeeping, and maintenance
What Families Think
Families and visitors describe Vineyard Heights as a clean, well-maintained community with a caring, responsive staff and a variety of activities for residents. Reviewers particularly praise staff members like maintenance director Alan Baker for going above and beyond during a maintenance emergency, and describe smooth, supportive transitions for new residents into assisted living. Independent living cottages with private amenities also drew interest from prospective residents touring the community.
The Good
- Staff praised as kind, helpful, and responsive
- Maintenance director keeps gardens beautifully maintained
- Quick, compassionate response during a water outage
- Smooth, supportive transition process for new residents
- Wide variety of activities like happy hour and painting classes
- Clean, pleasant environment noted by family members
The Bad
- No published pricing information available
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About Vineyard Heights Assisted Living & Retirement Cottages
Vineyard Heights Assisted Living & Retirement Cottages is an assisted living and independent living community located in South McMinnville, Oregon, in the Willamette Valley wine country approximately 49 miles southwest of Portland. The community comprises 81 assisted living apartments and 16 independent living cottages situated near historic downtown McMinnville.
The community offers support with daily needs designed to help residents maintain independence and stay connected to activities they enjoy. Care is provided through a 24/7 compassionate care team, and the community emphasizes an elder-directed, person-centered culture informed by the Eden Alternative philosophy. Staff develop individualized Growth and Wellness Plans that focus on each resident's strengths, goals, and passions rather than limitations.
Life Enrichment programs include fitness, arts, social events, and local outings tailored to individual interests. Amenities include an on-site salon, garden beds, library, fitness center, walking paths for daily exercise, and furnished lounges. The community features the Tiny Stories™ Project, which preserves residents' personal narratives, and operates according to Compass Senior Living's True North programs designed to promote cognitive exercise, community connections, and multi-sensory stimulation.
Dining at Vineyard Heights emphasizes restaurant-style service with chef-prepared meals made fresh daily from scratch. The Compass Café offers menus refreshed every 4 to 6 months featuring seasonal ingredients and community favorites. Special dietary accommodations are available, including options for no added salt, vegetarian, sugar-free, and other preferences, as well as specialized options for residents with Alzheimer's or dementia.
All-inclusive services handle Wi-Fi, housekeeping, laundry, and maintenance, allowing residents to focus on activities they enjoy. The community is situated in a peaceful setting surrounded by beautiful scenery and local attractions in Oregon's wine country, offering a setting described as welcoming to residents and visiting family.
Types of Care
Assisted LivingIndependent LivingSkilled Nursing / Long Term Care
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4.2overall · 24 ratings combined
4.2★ on Google (24)
Amber Aguirre Aguirre
May 2025
I was recently visiting this community and noticed the excitement as they were filming new television commercials. The staff and residents were all thrilled to see what was happening and the filming crew was extremely polite to everyone. I even overheard one resident saying that it was the most fun he had in the entire year. I was able to walk the community and see the amazing gardens that their maintenance director has created. It is worth seeing and a real passion for the residents. It is obvious that these people care about everyone here.
Randy Faubion
Dec 2024
Just want to shout out Alan Baker for outstanding performance in a bad situation. I recently cleaned flooring here as a vendor, and the water main burst and cut water to the building. Most maintenence directors don't even know what day I'm coming, but Alan called us to postpone or reschedule immediately. When I got there, Alan was still running around making sure residents had drinking water and flushing water. He never failed to give a resident his time of day, and still had time to check in on me and make sure I had everything I need. He also took the time to learn about my processes and ensure the cleaning was top notch. I didn't see exactly what time it was when he said bye and took off, but it must have been around 10 or 11pm after a full work day. Alan seems like a superstar that's at the right job.
Ginny Holm
Dec 2023
My husband and I.are looking for independent living and found Vineyard Heights offers 2 bedroom/2 bath cottages that could meet our needs. Each cottage has a garage, covered patio and utility room. The property is well maintained with raised bed gardens, pergola, and grape vines within a fenced green area. The daily menu looks yummy and every day there are "standard choices" of salads and sandwiches. We'd be interested in attending any of the group actities; happy hour, sit and be fit, painting clases, etc. Michael was a great tour guide and answered all our questions. We'll definitely be considering VH when we make the decision to move to a community.
Marcie Chase
Mar 2019
i couldn't be more pleased with our choice to have our mom stay in Vineyard Heights. It is clean, and pleasent, with activities geared for everyone, to try to get to a new normal, or just to get thru the day. The staff here are tremendous. We were at a time when our mother was ready to leave a physical therapy facility, (and we were too), we explained our predicament to Kaylie and she was able to have the Nurse come over and do her assessment, right away, she basically could have been moved that day, but we did have some geographical issues, (her kids were out of town. She is loving getting to live here, and seeing he things on the wall too. We were very blessed, to work with them on our situation, and it was like waving a magic wand, they had it together. They are quite a facility
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Vineyard Heights Assisted Living & Retirement Cottages offer?
Vineyard Heights Assisted Living & Retirement Cottages offers Assisted Living, Independent Living and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Where is Vineyard Heights Assisted Living & Retirement Cottages located?
Vineyard Heights Assisted Living & Retirement Cottages is located at 345 SW Hill Rd S in McMinnville, Oregon.
What do families say about Vineyard Heights Assisted Living & Retirement Cottages?
Families and visitors describe Vineyard Heights as a clean, well-maintained community with a caring, responsive staff and a variety of activities for residents. Reviewers particularly praise staff members like maintenance director Alan Baker for going above and beyond during a maintenance emergency, and describe smooth, supportive transitions for new residents into assisted living. Independent living cottages with private amenities also drew interest from prospective residents touring the community.
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