Local Gorge Resources
Senior Centers and Services
Senior Centers
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Hood River Valley Adult Center Hood River, OR
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Klickitat County Senior Services Goldendale, WA
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Mid Columbia Senior Center The Dalles, OR
- Skamania County Senior Services Stevenson, WA
Senior Services
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Meals on Wheels Hood River, OR
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Meals on Wheels Klickitat County, WA
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Meals on Wheels Stevenson, WA
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Meals on Wheels The Dalles, OR
- Oregon State Senior Services The Dalles, OR
Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and more
Mt. Hood Senior Solutions,Gresham, OR (One of the Most Reliable Senior Placement Agencies in Oregon and SW Washington)
Assisted Living, Adult Foster Homes and Memory Care (= MC if listed),
(Note: Facilities with websites are listed, there are more)
- Ashley Manor Senior Living Hood River, OR
- Cherry Heights Living The Dalles, OR
- Flagstone Senior Living (MC) The Dalles, OR
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Hawk’s Ridge Senior Living Hood River, OR
- Nightingale Care Homes The Dalles, OR
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Parkhurst Place Assisted Living Community Hood River, OR
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Providence Brookside Manor (MC) Hood River, OR
- Providence Dethman House Hood River, OR
- Providence Down Manor Hood River, OR
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Rock Cove Assisted Living Community Stevenson, WA
- Simcoe Manor Senior Living Center Goldendale, WA
- The Cherry Street Manor AFH White Salmon, WA
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The Pearls Home Care, LLC The Dalles, OR
- The Springs at Mill Creek (MC) The Dalles, OR
Nursing Homes and Rehabilitation Facilities
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Columbia Basin Care The Dalles, OR
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Hood River Care Center Hood River, OR
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Oregon Veterans Home The Dalles, OR
- The Dalles Health and Rehabilitation Center The Dalles, OR
Caregiving, Home Health, Hospice, and Medical Aid In Dying
For Hospice and Medical Aid In Dying please click here.
Caregiving
- Age Plus/Circles of Care The Dalles, OR
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Bobbi’s Way In-Home Health Care Hood River, OR (Carola has worked for them)
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Care.com Caregiver search
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Chesterfield Services, Inc Skamania and Klickitat County, WA
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Community Living Case Management The Dalles, OR
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Family Resource Home Care The Dalles, OR
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Hearts of Gold Caregivers The Dalles, OR
Home Health Care
Transportation and Medical Equipment
Transportation
- GOBHI Non-Emergent Medical Transportation
- Hood River County Transportation District = Columbia Area Transit (CAT)
- Hood River Pedicab, EV Taxi & Delivery
- Mt Adams Transportation Services = Gorge Translink
- Transportation Network = Gorge Translink
Medical Equipment
- Norco Medical The Dalles, OR
- Lincare Inc The Dalles, OR
Public Health Departments, Mental Health Centers (= MH)
(Note: There are more individual Mental Health providers not listed here)
- Comprehensive Healthcare (MH) White Salmon, Goldendale WA
- Department Of Social And Health Services Stevenson, Goldendale WA
- Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc (MH) The Dalles, OR
- Hood River County Health Department Hood River, OR
- Klickitat County Health Department White Salmon, Goldendale, WA
- Mid-Columbia Center for Living (MH) Hood River, The Dalles, Moro, OR
- North Central Public Health The Dalles, OR
- One Community Health Medical and (MH) Hood River, The Dalles, OR
- Providence Behavioral Health MH) Hood River, OR
- Skamania County Counseling Center Stevenson, WA
Funeral Options
Gorge local Funeral Homes
- Anderson’s Tribute Center: Celilo Chapel The Dalles, OR
- Anderson’s Tribute Center Hood River, OR
- Columbia Hills Memorial Chapel Goldendale, WA
- Gardner Funeral Home Inc White Salmon, WA
- Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home The Dalles, OR
Funeral Options:
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Aeternitas Life Body Donation
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Cremation Association of North America Water Cremation info
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Recompose Human Composting
Miscellaneous Resources
- Accessible Gorge Resources for individuals with disabilities for businesses and trails in the Columbia River Gorge
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Aging Care – Age with G.R.A.C.E. Hood River, OR
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Circles of Solace, Grief Support Hood River, OR
- Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance LGBT+ Services, Hood River, The Dalles, OR
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Community Resources provided by One Community Health
- County Veteran Services Office Hood River, OR
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Dementia Support Group The Dalles, OR
- JR Frakes at Edward Jones – Legacy and Estate Considerations
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Reach Out Oregon Resources for Hood River, Sherman and Wasco County, OR
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Resource Guide – Skamania County Stevenson, WA
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The Next Door, Inc Latino Services, Hood River, The Dalles, OR
- Wasco County Veterans Service Office The Dalles, OR
- Waucoma Bookstore, Hood River – They carry End of Life themed books recommended by Carola
Resources for Pet Owners
Hospice & Animal Death Doula Services: Pets Point of View
Hospice/Palliative/Home Euthanasia for Cats & Dogs: Quality Life Vet Care by Bob Bussa, DVM, CHPV (Located in the Columbia Gorge)
Online Pet Loss classes based on the Grief Recovery Method by Carola Stepper, RN, CHPN, LAc
Palliative Care and Hospice Care
What Are Palliative Care and Hospice Care?
Per surveys, many families wished their loved one would have started Hospice care earlier. A Yale study suggested starting hospice earlier. Studies have found patients enrolled in Hospice could live up to 29 days longer. Hospice can be started when a doctor predicts a life expectancy of 6 months or less.
Please talk to your medical provider sooner than later if you think you might benefit from palliative or hospice care.
Hospice Care
Medical Aid In Dying and Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (=VSED)