Nonprofit to take over McMinnville’s Hillside retirement community

March 31, 2023, McMinnville N-R/News-Register

HumanGood, a nonprofit senior living provider, is purchasing Brookdale Hillside retirement community in McMinnville.

Mary Brickel, vice president of operations, sent a letter to Hillside residents and their families Tuesday telling them of the coming change in ownership. She said HumanGood will take over about May 1.

HumanGood officials will meet with residents and daily members after dinner Tuesday, April 4, to tell them more about the change. The meeting will be held both in-person and via Zoom.

“We are committed to making this a smooth transition for every resident,” family and employee, Brickel wrote. She said the current Brookdale and HumanGood will make sure the “high quality of services … are not disrupted.”

Brookdale Hillside started as Hillside Manor in 1983, when local business people built the original building on Hill Road. With both independent living apartments and a nursing care wing, it was the first retirement facility in McMinnville.

Ownership has changed hands several times over the years. In addition, the campus has since expanded to include three major buildings that stretch over a site that also borders West Second Street, in addition to numerous private cottages.

Hillside offers a range of care, from independent living to assisted living, memory care and short- and long-term nursing care.

For more information, call the retirement center’s office, at 503–472-9534.

Photo taken 4/18/2023 by ‘Mac News.’ HumanGood logo found online.