Expert Source
Vassar Byrd is a nationally recognized expert source on the topics of gerontology, innovative senior living and the importance of person-directed care. She has lent her expertise to stories in the L.A. Times, U.S. News & World Report, the New York Times, Parents.com, The Oregonian and more. She has also been featured in stories on KXL-FM News/Talk and NPR.Rose Villa is regularly featured in local and industry media. If you are a journalist, please contact Jennifer Werdel, Director of Marketing and Communications.
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Transformation of Milwaukie Retirement Community Continues
Oct 20, 2015The finishing touches are being put on our modernized cottages and new residents are starting to move in. The Daily Journal of Commerce shares Rose Villa's latest construction developments. Read More »
Chefs Nourish Customers and a Healthy Food System
Oct 16, 2015Kathleen Bauer with Willamette Living magazine featured Rose Villa's Chef KathrynYeoman's in this October/November 2015 issue. Read More »
Bracing for a Surge
Sep 15, 2015At the Portland Business Journal’s recent roundtable discussion on health policy ( “Mapping reform’s next big road bumps,” Aug. 21), the discussion turned to a huge topic.... Read More »
A Portland Senior Community Renovates for Baby Boomers
Sep 6, 2015When Rose Villa was built 57 years ago on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River, it probably seemed like the latest and greatest example of senior living. After several generations came and went, t... Read More »
What the New Normal for Retirement Looks Like
Sep 4, 2015More seniors are working longer, playing harder and loving every minute of it. Just ask Don and Elsie, who are living life they way they choose and are "having the time of their lives" as residen... Read More »
Rose Villa Comfort Companions program assures that no resident dies alone
Aug 28, 2015The all-volunteer program was started in 2013, when a previous social worker at Rose Villa recognized there was a need. Residents who volunteer for the program provide 24/7 care, “at the drop of... Read More »
CEO Roundtable: Healthcare policy
Aug 25, 2015On July 24, the Portland Business Journal gathered a panel of health care experts from all points of the spectrum — insurance, health systems, physicians, senior care, the Oregon Health Authorit... Read More »
