Cedar Village by Cogir
Hiring organization · Based in Salem, OR
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You work in a Memory Care setting that runs SPARK, a Montessori-inspired program built to give residents with memory impairment real roles and daily engagement.
Experienced nurses
A Health and Wellness Director role (LPN/LVN or RN) sits on the management team and owns assessments, clinical training and supervision, and day-to-day clinical operations.
As of 2025Source: cogirusa.com
Moving here
Cedar Village is Assisted Living and Memory Care at 4452 Lancaster Dr. NE in Salem, pet-friendly, and part of the Cogir Senior Living network across 11 states.
Experienced nurses
The community is listed for award-winning care on U.S. News best senior living recognition and rates itself 4.5 on the official site.
As of 2025Source: cogirusa.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Leadership in Memory Care is visible on the floor—Director Katelyn was publicly recognized with a leader award by the community.
New graduates
Nurses here get named publicly for tenure; the community thanked Debbie during Nurses Week for nearly five years on staff.
As of 2024Source: facebook.com
Moving here
Assisted Living work here is person-centered help with ADLs in a wellness-focused community that offers a complimentary meal with a tour.
The city
Living in Salem, OR
Salem, Oregon's capital, sits in the fertile Willamette Valley between Portland and Eugene. Nurses relocating here find a mid-sized city with a strong healthcare sector, easy access to wine country, and weekend trips to the Cascade Range or Oregon Coast about an hour away.
Browse roles in Salem
- Metro price level · Salem area
- 4% above the national average
- BEA index 103.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,400/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $75,487/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would step into Cedar Village by Cogir on Lancaster Drive NE in Salem—an Assisted Living and Memory Care community that is pet-friendly and part of Cogir Senior Living’s network across 11 states.
More about Cedar Village by Cogir
Day to day, Assisted Living centers on person-centered help with ADLs; Memory Care runs SPARK, a Montessori-inspired program meant to give residents with memory impairment real activities and social roles. Clinically, a Health and Wellness Director (LPN/LVN or RN) sits on the management team and oversees assessments, training and supervision of the clinical team, and day-to-day clinical operations. The community highlights award-winning care tied to a U.S. News best senior living listing, rates itself 4.5 on the official site, and has publicly celebrated nurses—thanking Debbie during Nurses Week for nearly five years on staff and recognizing Memory Care Director Katelyn with a leader award. What you will not find spelled out up front is nurse pay or unit ratios; those details are not in the public materials, so you would ask when you visit. Tours come with a complimentary meal if you want to see the floor before you decide.
Person-centered holistic care, wellness-focused supportive services, and Montessori-inspired SPARK engagement that aims to empower residents and fill social roles.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- nurse tenure and appreciation
- Facility publicly thanked long-tenured nurse Debbie nearly five years on staff during Nurses Week.
As of 2024Source: facebook.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 18, 2026
- Website
- cogirusa.com ↗
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- Geriatrics1 open
Assisted Living
Assisted Living & Memory Care community providing person-centered holistic care and help with ADLs.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: caring.comSource 2: cogirusa.com
Memory Care
Specialized Memory Care with SPARK program inspired by Montessori methods for residents with memory impairment.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: caring.comSource 2: cogirusa.com
Clinical / Health and Wellness
Health and Wellness Director (LPN/LVN or RN) oversees assessments, clinical team training/supervision, and day-to-day clinical operations.
Source location unconfirmedSource: cogirusa.com
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