A remarkable community of active and engaged individuals
Committees help our Members pursue and grow their interests. With over 60 Member-led committees, there's something for everyone. Watch this video to see how life at Terwilliger Plaza enriches our Members emotionally, artistically, spiritually, physically, and more.
Health and Wellness
Let's start thinking about tomorrow
It’s engaging your body, mind and spirit. It’s also very personal. Whenever you’re ready to take a first step, we like to start with a fitness evaluation, identify activities that line up with your passions and goals. From there, it’s up to you: Mix strength training and cardio with aerobic drumming and aquatics; stretch and find balance in yoga; hit the trails and treat your soul to nature; and then meet with a personal trainer or Member on our certified Wellness Team. We’re fans of wellness for everyone. That includes you.
What to expect:
Complete fitness evaluation to create your own wellness plan
Exercise equipment for health and fitness maintenance
Innovative wellness classes
Yoga
Strength training/resistance bands
Modern Aquatics Center with Aqua Fit classes
Personal training
Spa and massage therapy
Wellness lectures and support groups
Highly-qualified, dedicated and certified Wellness Team
Personalized, individual programs for all stages of life
Classes for balance, coordination, core strength, flexibility, and endurance
Onsite salon to look and feel your best
Dining Options
Eat in, eat out, or somewhere in between.
Go for crème brûlée in our restaurant or tapas downtown. There are no rules, just whatever your mood and taste buds desire. And of course, you can find many conveniences at our onsite Bridgeview Deli.
What to expect:
Our kitchen’s chefs oversee our locally-inspired, seasonal menus, which celebrate the best of the Pacific Northwest and elevated versions of home-cooked favorites.
Decadent desserts, including special requests for birthdays
Weekly happy hours, featuring hand-crafted cocktails, wine and beer
Portland’s thriving, ever-changing food scene
Local microbreweries with tours and attached restaurants
Downtown PSU Saturday Farmers Market (five minutes away)
Lifelong Learning
Curiosity is forever.
There’s no age limit to learning. That’s why our Members do more than yearn to learn; they get out and do: Continuing Education classes at Portland State University. Geological field trips to the Columbia Gorge. And a woodworking shop, right here. From languages to cooking lessons, movie history to microbreweries, we’re proving that retirement has very little to do with retiring—and everything to do with doing. Go for it: visit the opera, have a museum date, or host a dinner party. Whether you’re sharing or creating, it’s all a part of being here.
Like to learn? Here are a few of our favorite things.
Audit classes at Portland State University
Find a new passion in our woodshop
Stay involved by hearing lectures on everything from environmentalism to social justice in our Saturday morning Breakfast Forums
Watch great movies and learn behind-the-scenes facts with our Film Lecture Series
Try cardio drumming, yoga, or a new wellness class
Take a geological field trip to the Columbia Gorge
Challenge yourself—and others—to billiards and table tennis
Host a dinner party
Nurture nature by enjoying the surrounding parks and miles of trails
Attend The Inquiring Mind weekly series led by Members
Teach a class or attend one, led by our Members
Enjoy a large and current selection of books, periodicals and audiobooks and order some of your favorites with on-site access to the Multnomah County Library
Membership has its perks
Being a Member at our senior living community in Portland, Oregon has its advantages.