Tandem Northwest is a non-profit organization that provides 24-hour support and care for adults who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities at our modern, comfortable residential group homes. We strive to foster each individual’s strengths and confidence within their own home and community so they may be engaged in a life full of meaning and purpose!
We currently operate eleven 24-resident homes in Marion County, Oregon. Each of our group homes has a dedicated house manager and staff trained to the Oregon Administrative Rule standards and our own commitment to helping every client achieve meaningful lives in a setting that puts their needs and personhood first.
Tandem is licensed by the state of Oregon to provide Supported Living services, which provide individuals with the aid, opportunity and empowerment to shape the direction of their own lives. Our staff assists clients with day-to-day decision-making, such as selecting and cooking meals or money management, in addition to services like medication administration, employment support, transportation to and from appointments, in-community activities like running errands or taking courses, positive behavior support, and much more.
We currently operate eleven 24-hour residential homes in Marion County, Oregon. Each of our group homes has a dedicated house manager and staff trained to the Oregon Administrative Rule standards and our own commitment to helping every client achieve meaningful lives in a setting that puts their needs and personhood first.
Tandem is licensed by the state of Oregon to provide Supported Living services, which provide individuals with the aid, opportunity and empowerment to shape the direction of their own lives. Our staff assists clients with day-to-day decision-making, such as selecting and cooking meals or money management, in addition to services like medication administration, employment support, transportation to and from appointments, in-community activities like running errands or taking courses, positive behavior support, and much more.
I love working for Tandem and could not see myself working anywhere else. My job is fulfilling and is constantly giving me the ability to learn and grow while impacting the lives of others in a positive way. I look forward to my future here and am very thankful for the many opportunities and blessings I have received.
Some day's can be very challenging and I take that as part of learning and building my bond with a client. Tandem gives me the opportunity to work with an individual and find the best way to keep them on track. I always believe in quote I have read: "There is only one way to look at things until someone shows us how to look at them with different eyes"... that someone to me is Tandem Northwest.
I have worked for Tandem going on fourteen years, I have grown a lot working here, and so has Tandem over that time. I have enjoyed that because it has shown a willingness to change things that don’t work. One of the great parts of Tandem is how caring and understanding they are, not just to individuals they support, but also to the staff they employ.