High Lookee Lodge Receives National Award
November 8, 2000

Portland, OR. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs assisted living facility, High Lookee Lodge, tied for the National Excellence in Affordable Assisted Living award in the rural category last month in Miami, Florida.

Sponsored by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and the National Cooperative Bank Development Corporation (NCBDC), the purpose of the competition was to "recognize and disseminate replicable examples of affordable assisted living, which provide excellence in services and environment".

High Lookee Lodge, is a 40-unit assisted living facility, designed to meet the cultural, social, spiritual, and physical needs of the tribe's Native American elders, incorporating the cultures of the Warm Springs, Wasco, and Paiute Tribes.

Having already received an award for it's design by LRS Architects, this latest recognition credits High Lookee Lodge with it's creativity and accomplishments in overcoming funding, physical program, and organizational challenges. Portland-based, Concepts in Community Living provides the operational and property management services to the Lodge.