Quiet country care in Beaverton, Oregon  ·  Registered-Nurse owned & operated
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The Pilgrim Adult Family Home

About us

A smaller kind of care

The Pilgrim is a home first and a care setting second — five residents, one experienced nurse, and a quiet corner of the Beaverton countryside to call home.

The grounds at The Pilgrim Adult Family Home

Our story

A country home, kept for people

The Pilgrim sits on a peaceful stretch of the Beaverton farming community — a two-story home first built in 1962 and opened as The Pilgrim in 2021. It's the kind of place that feels settled: mature trees, well-kept grounds, and long views of the sunrise and sunset from the kitchen windows.

We chose to keep it small on purpose. Rather than a large facility with dozens of residents, The Pilgrim cares for just five people at a time. That means care can move at a human pace — meals made to order, routines that follow the resident, and the steady presence of someone who actually knows them.

Inside The Pilgrim Adult Family Home

Meet Rachel

An experienced nurse who lives here too

The Pilgrim is owned and managed by Wahito “Rachel” Gikaru, a Registered Nurse with a BSN and more than 40 years of experience in acute care. Rachel lives in the home, which means residents are looked after by a seasoned nurse day and night.

That level of clinical experience is rare in a home this small. It's what allows The Pilgrim to support residents with more complex needs — from medication management to advanced dementia care — while keeping the warmth and calm of an ordinary house.

RN · BSN
Acute-care trained
40+ years
Nursing experience
On-site
Owner & manager, lives in home

What we believe

The ideas that shape every day here

Small by design

Five residents, never more

A small household means care is personal and unhurried, and no one blends into a crowd.

Clinical, but gentle

A nurse in the house

Real nursing experience on-site, delivered with the patience and warmth of home.

A real home

Comfort over institution

Open, sunlit rooms, gardens, and a greenhouse — a place that feels lived-in, not clinical.

Made to order

Food and days that fit the person

Home-cooked meals adjusted to each resident's tastes and diet, and activities they actually enjoy.

For families

What is an adult family home?

An adult family home is a licensed residential home that provides room, meals, and personal care for a small number of adults — usually in a normal house, in a normal neighborhood.

For many families it's the middle ground they were hoping for: more hands-on and homelike than a large assisted-living community, and more supported and social than aging alone at home. At The Pilgrim, that means five residents cared for under one roof by a Registered Nurse.

If you're weighing options for a parent or loved one, we're happy to talk through whether this setting is the right fit — no pressure, just an honest conversation.

The Pilgrim
Large community
5 residents total
Dozens to hundreds
RN owner lives on-site
Rotating staff & shifts
Home-cooked, made to order
Cafeteria-style dining
One house, quiet setting
Large campus
Medicaid beds available
Varies by community

Come see it for yourself

The best way to understand The Pilgrim is to visit. Meet Rachel, walk the grounds, and picture your loved one at home here.

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