Cameron Care

What Cameron Care does

Cameron Care, Inc. is a privately held, Oregon-incorporated operator of three licensed residential care facilities in Portland, Oregon, providing transitional residential care and treatment for adults diagnosed with severe and chronic mental disorders. Founded in 1979 as Cameron Guest Home (originally serving seniors) and re-licensed in 1986 as a mental health Residential Care Facility under the State of Oregon Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the company has grown to three locations: the original Boise Street site (1979), the Garfield Avenue site (constructed and licensed 1990), and the Powell Boulevard site (purchased and licensed 1996). Service delivery is built around individualized care plans developed with a Residential Manager and Skills Trainer, covering medication administration, daily living support, meal preparation, and skills training in a least-restrictive setting.

The company's revenue model is a managed-services, government-funded per-diem model. All resident referrals come exclusively from Multnomah County Residential Placement Personnel; prospective clients must have a residential referral packet created through their doctor or Multnomah County Mental Health & Addiction Services, and each site maintains a wait list. This positions Cameron Care as a contracted provider within Multnomah County's publicly funded behavioral health continuum, with revenue effectively dependent on county contracts and the underlying Medicaid/public mental health funding stream. The operation is lean (1-10 employees reported), labor-staffed by Residential Managers, Residential Care Staff, Skills Trainers, and Operations Supervisors, with no disclosed technology platform, proprietary software, or digital product surface.

Cameron Care's growth has been entirely organic and slow: no funding rounds, no M&A, no leadership transitions, and no geographic moves are recorded in the available source material. The company is independently owned with no disclosed parent, no institutional investors, and no subsidiary structure. Its competitive position rests on state-licensed behavioral health capacity, 45+ years of operating history, and an established relationship with Multnomah County as sole referral source — which simultaneously constitutes the company's primary customer-concentration risk.

Name

Cameron Care

Legal name

Cameron Care, Inc

Website

https://cameroncare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cameron Care, Inc. operates three state-licensed residential care facilities in Portland, Oregon, providing transitional residential treatment for adults with severe and chronic mental illness, with all residents referred exclusively through Multnomah County Mental Health & Addiction Services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Residential Care

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI)

Keywords

• Mental health residential care
• Behavioral health services
• Psychiatric residential treatment
• Transitional mental health housing
• Adult mental health care

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Care Services: Revenue is generated through government-funded residential treatment services. Cameron Care operates as a licensed Residential Care Facility under Oregon Administrative Rules, with all referrals sourced from Multnomah County Mental Health & Addiction Services. The program likely receives funding through Medicaid or other public mental health programs for serving adults with severe and chronic mental disorders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cameron Care operates a transitional residential care and treatment program for adults with severe and chronic mental illness, delivered across three state-licensed Residential Care Facilities in Portland, Oregon. The program provides personalized care planning with a Residential Manager and Skills Trainer, medication administration and supervision, daily living support, meal preparation, and skills training aimed at helping residents regain stability and independence in the least restrictive setting. All residents are referred exclusively through Multnomah County Residential Placement Personnel.

Product overview

Cameron Care is a single, unified residential mental health treatment program offering three co-located facilities in the Portland, Oregon area. The core service provides transitional residential care and treatment for adults with severe and chronic mental illness, working in partnership with Multnomah County Mental Health & Addiction Services. The program is delivered through integrated staffing services: Residential Managers oversee facility compliance and individual care planning; Residential Care Staff provide direct supervision, medication administration, and daily living support; and Operations Supervisors manage facility operations, admissions, and personnel. All three locations operate under Oregon state licensing as Residential Treatment Facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cameron Care Residential Treatment Program A transitional residential care and treatment program for adults with mental illness, providing individualized care plans, medication administration, daily living assistance, meal preparation, and skills training in a least-restrictive setting to help residents regain stability and independence. Referred exclusively through Multnomah County Mental Health & Addiction Services.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Multnomah County Mental Health & Addiction ServicescoreOthersPrimary referral partner for all Cameron Care residents. All referral packets must go through Multnomah County Mental Health before being presented to a Cameron Care facility. Prospective clients are directed to contact Multnomah County to initiate the referral process.
• State of Oregon Office of Mental Health and Addiction ServicescoreOthersRegulatory licensing body that licenses Cameron Care's facilities as Residential Care Facilities under Oregon Administrative Rules.
• Comagine (Independent Qualified Agent)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIndependent Qualified Agent referenced in Operations Supervisor job description as part of communication protocols with external stakeholders regarding client progress and treatment plans.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Volunteers of America Oregon: Oregon chapter of a national nonprofit providing residential, behavioral health, and supportive housing services across the state, including programs for adults with mental illness. Comparable in mission, Oregon footprint, and residential services for vulnerable adults.
• De Paul Treatment Centers: Oregon-based nonprofit providing residential and outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, including specialized programs for adults with co-occurring disorders. Comparable in service mix, Oregon footprint, and publicly funded residential model.
• Central City Concern: Portland-based nonprofit providing housing, mental health, and addiction services to adults experiencing homelessness and severe mental illness. Directly comparable in mission, geography (Portland), and the population served (chronically mentally ill adults, often with homelessness history).
• Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare: Oregon's largest community-based behavioral health provider, offering residential treatment, housing, and outpatient mental health services across multiple Oregon counties. Directly comparable to Cameron Care as an Oregon-licensed residential mental health operator serving publicly funded clients.
• Lifeways: Oregon community mental health organization providing residential, outpatient, and crisis services across multiple Oregon counties. Comparable as a publicly funded, multi-site Oregon residential mental health provider.
• Native American Rehabilitation Association (NARA NW): Portland-based nonprofit providing residential mental health, substance use, and housing services, with a focus on culturally specific care. Directly comparable in geography (Portland) and in serving publicly referred adults with severe mental illness.

Broad incumbents

• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Large nonprofit operating residential and community-based behavioral health programs across multiple states, including services for adults with mental illness. Comparable in residential care model but operates at significantly larger national scale.
• Universal Health Services (UHS): Large, publicly traded hospital and behavioral health operator with a Behavioral Health Care segment that includes acute and residential psychiatric facilities. Comparable service line (residential mental health) but operates a national portfolio far broader than Cameron Care's three Portland facilities.
• Acadia Healthcare Company: The largest pure-play behavioral health operator in the United States, with 250+ behavioral healthcare facilities including residential treatment centers. Comparable in core service line (residential mental health treatment) but operates at vastly greater scale across many states.
• Sequel (Sequel Youth and Family Services): Private equity-backed (Vistria Group) operator of residential behavioral health, mental health, and substance use treatment programs. Comparable in residential treatment model and publicly funded client base, though typically focused on youth and at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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