About Us
Solvang Independent Retirement Living honors our Danish definition of a “sunny field” by creating a bright way to retire. This is expressed in everything we do and offer:
What We Do
Personalized Home – We offer a “have it your way” approach to senior living to offer seniors a home that matches their style.
Personalized Care – We provide a suite of services to select from in a concierge approach, so seniors can access the care that meets their needs.
Fun Environment – We offer an engaging environment filled with activities to expand the mind, body, and spirit, plus amenities to live retirement to its fullest.
Our Mission, Vision, and Values
Our mission, vision, and value statement guide us in every decision we make as a business for our residents, their families, employees, and professional partners.
Mission: Providing choices in caring communities
Vision: Redefining the experience, where life and caring come together
Value Statement: It is every man and woman’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent he or she takes out of it.
Proudly Managed by Senior Housing Managers
Meet Our Team
Executive Director
Tracy Nelson
Tracy was born and raised in Cottage Grove Oregon. She has been in senior housing in a variety of roles since the year 2000 and began her director career in 2004.
Executive Director
Tracy Nelson
Tracy was born and raised in Cottage Grove Oregon. She has been in senior housing in a variety of roles since the year 2000 and began her director career in 2004. All her career prior to Solvang was spent in Assisted Living and Memory Care. Tracy has a 15-year-old daughter named Adeline. Together they adopted 2 grey kittens that they named Sonny and Cher. Tracy enjoys music from all generations, is an avid vinyl record collector and enjoys listening to any live music. She loves reading and being around a campfire with her friends and family. Tracy is thrilled to be at Solvang and is incredibly excited for Solvang’s future.
Sales & Marketing Director
Chris McVein
Chris was born and raised in Eugene, where he graduated from North Eugene High School in 1999. Attending Shenandoah University, he graduated Cum Laude in…
Sales & Marketing Director
Chris McVein
Chris was born and raised in Eugene, where he graduated from North Eugene High School in 1999. Attending Shenandoah University, he graduated Cum Laude in 2003. He then bounced back and forth from Eugene to Boston and back to Eugene, where he plans on staying. He enjoys the outdoors, the arts and his cat, Drew. Chris has been working in the senior living industry for almost a decade. Starting as a caregiver, he rose up the ranks to the sales position. Working in this particular industry has given him great satisfaction and he can never fully express how much he appreciates what he does for a living.
Executive Chef
Tommy Sipes
Chef Tommy is originally from Los Angeles, California. While in Los Angeles, Tommy was in a band and played weekend parties and when he graduated, he started…
Executive Chef
Tommy Sipes
Chef Tommy is originally from Los Angeles, California. While in Los Angeles, Tommy was in a band and played weekend parties and when he graduated, he started playing with his band at clubs. Tommy and his band were locally famous in Los Angeles. Tommy eventually went to culinary school where he received his culinary arts degree. Tommy eventually fell in love with the art of food while working in the restaurant industry. Tommy decided after many years of California life to move to Eugene where he met his wife and had four kids. Tommy has 35 years’ experience and has been the Executive Chef at some very noteworthy restaurants here in Eugene—Oregon Electric Station, Steelheads Brewery, Hole in the Wall and most recently the Collegian. When Tommy is not managing the kitchen and dining room at Solvang, he enjoys fishing, playing music and preparing food for his family.
Activities Director
Tracy Riddle
Tracy was born in Cambridge England and moved to the US at an early age. Tracy lived in four different states until her father retired after 30 years in the Airforce.
Activities Director
Tracy Riddle
Tracy was born in Cambridge England and moved to the US at an early age. Tracy lived in four different states until her father retired after 30 years in the Airforce. She eventually landed in Eugene.
Tracy graduated from Sheldon High School. Her two lifelong loves of cars and animals landed her a horse training job out of high school, she then moved to a ranch.
After 5 years, she had the opportunity to work for National Hot Rod in the Pacific Northwest and even drove a dragster for a season.
After the birth of her son, she settled down and went to beauty school, by chance, she also started doing restorative art on deceased people and worked up to a career as a Funeral Director and Embalmer.
Tracy’s interests include documentaries, history, reading, rock hounding, road trips, all things car related, movies, old cemeteries and her dog, Pistol Pete.