Assisted Living Communities in Burlington, WA

"the staff is kind and caring. We have had many years of great care for our family member. "

"I am staying in Fields Senior Living at Smokey Point. They're providing the food, and their food is very good. I like the employees. They're very nice and attentive. The place is very clean. It's a fairly new facility. So, it's not really old. It is very well decorated and very nice. It has lots of different rooms and different activities."

"The doors were all locked well, so you have to communicate to get in. If you're a senior who's worried about safety, you don't need to worry about that. It's a secure place. It also looked nice. It's modern, and it has been renovated. The hallways were nice, wide, and airy. The rooms were small, but I guess for one or two people, they're adequate. For us, it's small because we would have to get rid of a lot of stuff. Emily was wonderful, and she was excellent at her job. The dining area was restaurant style and looked nice. They also have a patio where you can eat outside with tables and a nice courtyard in the middle that had lots of flowers and birds. It's just lovely. They also had a room where people can cook, and then for the men, they make birdhouses, play jigsaw puzzles, and do all sorts of games. They also play bingo every day, and they have entertainment once a week where a jazz band comes in. They're very sociable. It's like they're a family where everybody knows each other, so they're all very pleasant. They gave us lunch, and it was very nice too. We had lots of ham, black scalloped potatoes, broccoli, cupcakes, and juice or whatever we wanted to drink. They also had a laundry room where a lady did all the laundry, and they had a cleaning staff. They do everything for you, they're very efficient, and they do a good job."

"The staff at Grandview Village is great. The rooms are good. It is clean and nice, and they are not too big. The dining room is setup with tables and chairs. They are on fixed time, so lunch is at 11am, and dinner is at 5pm. They have preset menus that they publish throughout the week so the people know what is being served. They have alternatives for those days as well. Breakfast is served between 7am and 10am. As for activities, they have several things throughout the day ranging from bingo to shopping field trips. They provide the needed services as well as religious type of stuff. It has been fairly excellent. "

"We have chosen Creekside Continuing Care Community and the big selling point was two things. I have a 94-year-old brother that's close by to that. The other thing is they have cottages, which is a good transition for us. Creekside has 29 cottages that surround the main big building, and I'm still independent, but my wife needs more care. We both love the idea of being in the cottage yet still being able to walk up a few steps and have all of the advantages of the food, programs, and exercise. Everyone was nice. The food was quite good. They have a big dining room with white tablecloths and then they have two other little restaurants there that you can go to if you don't want to go to the main dining room and you can do that for 10 to 12 hours a day. The facility was nice. It has a small-town atmosphere and there are a lot of restaurants and stores nearby, not that you would need them because everything's furnished. The cottage is large enough that I can take my baby grand piano with me. I was very impressed with the wide hallways and decent-sized rooms and banisters all along when you walk down and clean, with no smells. The staff was friendly."

"My wife has been a resident during the past two years at Ashley Gardens, where she is receiving excellent care from a compassionate staff. The meals are good, the rooms are clean, and residents can participate in many interesting activities. "

"My mom is in Life Care Center of Skagit Valley and it is a wonderful facility. It has a very good reputation. The food is very good, it is not the greatest but it is okay. With the care, I will say 90% of the people working there are wonderful. I like the nurses and the care that they give. When you walk in everyone is smiling, there is no odd smell and everything is clean. The rooms vary, there is an older part of the building that isn't the greatest, but they keep them very clean. The newer rooms, of course, are nicer. There are activities every day, like games, bingo, and sing-a-long. They have a little garden where they can plant flowers. Everything was wonderful even the administrator, except for the social worker probably because she is young and new. I think she is not really well informed because she is hard to work with. "

"I liked the friendliness of the staff and the meal options at Mountain Glen Retirement Community. My father-in-law will be moving in there and the room that we chose was a larger studio with a good-sized bathroom. He has a wheelchair, so it will accommodate his needs. They have a couple of larger gathering spaces, a little theater room, and an activity space, too."

"My mother lived at The Bridge for 5 years prior to her recent passing. It is a bright and welcoming place. Mom enjoyed bingo, flyswatter volleyball, group crossword, and outings in the bus. She was fairly independent on arrival after her stroke-needed the provided 3 meals a day and medication administration. As she declined the facility did bath assist, wheelchair transport to meals, toileting help, etc. The staff is wonderful, facility clean, food is good, there are a lot of activities if you want to participate."

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"My sister-in-law moved to Lilac Gardens Adult Family Home. What I like best is that they only have about four residents there. So, she gets a great deal of personal attention and assistance when she needs it. The staff is great. They're very friendly and they're experienced at handling someone who has memory issues like my sister-in-law. She seems to be pretty happy there and the attendants take good care of her. When we visited yesterday, one of the staff members was African-American and she was teaching me some Swahili. She baked some kind of bread that was like a Swahili recipe. She gave me a piece of that and let me try it. Cleanliness is excellent. I have no issues at all with that. I like the way the building is set up because, for one thing, they have a large fenced-in backyard, so she can go outside whenever she wants to. There is an alarm on the front door so if any of the residents try to leave, it sets off an alarm and one of the attendants is immediately there to take proper action. They have a TV viewing area, like a living room area, where the residents can have the option to meet with their family. They also have a stationary bicycle and some other exercise equipment in the patio area. We took my sister-in-law out yesterday for lunch and when we got back, there were two people who appeared to be musicians of some sort in the recreation area, and they were taking down their equipment, packing up instruments and microphones. She likes to walk and one of the attendants there is always ready if she wants to go for a walk around the neighborhood. Compared to where she was previously, she is getting excellent care at Lilac Gardens Adult Family Home. I like it."

"Staff is amazingly friendly. Our friend's apartment is lovely, well appointed, dining facility warm and friendly. The facility continually provides activities for the community to be involved with. Happy to know exercises class in 7 days a week. We look forward to living there in the near future."

"Chandler's Square is a lovely and delightful facility, but it is not graduated care. So you have to move off campus if you are going to a different care. They don't have skilled nursing or dementia care. It is a retirement and assisted living facility. My mother has many friends living there. The residents are very social, and everybody seems happy. I've had dinner there, and the food is fine. I would recommend this facility to other people because they give excellent care, and the facility is very attractive. "

"My mother is at Josephine Caring Community. Right now, she's in long-term care. She's also been in the rehab portion of it. The staff is very good. She's sharing a room, and the only downside is that they got them crammed into a room, which seems a little too tight. Otherwise, I think they take good care of them. The food is in the middle of the road, not great, not terrible. It has a very friendly atmosphere. The facility is well cared for. It's a great place for someone with advanced illnesses, with the correct amount of care for those."