The Best Independent Living Communities in Thurston County, WA

"My sister and I toured Fieldstone Cooper Point, and it was very nice. Ideally, if we were able to go there, that's where we would want my father to go. It was very clean. There were lots of different activities for the residents to do. The staff was very friendly and very nice. For folks wanting to live in assisted living, it seemed to provide them with a good balance of independence and assistance as needed. The person at the front desk assisted us. She was in the reception area. She was very nice and very friendly. We didn't have an appointment for the tour, but she let us go ahead and walk around in the main areas and get a good sense of it. The facilities were very clean and very well appointed, and the layout was very nice."

"I toured Revel Lacey, and one thing I liked about it was it's a newer building. It's only about 6 years old. I like their meal hours. Their meal hours are 7 in the morning till 7 at night, so you're not locked into a set time to eat. They've got two different restaurant facilities. One is kind of like a bistro and one's more formal. So, if you want breakfast at 10:00 in the morning you're not locked in, and what other places are doing is 8, 12, and 5. You've got all day to get your meals. I had clam chowder, and it was very good. What they do is give you like 520 points a month for food. Their menus are served with a point factor when you order. The clam chowder was five points, and then other things were 5 or 10 points, depending on what you wanted. It's like using dollars except for points. They were very nice. They showed me a studio apartment that fits my queen sized bed, and it's got a wall partition to separate from the living room. It opens into the kitchen area, but you can put a curtain over it and make it more private. Each unit has its own washer and dryer, so you don't have to go down and use a community washer and dryer. The facility was very clean."

"Patriots Landing is very nice. It's more oriented towards the retired military because there are lots of retired military in DuPont. They have shuttle busses to VA hospitals, the parks, and the commissary. They have quite a few events like they take them to baseball games. So it's quite nice. They have a single bedroom, and double bedroom and their cottages are very spacious. They're about 1500 square feet and they have a full kitchen. I met the coordinator there, she was nice. They have a game week, and movie week, they take people to movie theaters and stuff around the area. They have a barbershop and salon, a library, and the meals are included. The facility was clean and well taken care of. It seems especially for the retired military, there's a lot of camaraderie with the other retired people who live there."

"My father moved to Prestige Senior Living Rosemont. We chose it because they had immediate availability and they were close. It's only like a 20-minute drive for me. So, the main reason was the location and that they had the social programs and stuff that we needed. My father is in a studio, so it's just one room and then a bathroom. He seems to like the food. I've been there when he eats and it looks good. It's a good variety. They have a lovely outside area, like a little back patio where they play some different little games like lawn bowling. They have a huge dining room. They have a lobby with the TV and stuff and then they have a little activities room where they play games or shuffleboard, and there's some games up on the second floor. The staff is very friendly and very professional. It's a fairly new facility, so everything is in good shape."

"I visited Cogir at the Narrows and toured their assisted living. It felt new and had great sitting and dining areas. I heard the food is good too. It's a nice place. I only met one staff member and she was great."

Snuggled between Tacoma, Puyallup, Graham and Yelm; Aspire Care Adult Family Home is a non-medical Residential Care Facility with a capacity of six residents. licensed by the State of Washington. Our Services at Aspire Care Adult Family Home The facility is owned by a licensed registered nurse who is within reach either in the facility or by phone 24/7.?We recognize that each resident has individual needs. Our caregivers and support staff set an emphasis on relationships and communication. We are dedicated to delivering the best board and care facility in the neighborhood. Meal Preparation We encouraged our clients to participate in making the home's weekly menu 3 nutritious meals daily, plus snacks and beverages Monitoring of diet (If prescribed- i.e. low sugar, salt, etc.) Assistance with meals as needed. Housekeeping and Laundry Service Basic housekeeping Regular laundry service Furniture And Basic Supplies Included Bedroom furniture (bed, side table, chair, and dresser or closet) Living and social areas with TV Toiletries and hygiene supplies Medication Management Dispensing of medicines as per doctor's orders Medication inventories stored and locked Ordering prescriptions and refills Personal Care Escort to and from meals and activities as needed Assistance with grooming, bathing and dressing as needed Observe and report any changes in appetite or behavior Activities Creative celebrations for life, holidays, birthdays, and special events and occasions. We enjoy singing hymns, playing table and board games, bingo, cards, puzzles, crafts, reading, reminiscing. We also encourage our clients to take part in a range of motion exercises and movements to keep clients physically active. To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Long-Term Care Residential Options

"I toured Brookdale Allenmore. They were very informative and willing to show me around and let me see things. The staff was nice. They made sure I was comfortable. I had lunch with them, and it was just a pleasant visit. The food was good. The facility was very clean and nice."

"I am a resident of Holiday Peninsula. They are all brand new. They just remodeled the whole building. We added brand-new hardwood floors and carpeting in the bedrooms. I got a two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit with a balcony, granite countertops, and a small refrigerator. The housekeeping, the cooks, everything's been great. Everybody's been helpful, and I'm loving it. They let me move in before they even got the payment, which was wonderful. The food here is fabulous. Last night, I had a smothered steak and mushroom gravy, cooked to my order, and a baked potato salad. I had ice cream for dessert, and it was fantastic. They cook it to your order. They've got things all day, every day. They've got movies every night. They've got outings for shopping. They have everything. You can pick and choose what you want to do daily. They've got an office room for you, gardening, and arts and crafts. They've got sewing and a book club, and they have a band coming in every Friday night, providing music and dancing. You name it, they have it."

"I toured Life Manor Independent Living. I like the surrounding area outside of the building. There was a sitting area and a park area where you could walk your dog, so the surrounding environment was pleasing. I'm moving from a three-bedroom home. It was a bit shocking to me that the sizes of the apartments are small. There's a stove and a refrigerator. They were very pleasant and helpful and answered all my questions."

"We toured Sound Vista Village. It's very nice, clean, and comfortable. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. They have a library. They have a lounge and all sorts of different things in there."

"I loved Solstice Senior Living at Point Defiance. Ten being the highest, I'll give them a ten. I like the cottages offered. I also looked at the main building, where they have a room big enough for me and my dog. It's the same building where the dining facility is, so that's very convenient. I love Point Defiance. It's very accommodating. The staff is excellent, very friendly, and knowledgeable. I looked at their one-week menu, and it was very diverse and looked so delicious. It's prepared there by the kitchen staff. They toured me to their kitchen, and it was very, very clean. I can't think of any negative things. I almost signed up with them, but I changed my mind for now."

"We love everything about GenCare LifeStyle at Point Ruston. The staff is fantastic. They look out for my mom. The facility is beautiful and they do an excellent job. They have good activities. They try their very best to keep their minds active and going, and that's very difficult in memory care. If there's one thing that I didn't really care that much for, that's the food. I fully admit that part of that is that my mom is very, very particular about food and her old age. So, the food's been difficult a little bit, but they protect her, they love her, and they do everything they can for her. The staff listens to us and is very attentive to us as a family to respond to our suggestions and needs. They have an actual program that they use with them to help keep their memories going. They do trivia, armchair travels, and crossword puzzles. There is health care and they have people that come up and do exercises with them, almost probably four days a week. If Mom needed it they have a place downstairs for a personal trainer to implement physical therapy that she could go to. They have a movie theater and a craft room downstairs, too, but they pretty much do their crafting upstairs. They have a pool if they need to do pool exercises that the residents can use. They have music events that happen down there. They have festivals and activities. For instance, they had all the ladies decorate and make hats for the Kentucky Derby. They had little scratch tickets for betting and they watched the Derby together. They ate stadium type snacks and they watched all the festivities together. It was really wonderful. They have a Cinco de Mayo celebration there, so every month they have one or two celebrations that are really fun. My husband thinks it's overpriced, but we looked at a lot of places, and for what Mom is getting, I think it's a fair value. The other places we looked at were not as nice."

"We visited Silver Creek by Bonaventure in Puyallup, and I think the woman who took us around was a really good ambassador for this place. She was energetic, had a lot of good information, and had a good sense of humor. She did a very good job. She's been with the company for seven years. We visited their independent living because there were no assisted living places open for us to tour. They're in one wing of the same building. I thought the upkeep was excellent. The rooms were a good size for such a facility, so I was impressed with that. They have two dining areas, and they seat at different times. For instance, at lunch, they seat around 11:45 and then at a later time so that the residents can go either earlier or later. They have two areas, and they're roomy. It's nice and open, and the whole place, including the dining room, has a lot of natural light, which I like. They have a gym, a library, and lounge areas. It had been recently upgraded and remodeled, so it was very nice. It's someplace we would consider living."

"I live in Julian Estates Gracious Retirement Living and I like the community. I like the fact that it's newer and well-kept up. The food is OK. Sometimes it's really good. There's pizza and spaghetti. They have something different going on every day. There's bingo and poker, and they play Mexican Train. Every week we have mocktails and then we have a special food item once a week prepared by them. It's expensive to live here, but the staff is excellent and the facilities are nice. It is almost looks like a hotel."