Memory Care Communities in Vancouver, WA

"My wife is at the Hampton & the Ashley Inn. It's a warm setting. The staff are caring. The facility is very clean and pleasant. The staff members are very helpful. If I come in and I can't find my wife, I'll ask one of the staff, and they in turn can locate her and direct me to her, so that's a nice feature. I won't say it's a huge facility, but it's large enough to spend about five minutes looking for somebody. They have several TV rooms, several rooms with tables, and facilities to do puzzles or whatever your interest is. The activities include things like exercise and games where you try to come up with the correct answers. I haven't seen anybody poorly handled or mishandled. There's maybe one patient that gets very boisterous and not cooperative at all, but they seem to manage them and are trying to be as considerate as possible to them. My wife said the meals were fine. You walk down the halls and there are pictures of all sorts of things."

"L&s Adult Care Home has a new owner who runs the facility. Her name is Sarah and she was very good. The home was clean. It was old and it's a smaller home care for five adults and interestingly, it was a home for women. So for my mom, that would be fine, and I can understand where that also might be an advantage. The staff was very nice and very helpful with entertaining questions. It's a house that is run by a woman and her husband, and they are parents to one nine-month-old child and a two-year-old, and they live at the facility. So, if you're an older person and you enjoy being around kids and family, which seems to be quite pleasant, that would be awesome. You would have a built-in grandchild to interact with once in a while and nothing can help brighten our day sometimes, but having a little bit of time to maybe play together with the child. For those who don't want the occasional interruption of children or the inevitable times when the kids are tired and upset and need attention from their parents, it might create an environment where there's a little more competition for your caregivers' time. I don't think that overall, it's a negative, I think it's positive that they're a small little family, but it's the kind of thing that could be a risk and the one thing we know with kids growing up is that their needs continuously change. So, it might be something that could get better, because the kids are learning to live with older adults as well, or it may have times when it's not so optimal."

"When I got there at A Place To Call Home 117th Circle, they didn't have any openings, so that didn't work. It's very nice. It's a real country setting. It's on a big piece of land. The outside is probably nicer than the one that I'm at right now, but that doesn't matter to me, because my wife doesn't go out. The staff was very friendly. It's high-end and very nice. It has a regular dining room. They get the people up to eat at the table. It's just a nice place. The courtyard was nice. it's out in the country, so they have a nice view."

"I toured The Hampton at Salmon Creek. It was a nice facility. The staff were kind. They did their jobs well. The place was clean. The food smells great. The only thing is that it was just too expensive for us. They have a courtyard and they have a locked-up backyard, but it's open for walks if residents ask for it."

"What I liked best about Cogir at the Quarry was the caring people and there was a level of joy in everyone's life there and the work life of the people who are employed there. The thing that I like the least is that it is a bit like a maze of hallways. With my parents struggling with dementia, that's probably going to be their hardest transition, figuring out where in the world they are and where they're going. My husband has a good sense of direction and we went on the tour together. He was finding it a bit baffling. If a man with full cognitive and a sense of direction is a bit confused, just imagine how older parents who are already feeling the effects of dementia would be. On the flipside, there were plenty of workers around so you would not be lost for long. There were places to sit down along the way so you could find your way without undue stress. They did a nice job with the cleanliness. The atmosphere was positive and supportive. It was a big business so it was a very big building. The size of the room was sufficient."

"Bonaventure of Salmon Creek was great. It was set up fine. It's close to all kinds of services near the hospital. They have a lot of activities. It's a very nice place. It'll definitely be on our list. The staff was very professional, very informative, and very helpful. Everything is very clean and well-maintained. It has everything we need. The layout of the room is fine. The rooms are pretty spacious. The one I was looking at, the one-bedroom-one bath, was essentially perfect for what we needed."

"A Place To Call Home II 30th Court is a nice high-end place. I didn't see anybody except the girl that was giving me the tour. It didn't have much of a courtyard. The building was excellent. They take really good care of their stuff. It's very clean. It's pretty new."

White Oak Village Memory Care, located at 14715 NE 20th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98686, is a dedicated memory care community offering specialized services for individuals with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The facility is designed to support the social, spiritual, mental, and physical well-being of each resident, fostering an independent lifestyle tailored to individual abilities. The community features 60 private units within a 40,000-square-foot, licensed memory care facility. Its design includes two twin neighborhoods anchored by a central core, providing beautifully daylit common areas and a variety of indoor and outdoor recreational spaces. Amenities such as resident transportation, garden and patio areas, guest parking, housekeeping, and laundry services enhance the residents' quality of life. Engaging activities like music, games, book clubs, yoga, fitness programs, gardening, arts and crafts, and offsite excursions are offered to promote cognitive and physical health. White Oak Village emphasizes a person-centered approach, with life engagement programs designed around each resident's specific interests. Daily participation in these activities helps maintain cognitive, sensory, creative, and motor skills. The community is conveniently located near various attractions in Vancouver, WA, providing residents with opportunities for offsite activities and excursions. To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Long-Term Care Residential Options

"Mom is at MorningStar at Laurelhurst. It is very clean. Most of the caregivers are very caring and loving. They enjoy what they do and care for the residents. There were a few issues at the beginning, but things are better now. No place is perfect. I was given a couple of opportunities to have a meal there, and the food is always very fresh because the memory care patients are always served first. It's nutritious and they have a really good chef. There's a good variety. There are a lot of coloring activities (they have adult coloring books). They also play music and then have movies after dinner. They have other activities that I noticed on the board, like going for a walk and trivia things, but Mom's not interested in any of that stuff. She's very picky. She's always just sitting there, totally bored."

"My grandmother was so well cared for and loved by the Bortes family. We were always so pleased with our visits with the family and their sweet children, we are comforted knowing she was genuinely happy during the final months of her life. "

"I toured Columbia Place Assisted Living. It's clean and comfortable-looking. I would stay there if I could. It's efficient, and the director who showed me around was very helpful. The apartments and studios that were available at the time were nice and clean. They had a kitchenette, and those were nice. They had a memory care section. They had everything figured out as to the evaluation of the patient, where they should be, and what they should do to keep active. The menu, the cooking, the setup, the activities they had for them, the courtyard, everything just looked wonderful, and the area was great."

"I've visited Sapphire at Firwood Gardens. The people were really friendly, the place was nice and clean, and the building itself was not rundown. The only thing I didn't like was that where my dad would have been there, he'd have to take an elevator and would have to go all the way outside to smoke. So that wasn't a fit for him. The staff seemed helpful, were nice about showing me around, and answered my questions. It seems like they offer a lot of things that the seniors would need. And they have a side that's memory care, so if they started at assisted living, they can transfer out to memory care, so I like that."

"I visit the facility almost every day, and I’ve seen firsthand how every member of the team genuinely cares. Communication with families is excellent—whether it’s regular updates or addressing concerns, the administrator makes sure to keep me informed about my mom’s care, which gives me great peace of mind. We are incredibly grateful to have found Hazelwood Enhanced Memory Care – it’s more than just a care facility; it’s a community where residents are truly valued. Highly recommended to any family seeking compassionate memory care for their loved one."

"My mother ended up staying at Creekside Place Memory Care and it was excellent. She was there for seven months. I liked a lot of things about it. The staff was great. They were very caring and they were fun. She liked to tease them and they liked to tease her back, so they had all kinds of fun together. I was there for a couple of meals. It was healthy and delicious. They had an outdoor courtyard. The building wrapped around it, so it was a safe area that they could be. They have a theater room and they have lots of activity areas. They had a dress-up center for when people got to that stage of Alzheimer's that they were like children. They had exercise classes several times a week, mostly chair exercises. They did arts and they had all kinds of activities. Every day there was something different. They would take them on safe outings. They took them dancing and another time to the movie theater and they took them bowling. They did a great job. I feel like that they were a good value. They were cheaper than all the other places. They had great employees who truly cared about the people there."