Nursing Home Communities in Port Orchard, WA

"Vashon Community Care was a very well maintained and clean facility. The staff always seemed very pleasant and dedicated to the residents. They also had a program called "Break Time" that would occasionally (weekly?) take trips and actually leave the facility, which I thought was great. All the meals were made in the cafeteria and there were always at least two choices for a main course. My grandmother had her own small apartment on the 2nd floor and honestly it could have been any apartment. Maybe a little hospital like but overall I was very impressed and very happy with the way my grandmother was treated and how everyone was treated. I never witnessed an employee lose their cool or speak harshly to any resident. With all the horror stories you hear about nursing homes and abuse I never once worried that it was occurring or would ever occur. I would highly recommend them to anyone who is in the difficult position of needing some help in taking care of their loved ones. "

"I visited my love one in the facility. The staff were very tentative and smiling. I was really happy to see my loved one surrounded by numerous people to care for her. Bainbridge Island is so beautiful and the building being surround by trees was a nice feature to feel not in a big city. "

"My husband was a resident of Northwoods Lodge. It was an excellent facility. They provided everything to help him get back to normal. They had occupational therapy. They helped him try to speak. He had a two-bedroom, and because he was talking at night, they moved him into a private room at no additional expense. They were very caring. The nurses were wonderful, they came in to feed him. When you go in, you walk into a living room, and in an adjacent area, they have tables that you can set up when visitors come in. The food is very good."

"The Kenney is where I wanted my mother to go to. I like the facility. It has a really good reputation. It's been around this town for years and it has been maintained for a long time. My mother thought the price was too much. That's why she didn't go there. What's neat is you can start out there independent and they take you til you're fully dependent. It goes all across that span and it's got a very high reputation for its care. The rooms are very nice. It depends on how much you want to pay but the small rooms are small. The food is very good. The dining room looked really convenient like any one could come and go in there and it's very spacious. After we found out how much it was, that was kind of the end of it for her. "

"Penrose Harbor was nice, the staff was very friendly and outgoing. It was just way more expensive than the one we chose. It was new, so it was very clean and nice, the memory care facility was also nice. It was great. They painted the doors like bookshelves so that the patients would think they were just bookshelves and wouldn't go out. There were just little things they did that were nice. Both of the people that we met were nice and friendly, everything was fine about the place. The facility was very nice."

"Sales staff lied to us about aging in place. Several times in the 7 months my mother stayed nursing said they couldn’t provide care. A fall that broke my mother’s arm was treated with negligence by not calling 911 for hours or immediately transporting to hospital. Promises to resolve issues with billing resulted in a letter incorrectly charging us for several thousands whilst my mother was lying in hospice. Care staff is untrained in dealing with memory patients. Please do not place your loved ones here."

Welcome to Avamere Rehabilitation at Park West! Avamere Rehabilitation at Park West is a 5 Star Rated Facility by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Park West is the premier skilled nursing facility in West Seattle, with two zero-deficiency surveys two years in a row! We provide compassionate and personal 24-hour skilled care and rehabilitation services in a comfortable and friendly environment. At Park West, caring is our main concern. We believe the most effective way to provide compassionate care is to maintain high medical integrity, build a team spirit among staff, and provide friendly, beautiful surroundings for our patients and their visitors. Although most transitions are not easy, we strive to facilitate that process with an environment where our patients and guests feel informed and comfortable. The care in our facility focuses on differing populations of individuals. Many individuals in our population are comprised of patients requiring several days or weeks of medical care and therapy before they can safely return home (or to a lower level of care). The remaining population is individuals who require long-term skilled nursing care (lasting weeks, months or even years) as they are unable to return home due to advanced age or illness. Most of these individuals will remain with us until they pass away. Based on each individuals needs, some patients receive rehabilitation (therapy) services to either restore or, where possible, improve to prior physical functioning. For the individual needing long-term skilled nursing care, the attending physician and facility staff will do what they can to assist the individual with the activities of daily living and mobility based on each individuals circumstance. It is important for you to understand, as a patient or a loved one of a patient, that advancing age brings with it the inevitable effects of aging that no medical care or treatment can change or cure. 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'm in Park West Care Center in Seattle for rehab. It's a nice-looking building, it's white, and it is very attractive from the outside. The room I'm in is very adequate for me. It's a 2-person room and from my bed, I can look out the window. I'm on the backside of the building so I kind of look out on the alley but it's okay. They're very good at keeping the place clean. The staff is very good and the people who care for me are good too. They provide activities, but I can't take part in them yet since I'm having to go through rehab. They have bingo and they usually have a movie several times a week. They have entertainment that comes and plays music for them. The food is quite good too. "

"I was very satisfied with the care the staff gave to my brother. My brother was the first disabled patient they accepted; they were very tentative at first but thanks to my sister and her undying tenacity, they finally agreed to accept him. The therapy my brother received was amazing, restoring his verbal skills as well as muscle strengthening. He went to rehab everyday, the speech therapist came to him and they were all kind and supportive. The activities coordinator was wonderful, as well as the rest of the staff. The facility is a bit dated but who cares...once in a blue moon I would pop in with my brother to say "hello". Many of the staff I no longer know, but I am so grateful to Burien Nursing Rehab for all that they did for my brother."

"The staff here are so wonderful and caring. My mother-in-law is in stage 6 Alzheimer's and wanders, scared, and previously wanting to go home. Now this is her home. The staff treat her so well, as if she were their mother! Mostbfacilities (even ones I have worked in) smell horrible, but this one does not. We love the care and respect she receives here. Also, she may fight getting dressed and showered, but she is always clean and teeth brushed! We couldnt ask for a better facility! There are others much closer for us, but they cant come close to the care we have received from Seamar. Don't let the area of the facility bother you. It is very safe and secure. Two thumbs up!!! Thank you to the staff for taking such good care of our mom! "

"My husband is going to Martha & Mary. First of all, there is a very big shortage of places people can go to at this time due to lack of staffing, and so our search was very limited. My husband has Lewy Body disease and he also suffered a stroke, so we need long-term services and very complete services, which limited it further. In choosing our care, we literally have two options of eleven long-term care facilities that were available to us, and we chose Martha & Mary because number one, I have a son who was a brittle diabetic, and he spent time in that facility many years ago, so from personal experience, we knew that we would receive care that was quality from these people. They were full; however, we put ourselves on a waiting list, and I'd say with God's help, we got in, and they have a bed. My husband will be able to still have physical and occupational therapy and speech therapy, which was very important to me because I was concerned that if he did not get these things that he would then deteriorate and progress even worse than he is now faster. So, therefore, I'm grateful that they are going to be offered. He also can enjoy any of the activities if he so desires, but he will have to be prompted because, by choice, he'll say no, so he needs to be prompted. I will be visiting a great deal because I live in the area, not close, but enough so that I will come every day, at least for an hour or two to visit, and that is very helpful in stimulating his mental attitude. This room will be shared with other people, but I don't think he cares so much about that because where he is right now is just rehabilitation, and he is with other people and that doesn't seem to bother him at all, so my feeling is it's fine, no problem, so I'm happy. I think his transitioning will be difficult because people with dementia have a hard time transitioning, but I have to take him out of rehabilitation. His time is over according to Medicare, and so I feel very, very secure with what I'm doing. They were established in 1895, so they're a very old institution. I think that's important to know. It has been in existence for a very long time."

"I really liked Bayview Retirement Community. It had a beautiful lobby and a friendly atmosphere. It’s very clean; the staff is great. "

"English and Japanese are spoken here mainly. They are attentive and always kind. You can tell the care takers are professional in every way and respect is always shown.There are games played at all levels, so everyone can enjoy it. There is light exercise depending on the individual's capabilities (chair or standing). Also there is entertainment depending on the theme of the day which could mean group sing-a-long or arts and crafts. The lunches are always delicious. I take my mother here as often as I can and she is always looking forward to it. "

"With its beautiful views of the city this place is so upscale that you would expect to see a star walk out the front door. The staff is exceptional and full of life. They offer the residents more to do than there are hour's in the day. The outings that the residents go on are great and they offer the residents the opportunity to live independabtly and on their own. They are so warm and loving. "