This is an incredible community with excellent management and community relations. The facility…read moreitself is a beautiful newer building, with Scandi details such as light woods, very uplifting, beautiful architectural details, lots of light and windows, and overall immersive and convivial common spaces. I found it very pleasant there. Also love the dining area overlooking the atrium. All spaces well designed, well kept, clean, and modern. The apartment rooms are also beautiful spaces with luxe carpets, modern kitchens, and baths, with good amount of storage. The food quality and service could be improved, but we ate at an odd time...2:30 pm on a Saturday. I can't say enough about the people running this... so many activities and the residents themselves are go-getter and so friendly. Beautiful facility ! We worked with the community relations Director and he was wonderful and helped us thru a very stressful process of convincing mom to leave her big house. He really knows how to talk to and relate to older persons, and he so committed and compassionate. He gave us incredible advice all along our journey to find a place for mom to live. He gave us incredible tips, referrals and information to help with the process. My mom chose this place out of all the ones we looked at, but due to timing issues and availability of units and some additional amenities she needed, we went with another wonderful Merrill Gardens property. Do not hesitate to make this your or your loved one's new home!

Here is a suggestion. (Unless this is the result you outcome you wanted.)…read more Get your bigots off the phone. Two separate people, a man and woman, at separate times in trying to schedule for my parents to come see the facility-- made comments about our names, even joked that our last name doesn't sound Swedish. Listen- I've been a business owner here in Ballard and helped start three companies out of this neighborhood and lived here for nearly 30 years. No I'm not Scandinavian, thanks for noticing in the way your company seems comfortable doing. I am not only cancelling any visit, but I am also reporting your treatment of customers of color to the Secretary of State's office. You all are so comfortable in your prejudice you didn't realize that the year is 2026. You have as much access to the world as anyone and you should probably look out the window and check who your neighbors are. Your staff is atrocious. If you are a different company than you are showing yourselves to be- then what's the delay?

Our family has two members currently residing at Ida Culver House. One is totally independent and…read morethe other requires more support. Both are pretty happy with the environment. They both state that they really enjoy the meals and the dining facilities, also the opportunities to socialize with others in a variety of dining options. I am unable to address the costs with any accuracy so I will say I only understand that fees are 'hefty'. But that includes all expenses. The family members support each them with frequent visits and supplement anything they need. At times, the staff is not 100% on the ball and require that we keep check on doctor's orders. It is important to do this since health issues are involved.  There are a variety of activities offered and many residents take advantage of the offerings and state that the choices are outstanding. These activities offer so much, friendships, socialization, enjoyment and much more. The programs are high quality and open to all. So far, the individual apartments are pretty basic. The windows are large and open onto lovely landscaping. Moving in required that each family member had to leave much behind and only bring in a few treasured items to fit into the small apartments. For our family members it is important that we 'supplement' their lives with our support. We do so with love and affection.

My father and some friends are currently living at the IDA Culver House, Broadview in Seattle. I…read morehave had dinner with them a number of times. Every time I visit the Ida Culver house, I am just so impressed with the quality of the staff. One of the places where the staff has an opportunity to really shine is in the dining room. Every time I am there, I am just so impressed with how the staff handles their roles, how kind and engaging they are with the residents. At the end of pretty much every meal, "someone" seems to always mentions how great the staff is.

Visited my MIL to watch the Super Bowl at their community party, and the whole place made a great…read moreimpression. It's clean, organized, and decorated with Seahawks and Super Bowl touches. Security is solid--you check in at the front desk and get a visitor badge--and there's plenty of parking. The party was held in the game room downstairs, with a huge spread of food: chicken wings, pizza, cold cuts, veggies, chips and dips, popcorn, mozzarella sticks, desserts, cookies, plus beer and soda. A big‑screen TV made watching the game easy, and lots of residents were there with their families. Both the game room and dining area have a beautiful view of Lake Washington, which made the whole event feel even nicer.

I would highly recommend the Lakeshore. Highly. It's all…read moreabout the staff. All of them. The moment you enter you are greeted by genuine kindness. They all took such good care of our dad. Food was exceptional. Maintenance was awesome. Nurses, caregivers and dining room attendants were all wonderful people. I wouldn't hesitate to move there. I was so grateful for their care and support. The Lakeshore will forever hold a special place in my heart.

I'm very concerned about their treatment of customers and patients. My sister was banned as a…read morepatient, my employee was banned as a visitor. A freind was continually not allowed to discuss care with the manager. I had an unpleasant experience while checking in my mother, they did not want me in the waiting room. So I placed my mother in a different place at less than 1/3 the cost with superior care. I simply don't understand anything about their operation. Now, possibly the people associated with me are trouble, right? But none of us are banned anywhere else! Literally people outside the doors of the place whisper to me, don't bring your mother here!

I notice that some of the caregivers lacked a sense of urgency, as if the patients (guest) were…read morecattle. Also, once, I'd received a phone call from a loved one staying there, who was having a difficult time working her iPhone. I could not get the staff to help. I literally had to leave work to see if my loved one was OK. There seemed to be little team work between the masked lady at the desk and the nurse's station on the 2nd floor.

Our experience with going from learning about the program to move in was easy. The entire team at…read moreNorthgate Plaza are true professionals that work well together which really helps to navigate the journey and put are minds at ease. Everyone are patient and thoroughly answered all questions. Nicole Pratt and Michelle Worchester are seasoned Pros and are a credit to NG Plaza. Don.

I've had an excellent experience with placing my mother in this community. The staff are wonderful…read moreand the activity options are large. They are constantly checking on her and helping her even though she is independent. It's very reasonable price wise too. I highly recommend!

I am a resident of Aljoya Thornton Place. Moving here was one of the best decisions I've ever made!…read moreThe people, the amenities, fieldtrips, exercise classes, the food - all are exceptional. Best of all, the worry that hounded me as a home owner just disappeared - someone else has to worry about maintenance. I feel like I'm on a cruise ship - forever! I feel optimistic about aging.

HORRIBLE!!!! My Grandmother stayed here for 15 years yes 15 YEARS and they kicked her out because…read moreshe was running out of money but they held on to the deposit for 6 months and still have the deposit. They won't give it back, Won't tell her what she has or tell us. Now she's 100 years old, doesn't know how much money she has and lives in Everett missing her friends. Why are there only 2 reviews when hundreds of people have lived here for years?

If you're looking for a place to retire and still live near Seattle's vibrant downtown and Capitol…read moreHill neighborhoods, this is the place! I performed here recently with one of my music groups, and the residents were a fantastic audience. The facility is clean, spacious, and the dining room feels like a nice restaurant. Horizon House has been home to many famous residents, including Jacob Lawrence. His paintings grace the walls all over the lobby.

My mother lived at Horizon House for 2.5 years. I found everyone there, staff and residents, to be…read moreextremely friendly. That being said, I was not impressed with their decision to tell my mother to leave once it became clear that she was going to be difficult (and expensive) to care for. HH advertises itself as providing the whole range of life care from supported living to nursing and dementia care. I think for anyone in independent living, it is a wonderful and vibrant community. But once you need more support, you will either need to be wealthy enough to hire outside caregivers, or move to a different facility. An update: After HH decided they wanted to kick my mother out, they reported her to the state's Adult Protective Services for "self-neglect" and me for "neglect." They said that they asked her to move to another facility and we "didn't follow through." Note that: my mother chose to pay a substantial nonrefundable sum to live at HH because she understood that as a continuing care facility they would take care of her until the end of her life; we asked about temporary or permanent supported living arrangements at HH and were rebuffed because they didn't want to deal with the liability and expense of managing her; and as a result we were, in fact, in the process of finding another placement for her outside of HH at our own expense.

It's such a hard decision knowing when is the right time to move into an assisted care facility but…read moretalking with Karen made things seem so much less daunting. The space was beautiful and felt more like a boutique hotel than your "A" typical assisted care facility. She gave me a lot of great information, they are at the top of my list but ultimately it's our loved ones decision.

Just received my THIRD large check from the third class action lawsuit against Aegis and how it…read moremistreats is residents -all pre COVID. Dad passed (thankfully) way before COVID - I can only imagine the lawsuits continue (and were worse during COVID.) Stay away from this company.

I cannot say enough positive things about Queen Anne Manor. It is a lovely facility with amazing…read morestaff, caregivers, activities and food options. I have a dear friend who I visit often at QAM. I am always amazed at the care my friend receives. You can tell she is truly cared for, and she has been so happy living there. Her room is bright, clean and cheerful. Truly lovely in a very well cared for building. Many kudos to QAM and the awesome people who work there!

My dad stayed at QA Manor for almost 2 mos until he passed. Me and my family was there everyday…read morewith him and observed a lot. Very high turn over in caregivers, alot of miscommunication with staff, very poor management, no security! I do want to give credit to a handful of the caregivers who was very caring and patient with my dad. I could go on and on but I'm just going to keep it nice and short-do not bring your loved ones here!!!

My parents moved into Merrill Gardens at University Village when it became apparent my mom could…read moreno longer navigate the stairs in their 2 story home much less cook and clean. MG proved to be a wonderful place for them to live. They enjoyed the friendships they made with the fellow residents, the multitude of activities and events organized by Mindy, the simplicity of having their meals prepared and their apartment cleaned, the kindness of the employees including everyone from the administration to the front desk to the kitchen staff and especially the excellent care provided by the caregivers. Their compassion and professionalism was exceptional. My siblings and I are deeply grateful. Thank you!

Kudos to M.G. u for a fine job of orgaizing and conductingCovid Vaccinations for all residents and…read morestaff and for including private care givers. GoodJob! As we would say in the U.S. Navy, "Bravo Zulu to all hands."