very professional. they are very sensitive and caring to…read morethe needs we needed addressed. will for sure use them again when needed. feel blessed that we found them !

I'm pissed off and I need to warn other families about Home Instead Seattle. They completely…read morescrewed up caring for my mother who has dementia, and I'm done being polite about it. They kept sending different people every day. My mom has dementia - she needs routine and familiar faces, not a parade of strangers confusing her even more. This made her anxious and upset constantly, but apparently Home Instead doesn't give a shit about what patients actually need. Half these caregivers had zero experience and some didn't even have the required licenses to care for my mom. Are you kidding me? I'm paying you to send qualified people, not random folks off the street who don't know what they're doing. This is my mother's safety we're talking about. I called management multiple times trying to fix this mess. Talked to some woman named Needy who gave me the most fake, corporate apologies I've ever heard. No solutions, no changes, just "sorry you feel that way" bullshit while nothing got better. This company took our money and provided garbage care that made my mom's life worse. They don't care about your loved one - they just want to cash your checks and send whoever's available that day. Don't waste your time or money with Home Instead Seattle. Find a company that actually knows how to care for people with dementia instead of this amateur hour operation.

I stayed in Sagebrook Senior Living in Ballard for two weeks this summer. It was a respite stay so…read moremy wife could go to Kansas to visit her mom. The stay was more than I expected. Residents were wonderful. Introduced themselves to me and asked to sit with them at meals. The medical staff was excellent. I have Multiple Sclerosis and need special care. My wife is a nurse and we had looked at other places but she was not comfortable with leaving me at them. After meeting with the Brookside medical director she said this was the place. All during my stay everyone was making me feel at home. Would recommend Brookside to anyone looking for a place for a parent or themselves.

From the owner: Sagebrook Senior Living at Ballard is an independent living and assisted living senior community in…read moreSeattle, WA. Located in the vibrant Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, our residents enjoy all the luxuries of bigger city living while being in a smaller area with a smaller neighborhood feel. Residents and their families enjoy our prime location near Bergen Place and Mavin's Garden Park . At Sagebrook Senior Living at Ballard, we celebrate every day of retirement. Our dedicated staff believes that every resident has a story worth hearing and it is their stories that makes our community special. We work together to make retirement nothing less than the grand adventure it was meant to be.

Home Care Assistance has supported a 90+ year old client of mine for over 6 years. She is a fussy…read moreone, but HCA has worked miracles to find caregiving teams that met the client's needs. Visitors to the home often commented that she was clearly receiving good care. The time came this week to move the client to a facility and the HCA team supported the client and me to the fullest extent possible to ease that difficult transition. I cannot say enough to thank them for all they have done. I heartily recommend them.

The scheduling and care staff have been extremely reliable and pleasant. My MIL is treated with…read morerespect and dignity at all times. It is the best decision the family has made to support our matriarch.

I would choose friendly, Ballard-based Ivy Law Group any day over higher priced, slick, larger…read morefirms. They handled my complicated and stressful divorce with skill, dedication, and compassion. I plan on returning to Ivy Law Group for estate planning and any other legal matter that may arise.

I just spent about 15 minutes on a free consultation to ask questions about modifying my child…read moresupport order for post-secondary support. Ruth answered every single question I had with patience and understanding. Clearly, she is very experienced and exceptionally articulate in handing these sensitive types of cases. It was a wonderful consultation - I can't believe I'm writing this about a conversation like this. I can't recommend this firm highly enough. I won't go anywhere else!

I entered the GSC once, on International Make Music Day, when they hosted a ukulele jam session…read more Upon entering, I was warmly greeted and invited to join the others waiting to jam in a room towards the end of the building but directly ahead of the entrance. Staff and residents joined the jam to play, sing and watch. It's so wonderful to see such dedication to their community, offering so many opportunities for their own residents to be a part of something greater, a plethora of activities and time to meet neighbors and friends. Thank you for your service!

We came here for the annual Greenwood Car Show Pancake Breakfast. Such a fun event and the…read morevolunteers are all so friendly and made us feel like we were royalty. For a very small price, we got 2 pancakes, scrambled eggs, fruit and sausage along with OJ, coffee and ice water. The food was awesome! There was just enough to keep us full while we wandered the car show, and it was so very tasty. We are going to make this an every year event! You should try it!

It's a great place to live. Many staff have been here for decades and are super helpful and…read morefriendly. Service has improved greatly since Tranforming Age became a partner. Happy Hour Fridays is always fun. Activities Director is super nice. 97 percent of your neighbors are very sweet.

norse home is a perfect place for those with no family and limited options ..but if you have…read moreanother option ....RUN. much of the staff is nice but the management is ineffectual and self serving. im in assisted living due to a debilitating stroke and in addition to having no knowledge or experience with my type of disability they dont seem to care. they have call buttons, and its included in the bill, but often they dont respond to them....when i complain they suggest i call on the phone.my disability makes that difficult....but thats their reponse....services for assisted living are minimal..sometimes depending on who your aide is and what they are willing or have time to do. some of them have tempers and WILL put their hands on you while no one has hurt me it is demeaning and a rotten power play to use on a disabled person. the food is terrible (overcooked cafeteria food) the dining/kitchen staff is not very experienced but VERY nice and works hard to please.

My compliments to the chefs that prepared the meals for Tuesday, October 13, 2020…read more but not anymore Haven't tasted the chicken yet, but know it is going to be good. I even give my dog a taste or two and I know she would eat the whole meal if I let her, maybe I should order meals for her too (you don't think she is spoiled do you?), that is OK, she is the love of my life. If you have anyone there that would like to walk her she would love it as I am housebound and don't get her out like I used to.....used to go to the dog park everyday, but not any more. Thank you for making my life so my so much happier and easier, and thank you for the nice delivery people, they care, you all care!!!! Terry Logan

I'm not a senior, nor do I play one on t.v. I am however, a volunteer here, and I have to sing the…read morepraises of this senior hangout. This inviting place, just around the corner from the Ballard Locks, is a great place to send your parents, grandparents, neighbors, elders in general. There is a weekday lunch served daily, for just $3 a person. If you're under 60 and want to accompany your grams, it's $6 for you and lunch is pretty much made from scratch, no awful canned slop served here! There are tons of activities, classes, events, trips, and a weekly Wednesday night dinner for $7 per person. They show movies after dinner for $2 a person and a bingo game with a $6 buy-in. Every two months they do RAINBOW BINGO! How cool is that? A drag queen hostess calling bingo in a senior center? Hooray! Nurses come during the week to do free blood pressure/blood sugar screenings and foot care. Did I mention fitness classes? There is even a senior Zumba class, slowed down and geared toward the older set, but still full of energy and joyful Latin jams. There is legal and financial help available and even tax prep. It's so vital that older folks have a resource to keep busy, fulfilled and involved in living and this is a great place to start.