Alderwood Park Health & Rehabilitation

    2726 Alderwood Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    4.0ยท7 reviews

    Caring staff, well-equipped, excellent care

    I stayed here and found the staff caring and hardworking; the facility is well-equipped for both acute and long-term care, with large rooms and good food. They truly take care of patients-I would return if needed and recommend it.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.00ยท(7)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.0
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate direct-care staff
    • Capability for acute and longโ€‘term care
    • Wellโ€‘equipped clinical resources
    • Hardworking nursing and support staff
    • Quality dining and meal service
    • Spacious resident rooms
    • Positive family willingness to return

    Cons

    • Inconsistent infectionโ€‘control and sanitation practices
    • Gaps in physician availability and clinical oversight
    • Delays in attending to personalโ€‘care needs
    • Medicationโ€‘administration and approval delays
    • Communicationโ€‘system failures for family contact
    • Nighttime staffing shortages
    • Aging physical plant and maintenance needs
    • Cluttered corridors and elevated noise levels
    • Administrative and documentation transparency issues

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed picture. Many commenters praised frontline caregivers, the facilityโ€™s clinical capability for both acute and longโ€‘term care, and basic comforts such as large rooms and satisfactory meals. At the same time, a pattern of operational weaknesses โ€” particularly in clinical oversight, responsiveness, communications, and physical plant maintenance โ€” appears across accounts and may affect the experience and safety of residents.

    Care and staff: Directโ€‘care staff are frequently described as kind and hardworking, and reviewers credit the facility with providing both acute and longโ€‘term services. Therapy and treatment resources are characterized as wellโ€‘equipped in some accounts. However, several notes point to gaps in clinical oversight (for example, limited physician availability) and occasional failures in basic care responsiveness, such as delays addressing personalโ€‘care needs and inconsistent hydration management. These patterns suggest that the quality of dayโ€‘toโ€‘day clinical monitoring and timely interventions can vary depending on staffing and shift.

    Dining and activities: Dining is a relative strength in the reviews: food quality is described positively. Rooms are noted to be large, which supports resident comfort. There is limited information about recreation or structured activity programming in the supplied summaries; prospective residents may want to ask the facility for a current activities schedule and examples of engagement options during a tour.

    Facilities and environment: The facility is described as older, with some observations about maintenance needs. Environmental concerns include cluttered corridors and elevated noise levels at times, which can impact mobility and rest. Physicalโ€‘plant issues are coupled with communication infrastructure problems โ€” notably nonfunctioning phone lines and multiple unreachable contact numbers โ€” that impede family contact and administrative coordination.

    Management and administration: Reviews indicate several administrative weaknesses: delays in approvals and medication changes, inconsistent documentation practices, and concerns about transparency around paperwork. These issues intersect with clinical operations (for example, slow medication adjustments or difficulty confirming physician orders) and with family communications when phone systems are unreliable. Nighttime staffing shortages are a recurring operational theme that amplifies responsiveness concerns during off hours.

    Notable patterns and guidance for families: The strongest, consistent positives relate to staff compassion and the facilityโ€™s basic clinical capabilities. The recurring operational themes to probe further are infectionโ€‘control protocols, physician coverage and clinical oversight (including onโ€‘call arrangements), staffing levels at night, response times for personalโ€‘care needs, medicationโ€‘administration and approval workflows, and the facilityโ€™s communication systems. When evaluating this facility in person, ask for current staffing ratios, a copy of infectionโ€‘control policies, examples of documentation and consent practices, recent maintenance or renovation plans, and to test primary contact numbers. These checks can help balance the facilityโ€™s evident strengths against the operational gaps described in reviews.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Alderwood Park Health & Rehabilitation is located at 2726 Alderwood Ave, Bellingham, WA, 98225.

    About Alderwood Park Health & Rehabilitation

    Alderwood Park Health & Rehabilitation of Cascadia sits at 2726 Alderwood Ave in Bellingham, Washington, and has provided care to seniors for over 25 years, so you'll find a place that's both experienced and steady, with a focus on the real needs of folks as they age. This senior care center is a licensed facility and has room for 102 residents in both private and semi-private accommodations, which suits people who need skilled nursing, memory care, or just some extra support with daily life. The staff keeps a steady caregiver-to-senior ratio because the Washington licensing department requires it, and they're at the center all day and night, since they're open 24 hours and always have someone on duty to help.

    Folks who stay here may need anything from independent or assisted living to dementia care, and the facility also takes care of people who need hospice, respite, or even companion care, which means they can stay through the easy times and the tough times alike. Alderwood Park has a reputation for its home-like environment, and the rooms, whether private or shared, are designed so anyone can feel like they belong there, and they aim to help residents feel settled and comfortable.

    The staff makes custom treatment plans for each person, so even those who need physical, occupational, or speech therapy, or who are coming from the hospital for short-term rehab or staying for long-term care, will get care that fits them best. The skilled nursing staff handles medication management and monitoring, and they also provide help for Alzheimer's and other types of memory loss. People who stay here can take part in a range of social and recreational activities, and they offer nutritional services with meal planning to support health.

    Alderwood Park is owned by Cascadia Healthcare, an organization that focuses on senior well-being, and they put a lot of effort into making sure they meet all safety and health standards in the state of Washington. The facility accepts Medicare for its skilled nursing care, and they work hard to provide patient-centered rehabilitation, offering therapy and round-the-clock support. Folks who want a place that has a homey feeling with a variety of services and care options for both short and long stays often find that Alderwood Park Health & Rehabilitation offers what they're looking for, and there are plenty of activities and comforts along the way.

    People often ask...

    Alderwood Park Health & Rehabilitation offers assisted living, memory care, continuing care retirement community, and skilled nursing.

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    Yes, Alderwood Park Health & Rehabilitation allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 2726 Alderwood Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225.

    No, Alderwood Park Health & Rehabilitation does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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