Pricing ranges from
    $7,658 – 9,955/month

    Where the Heart Is by Cogir

    410 S Norris St, Burlington, WA 98233
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Warm staff and welcoming home

    I moved my mom here and have been very pleased. The staff-from Kristie in marketing to the nurses and CNAs-are warm, informative and genuinely caring; the memory-care program is strong and the facility is beautiful, safe and well laid out. Residents are engaged with meaningful activities, rooms are welcoming with peaceful views, and my mom truly feels at home.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Hospice waiver
    • 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

    Memory care community services

    • Dementia waiver
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    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

    4.19·(103)

    Overall rating

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

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.1
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      4.2
    • Value

      1.7

    Pros

    • Compassionate, resident-focused staff
    • Welcoming, home-like community atmosphere
    • Open, social floorplan with central gathering spaces
    • Attractive grounds, patios, and gardens
    • Engaging programming including live music and arts
    • Memory-care capability and structured programming
    • On-site salon and physical-therapy services
    • Helpful admissions and marketing team
    • Flexible hospice and end-of-life support
    • Private-pay residents reporting positive care experiences
    • Dining served in small wing dining areas as well as central dining
    • Accessible, well-maintained common areas and cottages

    Cons

    • Chronic staffing shortages and high staff turnover
    • Inconsistent nursing coverage and clinical oversight
    • Medication-administration and coordination gaps
    • Delays in responding to assistance requests
    • Inconsistent meal quality and menu execution
    • Housekeeping and sanitation inconsistencies in some areas
    • Unreliable follow-through on promised services and contract items
    • Variable management responsiveness and communication
    • Interruptions to transportation and activity staffing
    • Billing and financial-administration transparency issues
    • Personal-effects security and inventory controls gaps
    • Limited activities during staffing reallocations

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews portray a mixed but informative picture. Many families praise frontline caregivers as compassionate, hands-on, and resident-centered; individual staff members and the admissions/marketing team receive frequent positive mention. The facility's design is a recurring strength — an open, social floorplan with central gathering spaces, smaller wing dining areas, cottages, outdoor patios, and landscaped grounds that support socialization and a homelike feel. On-site amenities such as a salon, physical therapy, library, and memory-care programming are available and are noted as meaningful supports for residents and families.

    Care quality descriptions are varied. Positive accounts emphasize attentive, dignified care and strong end-of-life support. Conversely, other accounts raise operational concerns about clinical oversight: inconsistent nursing coverage, gaps in medication administration and coordination, and delays in responding to call-for-assistance. A few serious individual allegations (for example, emergency-response delays and missing personal effects) were raised; these signal the importance of verifying current clinical protocols and incident-response procedures during a tour.

    Staffing and management patterns are a central theme. Multiple reviewers describe chronic staffing shortages and high turnover that affect continuity of care, activities, and service delivery. While some families experience proactive, communicative managers and longstanding, stable employees, others describe recent management changes, broken promises about services (housekeeping, laundry, scheduled nurse check-ins, and shower assistance), and variability in administrative follow-through. Billing and accounting practices are another area of concern for some families; questions about contract changes, refunds, and charge clarity were noted.

    Dining and programming show similar variability. Several families find the food acceptable and appreciate communal meals and live-music events; others describe processed or poorly executed meal components, inconsistent honoring of dietary preferences, and a service pattern where the main meal is midday with lighter evening offerings. Activities programming is often engaging when fully staffed — with arts, crafts, exercise, and social events — but activity offerings can be limited when staff are reassigned to resident care or when an activities coordinator is not in place.

    Facility condition is generally described as attractive and well laid out, with many mentions of recent remodeling and bright common areas. That said, some reviews cite sanitation and housekeeping inconsistencies and areas that need updating. Transportation services (community van) and other operational supports have experienced interruptions at times, contributing to uneven experiences for families.

    Taken together, the reviews indicate a facility with strong relational and environmental assets but with operational weaknesses that have impacted some residents' experiences. Prospective residents and families would benefit from focused questions during a visit: current staffing ratios and turnover rates, nurse coverage and medication-protocol oversight, examples of recent remedial actions for sanitation or service gaps, how dietary preferences are accommodated, the status of transportation and activity staffing, and the facility's billing and contract-change policies. These checks will help clarify whether the facility's strengths align with a prospective resident's care needs and expectations.

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    Location

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    Where the Heart Is by Cogir is located at 410 S Norris St, Burlington, WA, 98233.

    About Where the Heart Is by Cogir

    Where The Heart Is by Cogir sits over at 410 S Norris St in Burlington, Washington, and it's been here since 2000, running under the Cogir Real Estate company and managed by a dedicated executive director, with a Health Services Director and Medical Director as part of the team. The two-story building looks and feels like a home, and you'll find 59 apartments spread across three assisted living neighborhoods, each with 15 apartments, plus one memory care neighborhood with 14 apartments, set up to provide comfort and reduce confusion for those with memory issues. The place serves up services for all the main types of senior care-independent living, assisted living, memory care, home care, adult day services, and even long-term skilled nursing and hospice care, so folks can age in place and get what they need even as their needs change. Nurses, LPNs, visiting therapists, and round-the-clock staff give support with everything from medication management, personal care, diabetes help, and physical therapy, to help with mobility and reminders about grooming and meals, accepting residents who might wander or need a little extra supervision.

    There's a real focus on memory care here, using the Revere℠ approach with relationship-based methods and personalized care plans, plus secured buildings and bracelets for extra safety, and special programming like Melody & Masterpiece in the art studio and Pawsitive Health with animals in wellness activities, or Memories in Motion to keep residents engaged and happy. Even in memory care, residents get 24-hour supervision, reminders, therapy, and regular activities meant to reconnect them with their past or just bring joy during the day. Staff offer help with everything from medication, bathing, and toileting to more complex needs like behavioral issues or helping prevent falls with advanced video technology and remote clinical support. The staff are used to working with folks with physical aggression, elopement risk, or difficult behaviors, and the secure memory care neighborhood stops wandering with alarms and locked doors for safety.

    The community aims to provide a home-like life with features like open and indoor common areas, a dedicated library, game and activity rooms, art studio, outdoor garden, walking paths, and three separate dining rooms for meals. The dining program offers three chef-prepared meals a day, plus restaurant-style or private dining, guest meals, special diets like low sodium, vegan, or gluten-free, and even international cuisine, with snacks and drinks available throughout the day. Residents enjoy programs and classes like stretching, yoga, happy hours, card games, art and music therapy, brain exercises, and Wii Bowling, as well as organized outings and excursions. The Forever Fit program brings fitness classes, and the community holds devotional services and religious options for those wanting spiritual support. There's a beautician onsite, a salon, podiatrist and dentist visits, property maintenance, transportation services, parking, and the place allows dogs and cats.

    Inside, apartments range in size from studios at 310 sq. ft. to 1-bed/1-bath at 380 sq. ft., with full bathrooms, wheelchair-accessible showers, tubs, and private housekeeping. Floors are set in a way to support socializing, and the community encourages friendships with living rooms and lounges, happy hours, music, group art, and community events like wine tasting, trivia, and educational programs. Features like the Cottage are set aside for those in early stages of dementia to keep them engaged longer, with the main structure set up to keep everyone safe, supervised, and able to age in place. There's no smoking in the indoor spaces, male and female residents are accepted based on availability, and Medicaid occupancy is part of the services. The team adjusts care to light, medium, or heavy needs and even has standby assistance and mechanical lifts when needed. Full-time activity directors and fitness trainers organize everything and keep spirits up, while technology like bracelets and alarms make sure everyone stays safe. More information is available on their own facility website listed under the Cogir communities.

    About Cogir Senior Living

    Where the Heart Is by Cogir is managed by Cogir Senior Living.

    Cogir Senior Living was founded in 1995 by Serge G. Duguay, a passionate real estate entrepreneur in Quebec, Canada. What began as a small family business has grown into one of North America's leading senior living operators. From humble beginnings with about a dozen U.S. communities in 2020, Cogir has experienced remarkable growth, approaching 100 communities across 11 states by 2025. The company's U.S. operations are headquartered in Sacramento, California, with additional offices in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Seattle, Washington, under the leadership of CEO David Eskenazy.

    People often ask...

    Where the Heart Is by Cogir offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $7,658 per month.

    Where the Heart Is by Cogir offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

    There are 36 photos of Where the Heart Is by Cogir on Mirador.

    Yes, Where the Heart Is by Cogir allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 410 S Norris St, Burlington, WA 98233.

    No, Where the Heart Is by Cogir 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.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Washington, the Department of Social & Health Services licenses assisted living and adult family homes, publishing inspection, investigation, and fire-safety reports.

    License number2780
    StatusOp
    Facility typeAssisted Living Facility
    Capacity84 residents
    ExpiresDecember 31st, 2026
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    Inspection Reports

    1

    Reports

    12

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    0

    Years

    30 Apr 2026Life Safety
    Inspector identified multiple safety deficiencies across electrical, cleaning, fire barriers, sprinkler systems, alarm/detection, gas storage, and emergency drills; all cited items show corrective action taken. Several code sections were referenced for each deficiency.
    • IFC 603.2.2, 2021Open electrical terminations
    • IFC 606.3.3, 2021Cleaning
    • IFC 701.3, 2021Smoke barriers
    • IFC 705.2, 2021Inspection and Maintenance
    • IFC 903.5, 2021Testing and Maintenance (sprinklers)
    • IFC 904.13.5.2, 2021Extinguishing System Service
    • IFC 907.8.3, 2021Inspection, Testing and Maintenance (fire alarm)
    • IFC 907.8.3, 2021Smoke Detector Sensitivity
    • IFC 915.1.4, 2021Fuel-Burn Appliances - CO detection
    • IFC 1013.3, 2021Illumination
    • IFC 5303.5.3, 2021Securing Compressed Gas Containers, Cylinders and Tanks
    • IFC 907.8.7, 2021Fire Drills

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