Angela's Adult Family Home

Angela's Adult Family Home sits in Covington, WA, and offers care for up to six seniors in a warm, two-story house with a homelike feel, and folks who need a memory care section will find there's a secured area specially built for people with Alzheimer's or dementia, including doors and technology that keep people safe from wandering, and there's both indoor and outdoor common areas, like a fenced-in yard, a deck with garden chairs, and wheelchair accessible showers, bath tubs, and ramps everywhere so people with mobility needs can get around easier. Staff provide 24-hour care, including medication management, incontinence care, personal care, and help with bathing or daily chores, and there's always two nurses on call, plus a doctor who visits monthly, so residents can get high-acuity care, diabetic management with insulin shots, and behavioral support if someone is prone to physical outbursts or needs reminders for things like using the restroom or grooming.

Seniors can choose from shared rooms, single bedrooms, or big studio spaces, and rooms offer pictures to make things feel more personal, along with things like cable TV, free Comcast WIFI, and space for personal items, and the color scheme across the house stays soft and comfortable. People get three home-cooked meals a day, with kosher or vegetarian meals if needed, plus snacks, and there's a big dining hall, a well-stocked library, and an exercise room, and even a little theater where folks sometimes gather for movies. Housekeeping, laundry, salon care, massage service, and beautician services help everyone feel cared for, and there's a concierge ready to answer questions. Residents join in a lot of activities, both onsite and outside the home, like group events, computer learning, devotional services, special event parties, and family support groups, plus outings with transportation available either at cost or complimentary, and there's good access to public transit for those who like getting out.

When someone needs short-term help, there's respite care, and hospice care's also supported if a resident's health goes downhill, and care plans change as people age, because the licensed staff and home health aides adjust the level of attention, making sure everyone can age in place, whether needing just a little help or round-the-clock hands-on care, including with Parkinson's or for those with special behavioral needs. The whole place has regular safety and health inspections, and you'll find a caregiver-to-senior ratio that allows staff to know the needs of each person; the grounds are secured, and there's parking if family wants to visit. Angela's Adult Family Home holds a Washington state license (#648700) and has an average room cost around $3,000 for semi-private memory care, and that covers a lot of the services that other places might charge extra for, and the community has a 4.0-star rating based on one review, so people seem to feel comfortable trusting their loved ones to the care given in this homelike adult family home.