AFH at Silver Lake, LLC

    11724 23rd Dr SE, Everett, WA 98208
    • Assisted Living

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    Reviews

    5.00·(23)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
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    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      4.6
    • Amenities

      4.7
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving staff
    • Family-like, home-style atmosphere
    • Individualized care plans with RN oversight
    • Proactive medication management and adjustment
    • Culturally tailored Asian meal options
    • Home-cooked meals with fresh fruit and onsite eggs
    • Regular visiting physicians, dentists, and hospice services
    • Strong infection-control and COVID-19 safety protocols
    • Frequent family communication and involvement facilitation
    • Clean, well-maintained, newly remodeled home
    • Engaging activities (live music, bingo, movies, holiday events)
    • Outdoor programming (pony visits, outdoor lunches)
    • Small-home setting promoting companionship and mental stimulation
    • Organized and responsive care-team coordination
    • Facilitated virtual visits (FaceTime) for families

    Cons

    • Limited bed capacity in a small residential setting
    • Service continuity risk tied to key staff and owner involvement
    • Limited on-site specialty medical and therapy services
    • Potential constraints on advanced clinical resources outside scheduled provider visits

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe AFH at Silver Lake as a small, well-kept adult family home that emphasizes personalized, compassionate care and a family-style living environment. Families consistently highlight attentive caregivers, visible RN oversight, and individualized care plans; reviewers attribute improvements in mood and engagement to proactive medication adjustments and close clinical monitoring. End-of-life and palliative support are also noted as available and effectively coordinated through hospice involvement.

    Care and staff: The dominant theme is relational caregiving. Staff are described as compassionate, respectful, and highly communicative, with owners and named caregivers taking an active role in day-to-day care and family outreach. Communication practices include frequent updates, facilitation of family participation in decisions, and technology-enabled visits (FaceTime) during periods of restricted in-person visiting. The presence of visiting primary care providers, dentists, and hospice services is emphasized as part of the clinical support model.

    Dining and activities: Dining is regularly framed as a strength — home-cooked meals, culturally tailored menus (notably Asian dishes), fresh fruit, and onsite-sourced eggs are cited. Activities are varied and socially oriented, including live music, weekly sing-alongs, bingo, movie days, holiday events, outdoor lunches, and occasional animal visits (pony visits). Reviewers report that these programs contribute to companionship and mental stimulation for residents.

    Facilities and operations: The home is described as clean, newly remodeled, and comfortable, with attention to sanitation and safety protocols (including COVID-era measures). The small-home model is seen as an asset for safety and individualized attention, but it carries operational trade-offs: limited capacity and reliance on a compact staff and owner involvement.

    Notable patterns and caveats: Praise is broadly consistent across reviews for staffing, cleanliness, and programming. Operationally, potential families should be aware of typical small-home trade-offs: availability may be constrained by limited beds, the resident experience can be closely tied to specific caregivers and leadership (which creates a risk if those individuals change), and some specialty medical or therapy services appear to be provided via scheduled visiting practitioners rather than onsite full-time. For prospective residents with high, continuous specialty clinical needs, it would be prudent to confirm the scope and scheduling of on-site versus visiting medical and therapy services. Overall, the facility presents as a highly rated, personalized alternative to larger skilled-nursing environments, with strengths in relational care, culturally responsive dining, and engaging social programming.

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    Location

    AFH at Silver Lake, LLC is located at 11724 23rd Dr SE, Everett, WA, 98208.

    About AFH at Silver Lake, LLC

    AFH at Silver Lake, LLC is an adult family home in Everett, Washington, found near pharmacies, parks, restaurants, and medical offices, where the owners Carl and Catherine manage a small, family-run setting with six private, fully wheelchair-accessible rooms in a garden-view house. The staff offer personalized care for people facing conditions like Alzheimer's, dementia, diabetes, Parkinson's, bariatric needs, and mental health challenges, and they know how to provide support for those who need IV medications, tube feeding, ventilator or trach care, insulin, behavioral health focus, or hospice support, all with a professional, 24/7 awake team, on-call RN, and caregivers trained in respectful, knowledgeable dementia care who approach every resident with patience and compassion, making sure everyone gets the individual attention and help they need-from incontinence care and dressing wounds to help with bathing and medication management. The place suits people with many different funding needs as they take Medicaid right away, Medicaid spend down, VA contracts, and private pay, and they're LGBT+ friendly, allow personal pets, and respect food preferences, with daily home-cooked meals, Asian dishes, and other ethnic treats served restaurant-style or by room service, even offering vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, low-sodium, and kosher meals if asked, in a dining area or in rooms. Residents can choose between private or semi-private rooms, and bathrooms are designed for safe wheelchair or walker use, with walk-in tubs and showers, plus shared or private bathroom options. They have equipment for everyone's safety, like Hoyer lifts for two-person transfers and full handicap accessibility, and the whole home has air conditioning, central heat, Wi-Fi, and cable. People needing memory care are welcomed, with safety features aimed at reducing wandering or confusion, and they also support people who have trouble moving with arthritis or congestive heart failure.

    Many enjoy indoor and outdoor common areas for socializing, relaxing, and activities. The staff set up daily schedules packed with different options including art or cooking classes, wine tasting, gardening club, live performances, karaoke, stretching, chair yoga, happy hour, and spiritual support. Senior-friendly technology and high-speed internet help residents stay in touch with family, and they offer help with phones, hearing aids, and special internet plans for older adults. Staff keep strong safety protocols for COVID-19, like FaceTime or visits through windows, and the team keeps in close touch with families about medication or care plan changes. The place welcomes people at many care levels by serving as an adult care home, assisted living, independent living, memory care, and skilled nursing option, with support for behavioral health, TBI, insulin needs, TPN, and development disabilities as well, plus medical alerts and senior security options. The monthly fee for a private or semi-private room is $8,500, and families say the community has a warm, family setting, with direct pharmacy delivery, visiting doctors, laundry and housekeeping services, plus access to local transportation for outings. The team makes every effort to provide a respectful and loving environment, following detailed care plans, honoring cultural and food traditions, and welcoming people from all backgrounds, making AFH at Silver Lake, LLC a place where compassionate caregivers help residents stay comfortable, safe, and connected in their later years.

    People often ask...

    AFH at Silver Lake, LLC offers assisted living and board and care.

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    The full address for this community is 11724 23rd Dr SE, Everett, WA 98208.

    No, AFH at Silver Lake, LLC 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 number753755
    StatusOp
    Facility typeAdult Family Home
    Capacity6 residents
    Special certificationMental Health, Dementia
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    Inspection Reports

    4

    Reports

    14

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    2

    Years

    01 May 2026Enforcement Letters
    Imposed civil fines for two deficiencies identified during a follow-up visit, related to medication logs and the safe use of side rails.
    • WAC 388-76-10430Medication systems
    • WAC 388-76-10650Medical devices
    14 Aug 2024Inspection
    Identified safety, medication storage, care planning, and TB testing deficiencies; corrected during follow-up.
    • WAC 388-76-10750-7Safety and maintenance
    • WAC 388-76-10750-8Safety and maintenance
    • WAC 388-76-10485-1Medication storage
    • WAC 388-76-10365Negotiated care plan implementation
    • WAC 388-76-10280-2Tuberculosis one test
    • WAC 388-76-10285-1Tuberculosis two-step skin testing - initial
    • WAC 388-76-10285-2Tuberculosis two-step skin testing - second
    • WAC 388-76-10285Tuberculosis two-step skin testing
    01 May 2024Investigation
    Investigated deficiencies in medication disposal and abuse reporting, showing safety risks from expired medications and unreported abuse allegations.
    • WAC 388-76-10490Medication disposal
    • WAC 388-76-10673Abuse and neglect reporting
    • WAC 388-76-10400Care and services safety
    01 Mar 2024Enforcement Letters
    Fined the licensee for failure to report abuse allegations to the Department and law enforcement, related to two residents.
    • WAC 388-76-10673(1)(a)(2)(a)(b)Abuse and neglect reporting

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