Cedar Gardens Adult Family Home

Cedar Gardens Adult Family Home sits in a quiet, residential part of Longview, WA, where the pace of life fits the way six residents live close together in what feels more like a real home than any big building, and you'll find familiar touches like home-cooked meals, private rooms with half baths, and a little garden with walking trails where you can stretch your legs if that's what you feel like. Staff live on-site and they stay awake around the clock, always ready to help with the basics-bathing, meals, moving around, medicine, and even feeding by spoon or help with incontinence when that's needed, and services go all the way from assisted living to end-of-life care, which can give families some peace of mind. A licensed nurse helps guide care, and nurse-delegated caregivers, all certified in First Aid, CPR, mental health, and dementia, follow custom care plans that get updated based on each resident's needs, so if someone needs memory care or something more medical like wound care, they'll get it. The place is set up so you can bring your cat or dog, there are a few extra touches-a little beauty and barber shop, a reading section, a small theater space, and a café and snack shop just for residents, plus computer access and a chapel, all inside that same close-knit setting. Folks can join in with social activities or enjoy quiet time, with gardens to tend and communal areas to relax in, and meals and snacks are included. Cedar Gardens is properly licensed under Washington license #137103 as an adult family home and has kept that license since 2001 under Mrs. Tina Jewett, offering specialized care for people with dementia and mental health needs and giving both short-term respite and long-term stays. They're pet-friendly, keep a six-to-one resident-to-caregiver ratio, and don't accept Medicare unless certified, but families and residents keep to a small group, letting staff give care that's both personal and steady, and that's probably why they've lasted more than 20 years in this community.