Pricing ranges from
    $5,704 – 7,415/month

    Green Lake Senior Living Ocean Shores

    1020 Catala Ave SE, Ocean Shores, WA 98569
    • Assisted Living

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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

    4.60·(35)

    Overall rating

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

      4.8
    • Staff

      4.7
    • Meals

      4.4
    • Amenities

      4.8
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful, and attentive staff
    • Personalized assistance with daily routines and care coordination
    • Welcoming, home-like community atmosphere
    • Approachable leadership and supportive teamwork
    • Long-tenured staff and continuity of care
    • Clean, attractive, accessible living spaces
    • Bayfront location with water and Mount Rainier views
    • Outdoor courtyards, gardens, and walking areas
    • Well-regarded meals, snacks, and special-event dining
    • Daily activities, including crafts, fitness, movies, and outings
    • Opportunities for socializing, gardening, and family visits
    • Resident freedom and reasonable pricing
    • Positive resident and family satisfaction

    Cons

    • Staffing-capacity and workload pressures
    • Facility-maintenance and amenity gaps, including plumbing, connectivity, and salon access
    • Inconsistent phone responsiveness
    • Questions about administrative and clinical capacity for residents with complex behavioral-health needs

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews are predominantly positive about care and the community’s atmosphere. Families and residents describe staff as kind, patient, respectful, and attentive, with personalized help for daily routines and coordination of appointments, medications, and meals. Several families say their relatives are happy and settled, and one resident with dementia has lived at the community for many years. A staff reviewer acknowledges that the work can become demanding, while still describing positive relationships with residents and families.

    Dining receives favorable comments, including praise for meal quality, snacks, and food prepared for special events. Reviewers also describe a varied activity program with crafts, music, fitness, movies, and outings. Courtyards and gardens provide opportunities to spend time outdoors, and families mention social gatherings and holiday visits as valued parts of community life. One reviewer notes that residents have considerable freedom, though the detail available about activity schedules and individual care options is limited.

    The setting is a prominent strength: reviewers highlight bayfront views, a quiet location, gardens, and a home-like atmosphere. Many describe the interior as clean and well maintained, with welcoming shared spaces. However, one strongly critical review raises concerns about staffing, administrative oversight for residents with behavioral-health needs, and maintenance or amenity access, including plumbing, internet or cable, and salon services. Another reviewer raises a concern about reaching the community by phone. These points contrast with the more common positive descriptions, but are practical matters for prospective residents and families to ask about directly.

    Management and teamwork are generally praised, including comments about leaders listening and staff across roles helping one another. The overall picture is of a friendly community with well-regarded caregivers, meals, and location, alongside questions to verify about staffing capacity, responsiveness, maintenance, and the community’s ability to support residents with more complex behavioral-health needs. The reviews provide limited detail about clinical outcomes or formal safety practices, so families may wish to discuss those needs and the available services during a visit.

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    Location

    Green Lake Senior Living Ocean Shores is located at 1020 Catala Ave SE, Ocean Shores, WA, 98569.

    About Green Lake Senior Living Ocean Shores

    Green Lake Senior Living Ocean Shores is a senior living community set near the ocean, with comfortable living spaces, a strong commitment to community values, and a straightforward approach to care since 1997. The facility has 54 licensed beds and an occupancy rate of about 77%. The property offers different types of care through communities like Amber Hills, which helps with assisted and independent living and is known for good staff communication, and Ocean Shores Assisted Living, which sits right by the beach and has friendly staff and festive holiday decorations. Residents at Renton Assisted Living join in social and meal programs, fitness classes, and group outings. Heritage Court puts focus on individual needs with expert staff and on-site medical personnel, while Tri-Cities Retirement Inn covers everything from independent to memory care, giving options for different stages. The Lodges provides specialized, secure memory care with trained, caring staff for seniors with Alzheimer's or dementia, offering small group living with 16 resident rooms around shared dining and activity areas.

    Three Rivers Place has assisted living with full-time RN oversight, and the Royal Columbian Retirement Inn features landscaped grounds and some apartments with river views. Some apartments in these communities come furnished, some are pet-friendly, and all have private bathrooms and emergency alert systems. Emerald City Senior Living is found in a historic building near Queen Anne, while Gig Harbor at Green Lake Senior Living Memory Care earned a review score of 7.3 out of 10. Most apartments have high-speed internet and cable TV, with options for both furnished and unfurnished units. Residents can count on 24-hour care, medication management, nutrition planning, therapy services like physical and speech therapy, and help with daily living such as bathing and dressing. Staff receive extra training on diabetes care and managing memory loss.

    A professional culinary team prepares the meals, and people enjoy restaurant-style dining with several entrée choices. There are regular programs-like stretching, yoga, music sessions, Tai Chi, games, and art classes-plus offsite trips and transportation, which is sometimes free and always wheelchair accessible. Residents can walk on nature trails, join in birthday celebrations, and take part in gardening, book clubs, and volunteer events. There's a strong focus on memory care, with secure lodges to prevent wandering and keep things safe. Housekeeping, laundry, and trash pickup are all included for a maintenance-free life.

    Community spaces feature a cozy lounge, cable TV, a courtyard garden, and seating near fireplaces, and there are dedicated activity rooms, a business center, a movie theater, and fitness and spa areas. The setting is quiet and peaceful, with both indoor and outdoor spots to relax, and nearly all areas are accessible to those with mobility aids. The community allows pets, provides regular social events, and has services for worship, including Christian and Catholic groups. Seniors have options for independent, assisted, or memory care, and the overall goal is to support active living while providing the needed help.

    Green Lake Senior Living Ocean Shores is locally owned and licensed, reviewed through partnerships like A Place for Mom, and has a range of review scores, some as high as 9.5 out of 10, which shows people think well of their services. Their approach works to balance support and independence, with staff always on hand and thoughtful programs designed to help residents feel at home while meeting their needs as they age.

    About Brookdale

    Green Lake Senior Living Ocean Shores is managed by Brookdale.

    Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) is the largest senior living operator in the United States, managing over 640 communities with capacity for approximately 59,000 residents across 41 states and employing around 36,000 associates. Founded in 1978 and publicly traded since 2005, Brookdale solidified its market leadership through major acquisitions including American Retirement Corporation (2006) and Emeritus Senior Living (2014), making it the only national full-spectrum senior living company. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Brookdale has topped the American Seniors Housing Association's ASHA 50 list and Argentum's largest providers list for multiple consecutive years.

    The company's comprehensive care continuum includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Brookdale's signature Clare Bridge program, developed over 30 years ago by dementia-care experts, provides specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care through two distinct levels: Clare Bridge communities for comprehensive memory support and the Clare Bridge Solace program for advanced-stage dementia residents. The program is recognized by the Alzheimer's Association® for incorporating evidence-based Dementia Care Practice Recommendations and features secure environments, enclosed courtyards, Daily Path programming with six structured activities daily, and the InTouch technology platform offering personalized brain-stimulating games and therapeutic content.

    Brookdale's holistic Optimum Life® wellness approach balances six dimensions—Purposeful, Physical, Emotional, Social, Spiritual, and Intellectual—implemented through signature programs including B-Fit (eight exercise class options), Brain Fit (mental fitness workouts), My Life Story (resident storytelling), EngagementPlus (interest-based connections), Growing Together (collaborative learning), and The Ageless Spirit (kindness and gratitude practices). The Embrace Family Partnership provides caregiver education and support for families of memory care residents.

    The company's Brookdale HealthPlus® care coordination model, winner of the 2024 Argentum Best of the Best Award placing it among the top 1% of operators, is a technology-enabled healthcare service featuring dedicated RN Care Managers who proactively manage residents' health, coordinate care transitions, and help prevent avoidable hospitalizations. Communities using HealthPlus report 78% fewer urgent care visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations, and 63% more completed annual wellness visits. The Personal Solutions program delivers hygiene products, medications, and daily necessities directly to residents' doors with discreet packaging and monthly billing convenience.

    Following a strategic divestiture of its home health and hospice operations to HCA Healthcare (completed December 2023), Brookdale now focuses exclusively on senior living operations while maintaining its position as the industry's largest operator, committed to its mission of enriching lives with compassion, respect, excellence, and integrity.

    People often ask...

    Green Lake Senior Living Ocean Shores offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,704 per month.

    Green Lake Senior Living Ocean Shores offers assisted living.

    There are 26 photos of Green Lake Senior Living Ocean Shores on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 1020 Catala Ave SE, Ocean Shores, WA 98569.

    No, Green Lake Senior Living Ocean Shores 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 number2615
    StatusOp
    Facility typeAssisted Living Facility
    Capacity54 residents
    ExpiresJanuary 31st, 2027
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    Inspection Reports

    33

    Reports

    62

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    29 Jul 2026Life Safety
    Identified a violation for using an extension cord as permanent wiring; approval status was disapproved.
    • IFC 603.6 2021Extension Cords
    01 Jun 2026Investigation
    Investigated nursing and care concerns related to wounds. Found a deficiency in documenting an admission visual skin assessment and in including wound care interventions in the negotiated service agreement.
    • —
    01 May 2026Investigation
    Found no deficiencies.
    01 Mar 2026Enforcement Letters
    Investigated and cited two violations concerning failure to investigate an abuse allegation and failure to report abuse, resulting in civil fines.
    • WAC 388-78A-2371 (1)(2)(3)(4)Investigations
    • WAC 388-78A-2630 (1)(a)Reporting abuse and neglect
    01 Dec 2025Investigation
    Investigated misappropriation of property and financial exploitation allegations and found that several resident rooms lacked lockable storage, placing belongings at risk.
    • WAC 388-78A-3010Lockable space in sleeping rooms
    01 Dec 2025Investigation
    Investigated concerns about care, call system, cleaning supplies, medication services, and resident altercations; found a failed practice due to not having a system to ensure proper care.
    • —
    01 Dec 2025Life Safety
    Investigated a complaint about towels smoking from a dryer; no fire occurred, no injuries reported, and no violations were cited.
    07 May 2025Life Safety
    Identified several life-safety deficiencies, including damper maintenance, proper extinguisher maintenance, and carbon monoxide alarm documentation, with missing inspection records for several systems.
    • IFC 405.2 2021Duct and Air Transfer Openings - Maintaining Protection
    • NFPA 10Portable Fire Extinguishers - General Requirements
    • NFPA 72Maintenance
    • IFC 701.6 2018NFPA 80 Fire Door Inspection and Testing
    • IFC 5303.5.3 2021Securing Compressed Gas Containers, Cylinders and Tanks
    01 Apr 2025Enforcement Letters
    Fined $1,500 for a resident rights violation that led to neglect and a resident’s hospitalization. The finding cited that staff lacked necessary information to meet resident needs and uphold rights, resulting in diminished quality of life.
    • WAC 388-78A-2660 (2)(6)(7)Resident rights
    01 Feb 2025Investigation
    Investigated a medication administration complaint and found deficiencies in practice related to medications not being given as ordered and not leaving meds at bedside or monitoring availability.
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    01 Feb 2025Enforcement Letters
    Identified deficiencies related to medication administration and medication availability, resulting in civil fines. Recurring issues were noted from prior citations.
    • WAC 388-78A-2210(2)Medication services
    • WAC 388-78A-2240Nonavailability of medications
    01 Jan 2025Investigation
    Verified no deficiencies after a follow-up inspection addressing medication refills; prior issues were corrected.
    • WAC 388-78A-2240Nonavailability of medications
    01 Dec 2024Investigation
    Identified non-compliance due to an unsigned negotiated service agreement for one resident.
    • WAC 388-78A-2150Signing negotiated service agreement
    01 Sept 2024Enforcement Letters
    Cited a food sanitation deficiency and imposed a $400 civil fine.
    • WAC 388-78A-2305(1)Food sanitation
    01 Aug 2024Investigation
    Investigated and identified a deficiency in dietary services for not providing or posting weekly menus.
    • —Weekly menus not provided or posted for residents
    01 Jun 2024Enforcement Letters
    Investigated a follow-up visit and cited a food sanitation deficiency, resulting in a $350 civil fine.
    • WAC 388-78A-2305(1)Food sanitation
    09 Apr 2024Investigation
    Verified that previous food sanitation deficiencies were corrected; found no deficiencies.
    08 Apr 2024Investigation
    Investigated a window-related complaint and identified a maintenance deficiency due to damaged exterior window screens.
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    07 Mar 2024Investigation
    Identified deficiencies in reporting and monitoring after a resident's missing funds incident.
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    05 Mar 2024Investigation
    Investigated allegations identified two deficiencies: assessments were completed past the 14-day window and five residents' care plans were not in binders for the care staff.
    • —Assessment not completed within 14 days
    • —Care plans not in service plan binders for staff to review
    01 Mar 2024Enforcement Letters
    Identified deficiencies in documenting residents' needs plans, updating staff instructions, and RN delegation records, resulting in civil fines.
    • WAC 388-78A-2140(1)(a)(ii)(c)(d)(2)(a)(b)(3)(4)(5)Negotiated service agreement contents
    • WAC 388-78A-2450(1)(a)(2)(b)(h)(iv)(vi)(i)(i)(j)Staff
    • WAC 388-78A-2320(1)(b)(3)(c)Intermittent nursing services systems
    25 Jan 2024Investigation
    Investigated a medication error allegation and found deficiencies in how medications are managed and staff training is conducted.
    • WAC 388-78A-2600Policies and Procedures
    01 Jan 2024Informal Dispute Resolution Letters
    Concluded that the previously identified deficiencies remain unchanged.
    01 Dec 2023Informal Dispute Resolution Letters
    Scheduled an informal dispute resolution to contest a cited regulation and its civil penalty.
    • WAC 388-78A-2590
    01 Nov 2023Enforcement Letters
    Cited multiple deficiencies and assessed civil fines for failures in infection control, management notifications, service planning, staff training, room changes, medication storage, disaster preparedness, and RN delegation.
    • WAC 388-78A-2610 (1)(2)(a)(c)(d)(f)Infection control
    • WAC 388-78A-2590(1)(2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(3)(4)(a)(i)(ii)(b)(5)(6)Management agreements—General
    • WAC 388-78A-2140 (1)(a)(ii)(iii)(c)(d)(2)(a)(b)(3)(4)(5)Negotiated service agreement contents
    • WAC 388-78A-2450 (1)(a)(2)(b)(h)(iv)(vi)(i)(j)Staff
    • WAC 388-78A-2880 (1)(a)(b)(c)(d)(2)(3)Changing use of rooms
    • WAC 388-78A-2270 (1)Resident controlled medications
    • WAC 388-78A-2700 (1)(g)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)Emergency and disaster preparedness
    • WAC 388-78A-2320 (1)(b)(3)(c)Intermittent nursing services systems
    01 Sept 2023Investigation
    Investigated complaints and identified a deficiency in safe medication systems, including medication administered without a physician order and missing orders for a topical treatment.
    • WAC 388-78A-2210Medication services
    01 Sept 2023Enforcement Letters
    Cited multiple deficiencies across infection control, investigations, resident rights, negotiated service agreement contents, and reporting significant changes, resulting in civil fines.
    • WAC 388-78A-2610(1)(2)(a)(c)(d)(f)Infection control
    • WAC 388-78A-2371(1)(2)(3)(4)Investigations
    • WAC 388-78A-2660(4)Resident rights
    • WAC 388-78A-2140(1)(a)(ii)(iii)(c)(d)(2)(a)(b)(3)(4)(5)Negotiated service agreement contents
    • WAC 388-78A-2640(1)(a)Reporting significant change in a resident's condition
    01 Sept 2023Enforcement Letters
    Fined for a medication services deficiency involving unsafe medication systems that placed a resident at risk; this was a recurring deficiency previously cited.
    • WAC 388-78A-2210(1)(a)(b)(2)(a)(b)Medication services
    22 Aug 2023Inspection
    Investigated multiple noncompliances across care planning, staffing, infection control, and resident safety, including missing nurse delegation documentation, incomplete negotiated service agreements, insufficient staff training, and weak disaster preparedness.
    • WAC 388-78A-2140Negotiated service agreement contents
    • WAC 388-78A-2450Staff
    • WAC 246-840-930Nurse delegation — criteria for delegation
    • WAC 388-78A-2590Management agreements
    • WAC 388-78A-2610Infection control
    • WAC 388-78A-2700Emergency and disaster preparedness
    • WAC 388-78A-2371Investigations
    • WAC 388-78A-2620Pets
    • WAC 388-78A-2270Resident medications
    • WAC 388-110-020Homelike environment
    05 Jul 2023Investigation
    Found a deficiency in housekeeping services not provided per agreement. Toilet paper claims could not be substantiated.
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    23 May 2023Investigation
    Investigated a complaint alleging neglect and resident rights violations related to failing to evaluate a resident's condition after it was reported; found that management was not notified and responses were inappropriate. Dietary claims were not substantiated, and bathing assistance had been incorporated into the plan of care.
    • —Resident Neglect
    • —Resident Rights
    27 Apr 2023Investigation
    Identified a failure to complete an assessment after a change in condition. Investigated multiple complaints related to diet, monitoring, falls, staffing, and pet health.
    • WAC 388-78A-2100(2)(a)(b)Assessment after change of condition
    26 Apr 2023Investigation
    Investigated medication management and negotiated service planning deficiencies, finding medication nonavailability and incomplete resident service agreements for multiple residents.
    • WAC 388-78A-2240Nonavailability of medications
    • WAC 388-78A-2140Negotiated service agreement contents
    • WAC 388-78A-2290Alternate plans and responsibilities for care
    • WAC 388-78A-2340Alternate plans for providing care

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