Dodd's Adult Family Care sits on Husky Way Southeast in Olympia, WA, and serves older adults who need help with daily care or memory support, and with just six beds, it's a place that feels less like a big facility and more like a quiet neighborhood home, which some families appreciate, especially because everyone gets a private room with their own bathroom and there are both indoor and outdoor common areas for folks to gather, watch birds, or just have a little peace. The home accepts residents needing different levels of support, whether someone lives independently but wants help close by, needs assisted living for bathing, dressing, medication management, or has more advanced needs due to dementia or Alzheimer's, since the facility offers memory care too, with extra security like bracelets that set off an alarm if someone tries to leave the community, and a purpose-built secure section for memory care, so people who wander or might become agitated can get the supervision they need.
Staff are available round-the-clock, giving reminders, helping transfer residents safely by hand or with mechanical lifts, keeping an eye on folks with diabetes who need blood tests or insulin shots, and managing care for people who need help with walking, are incontinent, or even those who show physical aggression, all with a view to keeping everyone as calm and safe as possible. The home's program includes meals every day-both kosher and vegetarian options are available-plus snacks, nutritional shakes, and extra things like brief changes, laundry, in-home nail care, haircuts, and even an on-site beautician comes by, so residents don't have to leave to keep up regular routines. Residents who can't get around easily will find wheelchair accessible showers and the home built so people using walkers or wheelchairs can get where they need to go, and there's both resident parking and a van for community transportation, along with quick access to local bus lines and nearby healthcare, shops, and parks in Thurston County.
Devotional services and group activities, some off-site, give people the chance to connect with their faith or interests if they want, and there are visiting hours each day from morning till early evening, so loved ones can stop by without much fuss. The place accepts those who need short-term or respite care too, so families can get a break or someone can try the home before deciding on a longer stay. Dodd's Adult Family Care doesn't accept Medicare unless certified, and the state's Department of Aging or Veterans Services checks on the home as required. The general idea's to keep things steady, like a small household where care feels familiar and changes in someone's needs are met without moving to a bigger, less personal place.
