High West Residence sits in Seattle and cares for seniors needing assisted living, offering a calm place where folks get help with things like bathing, dressing, and taking medicine, with staff available day and night, and if someone needs assistance with transfers, there's help for that too, and the place is wheelchair accessible so residents can move around safely. The community keeps things small with only 16 licensed beds and offers personal services like regular housekeeping, laundry, and meals freshly cooked three times a day with special diets for those with diabetes, high blood pressure, or food allergies, and there's always a chef and staff ready to help. There are 1-bedroom and studio apartments, all set up so every resident feels at home, with basic safety features, emergency systems, and phone access, plus services like showering help, grooming, and a mobile hairdresser who comes by.
High West Residence stands as a licensed, non-Medicaid assisted living facility under Washington's Department of Social Services, carrying certification number 978, and gets run by a private non-profit group. It doesn't handle Medicare payments unless certified by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, but accepts Medicaid, self-pay, some private insurance, veterans' funds, and state mental health agency money, providing sliding scale fees and extra payment help for those who qualify. The place hires caregivers, CNAs, LPN/LVNs, and RNs, with staff helping seniors, veterans, active-duty military and their families, those with hearing or vision challenges, people living with HIV/AIDS, court-referred folks, people with trauma or dual diagnosis, as well as those with Alzheimer's, dementia, or mental health and substance use challenges. Workers assist residents with daily activities and medication, while nurses offer medication support, regular health checks, and help coordinate health services-even managing insulin shots and 2-person transfers when needed.
The community provides focused mental health and substance abuse services, including inpatient and outpatient care, substance detoxification for alcohol, opioids, and other drugs, activity and cognitive-behavioral therapy, dual diagnosis treatment, and individual or group counseling, plus programs like assertive community treatment and psychosocial rehab, so there are plenty of ways residents can get support for different health issues. They provide care for Parkinson's, mental health rehab, and special programs like aftercare, family counseling, case management, legal advocacy, and help finding housing, with outpatient detox and residential programs available, and medication like Haloperidol, Abilify, or Seroquel prescribed when needed.
Residents keep busy with both planned and drop-in activities like arts and crafts, music therapy, animal visits, movie nights, board games, spa and wellness programs, exercise sessions, and walking outdoors in gardens or on walking paths. There are social and spiritual activities, a chapel, group outings, computer access, and scheduled transportation for groceries, doctor appointments, or religious events. Other features like an on-site diner, swimming pool, convenience store, barber and beauty shop, and regular community nights foster a comfortable, home-like feeling where everyone can find something to do. There's a smoking policy that limits smoking to set areas, and family outreach keeps loved ones involved with updates and education.
High West Residence offers help getting folks moved in, has 24-hour supervision, and builds a sense of community with spaces to read, eat together, or join in daily programs. The community adapts care plans to each person, always aiming to support both health and independence. Staff are always around to support residents with medical needs like pain control, psychiatric care, dental services, or speech and physical therapy, plus reminders and help with medication. The community gives seniors, adults, and others a mix of independent and assisted living, nursing care, rehab, and treatment, all in a smaller, quieter setting where people can get the right mix of independence, supervision, and health support to stay safe and engaged.
