Sarenac Home Care AFH

    119 E Salmon Ave, Spokane, WA 99218
    • Assisted Living

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    4.83·(23)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
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    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.9
    • Meals

      4.9
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful caregiving
    • Family-like home atmosphere
    • Consistent caregiver assignments
    • Owner's hands-on involvement
    • Clear, frequent family communication
    • Personalized, individualized care plans
    • Home-cooked meals planned with residents
    • Family-style dining and special-event meals
    • Attentive monitoring and clinical oversight
    • Positive end-of-life and hospice support
    • Clean, well-maintained interior and kitchen
    • Private, comfortable rooms with natural light
    • Accessible bathrooms with roll-in showers
    • Engaging social activities and celebrations
    • Assistance with outside appointments
    • Open visiting policy and resident outings
    • Documented resident health improvements
    • Thorough grooming and personal-care attention

    Cons

    • Higher private-pay rates
    • Private-pay commitment period with limited Medicaid-transition flexibility
    • Limited immediate availability and waitlist
    • Management communication tone can be brusque
    • Restrictions on outdoor access and resident outings
    • Financial-qualification policies favoring private-pay residents

    Summary of reviews

    Sarenac Home Care AFH is portrayed consistently as a small, family-run assisted living environment with strong emphasis on personalized, home-like care. Reviewers commonly described staff as compassionate and respectful, and many families credited the team—including an engaged owner—for attentive monitoring, individualized care plans, consistent caregiver assignments, and visible improvements in residents' health. Communication with families is noted as frequent and detailed; daily updates and hands-on owner involvement are recurring positives.

    Dining and social life are highlighted strengths. The home offers home-cooked meals that are planned with residents, family-style dining, and special meals for birthdays and holidays. Reviewers also praised the cook and desserts, and reported active socialization, celebrations, and programming that contribute to a welcoming atmosphere. Several accounts referenced strong hospice and end-of-life support, indicating capacity to provide compassionate care across the care continuum.

    Facilities and environment receive positive comments for cleanliness and maintenance. The interior is described as spotless and well-decorated, with private, comfortable rooms, large windows, and accessible bathrooms with roll-in showers. Visitors noted uncluttered, safe common areas and a kitchen that appears well-maintained. Grooming and personal-care attention (hair, teeth, appearance) were also frequently observed as part of routine care.

    Notable operational patterns to consider: the facility is family-run and privately operated, with a private-pay financial model that includes higher rates and a private-pay commitment period. Several reviewers raised concerns about limited flexibility when transitioning to Medicaid and about waiting-list delays for admissions. A subset of comments described the owner or management communication tone as brusque or authoritative; while many families valued the owner's involvement, prospective families should assess fit on communication style. A few reviewers also mentioned restrictions on outdoor access or outings.

    Overall, Sarenac AFH appears to deliver high-touch, home-like care with strengths in staff responsiveness, dining, cleanliness, and individualized attention. Prospective residents and families should weigh those strengths against the facility’s financial policies, potential waitlist timing, and discuss management and outing policies during a tour to ensure alignment with expectations.

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    Location

    Sarenac Home Care AFH is located at 119 E Salmon Ave, Spokane, WA, 99218.

    About Sarenac Home Care AFH

    Sarenac Home Care AFH sits in Spokane, WA, and is a small adult family home licensed by the state with six assisted living units, providing long-term care and different housing setups like 1-bedroom units, communal living choices, and studios for seniors. You'll find private bedrooms, fully equipped apartments, and common spaces such as a dining hall, game room, theatre room, fitness room, barbershop, bistro, library, chapel, and large decks, with landscaped walking trails and gardens outside where folks can walk around and enjoy a bit of nature. There's parking for family and a visiting schedule that runs from 9 in the morning until 8 at night, which works out for most families wanting to see their loved ones.

    The care team supports people with memory care and Alzheimer's needs, diabetes management, development disabilities, mental health support, and other medical needs, including toileting and incontinence care, helping to get dressed, and getting in or out of bed. They handle medication, falls management, and provide 24-hour supervision along with regular health checks for safety. There are custom care plans for each resident, so everybody's got their own way of doing things, and the home welcomes small pets, helping keep the place lively and more like home.

    Sarenac Home Care AFH covers daily chores by providing three home-cooked meals, laundry, and housekeeping services, and they'll help at mealtimes or with reminders if needed. They run activities on and off the property, plus on-site devotional activities and educational events, so nobody just sits around bored. There's a support service for family counseling, massage services on offer, transportation to appointments, a concierge to handle requests, and a resource list for extra help or information related to senior housing.

    Professional and specially trained staff manage personal care and care needs for non-ambulatory folks, including surgery recovery and on-site therapy. The home grounds stay secure, with staff always watching out, and the community's review score is based on several opinions, so you're not only looking at one person's experience. Sarenac Home Care AFH doesn't take Medicare unless CMS certifies it, and it's been open around three years with Ramila Sarenac acting as the lab director, and they work along with LabProspects for lab-related services and registry needs. Amenities and programs here focus on a supportive, home-like environment where seniors feel safe and families have some ease of mind.

    People often ask...

    Sarenac Home Care AFH offers assisted living and board and care.

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    The full address for this community is 119 E Salmon Ave, Spokane, WA 99218.

    No, Sarenac Home Care AFH 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.

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