The Young House Adult Family Home

    8717 Forest Ave SW, Tacoma, WA 98498
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Grateful for compassionate dementia care

    I placed my mom with Christa and her team and I'm so grateful - the home is spotless, warm and family-like, staff are professional, attentive and compassionate, and they provided excellent dementia and end-of-life support with clear communication and spiritual comfort. Nearly everything was exceptional; I comfortably recommend this peaceful, loving place to other families.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    4.89·(9)

    Overall rating

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

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      4.9
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.9

    Pros

    • Compassionate, family-like caregiving
    • Attentive and welcoming staff
    • Personalized care plans
    • Dementia-care expertise
    • End-of-life and palliative support
    • Clean, well-maintained home
    • Comfortable, peaceful environment
    • Respect for resident privacy
    • Clear family communication
    • Engaging small-group activities (puzzles, games, family gatherings)
    • Spiritual and faith-based support
    • Visible, hands-on leadership

    Cons

    • Limited on-site clinical and nursing resources
    • Small-scale activity programming
    • Reliance on a small core staff
    • Limited information about dining and dietary services
    • Potential variability in formal policies from family-style management

    Summary of reviews

    The Young House Adult Family Home is described consistently as a small, family-run setting with a strong emphasis on compassionate, personalized caregiving. Reviews emphasize a warm, family-like atmosphere where staff are attentive, welcoming, and maintain clear communication with families. The home’s environment is repeatedly characterized as clean, comfortable, and peaceful, with specific praise for privacy respect, spiritual support, and hands-on leadership presence.

    Care quality is portrayed as individualized and relationship-based. Families highlight tailored care plans, competency in dementia support, and sensitivity around end-of-life needs. Staff are portrayed as hardworking, professional, and emotionally supportive; several accounts note that care met physical, emotional, and spiritual needs and that staff communication with families was clear and responsive. There are references to successful short-term restorative outcomes (for example, a resident able to return home), which suggests capability in transitional care and rehabilitation-focused attention for some residents.

    Structured programming appears modest but meaningful. Activities mentioned include puzzles, games, and family gatherings that reinforce a home-like social rhythm rather than an institutional schedule. That programming style will suit families seeking a smaller, intimate social environment but may be less appropriate for those seeking extensive, formal recreational therapies or large-group activities.

    Facility condition and management receive positive comments: the house is reported as well-maintained and inviting, and leadership (noted by name in reviews) is visible and actively involved. The family-style management contributes to the personalized approach but also implies operational characteristics typical of small adult family homes — notably limited on-site clinical staffing and dependence on a compact caregiver team.

    Notable patterns and practical considerations for prospective families: the facility’s strengths are behavioral and relational — warmth, personalized attention, dementia and end-of-life sensitivity, and a clean, peaceful setting. Information about clinical coverage, nursing oversight, meal planning and dietary accommodations, and formal activity schedules is limited in the available summaries. Prospective families should ask about 24/7 clinical coverage, medication-management practices, menu examples and accommodations, contingency staffing plans, and the scope and frequency of organized activities to ensure the home’s capabilities align with the resident’s medical and social needs.

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    Location

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    The Young House Adult Family Home is located at 8717 Forest Ave SW, Tacoma, WA, 98498.

    About The Young House Adult Family Home

    The Young House Adult Family Home in Lakewood, WA sits in a quiet neighborhood not far from Tacoma and offers seniors a relaxed, family-style environment that feels welcoming and comfortable, and you'll notice right away the caregivers put a lot of effort into keeping everyone safe, engaged, and well cared for day and night. The home welcomes folks needing help with daily life, including those living with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, and there's nursing care, medication management, incontinence care, diabetic and high acuity care all handled around the clock by a small but attentive staff, with the owner being a registered nurse who's always close by. Meals are tasty and can be ordered at any time, and the kitchen caters to special diets, whether someone needs gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, kosher, organic, diabetic, or low-sodium options, and people can even eat out on the deck or in their rooms, which might have private patios, satellite TV, and fireplaces.

    The home is pet-friendly for both cats and dogs and the spaces are designed for easy movement, with ground-floor, wheelchair-accessible private or shared rooms-some fitted with their own kitchens and priced around $6,000 for extra privacy. Residents take part in regular activities that range from art and cooking classes to Bible study, devotional groups, movies, music, gardening, swimming, reading, games, and even outings, and there's always a chance to see visiting chaplains, priests, or participate in religious services from several faith backgrounds. The Young House Adult Family Home supports both short-term respite stays and long-term residents, and keeps things simple with all-inclusive services-meals, laundry, personal care, and transportation. Safety's a big deal, with home security, medication dispensers, and medical alert systems like Medical Guardian and ADT always in place.

    Wi-Fi and cable, air conditioning, and plenty of outdoor space help make daily life easy, and everything's designed so people can age in place as needs change over time, with nurse-delegated care available too. This place gets high marks from reviewers, often praised for its compassionate, personal attention, the strong sense of community, and families often feel involved and supported, especially when making decisions or needing caregiver relief. The management is careful with privacy and security, allowing residents to control their information and always informing them of any updates or important news, and the home belongs to the Adult Family Home Council. There's a low caregiver-to-resident ratio, rooms to gather, and staff make it a point to give everyone real companionship and keep spirits up, whether someone needs a little help or full-time support.

    People often ask...

    The Young House Adult Family Home offers assisted living, memory care, and board and care.

    There are 23 photos of The Young House Adult Family Home on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 8717 Forest Ave SW, Tacoma, WA 98498.

    No, The Young House Adult Family Home 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 number755773
    StatusOp
    Facility typeAdult Family Home
    Capacity6 residents
    Special certificationMental Health, Dementia, Developmental Disabilities
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    Inspection Reports

    1

    Reports

    1

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    2

    Years

    18 Jan 2024Inspection
    Found tuberculosis testing was not completed within three days of employment for one caregiver.
    • WAC 388-76-10265Tuberculosis Testing Required

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