Dayspring Memory Care

    1712 NW 149th St, Vancouver, WA, 98685
    4.3 · 4 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Beautiful facility, mixed caregiving quality

    The facility is beautiful with large rooms and several compassionate, professional caregivers who gave personal tours and often felt like a second family, even going above and beyond. However, I found some staff distant and business-like, visibility and responsiveness poor (voicemail took 3+ days), and it didn't feel suitable for my mother with dementia.

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    4.25 · 4 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      5.0
    • Staff

      3.0
    • Meals

      4.3
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      4.3

    Pros

    • Compassionate staff
    • Personal tours conducted by caregivers
    • Friendly, professional staff
    • Beautiful facility
    • Homelike/“second family” atmosphere
    • Staff go above and beyond in care
    • Large resident rooms
    • Visible staff presence

    Cons

    • Distant or uninterested staff
    • Business-like attitude from some staff
    • May be unsuitable for some dementia patients
    • Slow voicemail/communication delays (3+ days)
    • Inconsistent staff engagement or experience

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the supplied reviews is mixed, with clear strengths around the physical environment and strong positive experiences with certain caregivers, paired with notable concerns about consistency in staff attitude and communication. Several reviewers emphasize an emotional, family-style level of care from particular staff members and caregivers, while other reviewers describe interactions that felt distant or overly business-like. These divergent perspectives create a picture of a facility that can deliver excellent, compassionate care in some cases but may be inconsistent depending on staff or shift.

    Care quality is one of the most polarizing themes. Positive comments highlight caregivers who are compassionate and who go "above and beyond," with at least one reviewer describing the community as feeling like a "second family." Those comments suggest that some residents receive highly personal, attentive care and that there are caregivers willing to invest time and personal attention during tours and ongoing interactions. By contrast, at least one reviewer explicitly stated the facility proved "not suitable for mother with dementia," and others reported staff who appeared distant or uninterested. That combination indicates variability in how well the facility meets more complex or specialized dementia care needs — excellent for some residents under certain caregivers, but potentially inadequate or inconsistent for others.

    Staff and management themes reflect both strengths and weaknesses. Strengths include friendly, professional staff and situations where caregivers personally guide tours — a sign that some staff are both engaged and empowered to interact closely with families. However, multiple reviews raise concerns about staff demeanor being "business-like" and not always engaged. Communication and responsiveness by administration is another specific concern: a slow voicemail response time (three or more days) was reported, pointing to potential administrative delays that could affect families trying to get timely answers or raise issues. Taken together, these points suggest there may be variability in training, staffing levels, supervision, or administrative processes that lead to inconsistent resident and family experiences.

    Facility-related feedback is uniformly positive in the excerpts provided: the building and spaces are described as beautiful, and rooms are noted to be large. Visible staff presence is mentioned as a positive, which can be reassuring for families who value frequent staff interaction and oversight. There is no direct feedback in the supplied reviews about dining quality or specific activities programming; absence of comments does not imply anything definitive, but it does mean prospective families should request direct information and observations regarding meals, menus, therapeutic activities, and engagement schedules during a visit.

    Notable patterns are the dichotomy between very positive one-on-one caregiver experiences and more transactional or distant interactions reported by others. This pattern suggests inconsistency rather than uniformly high or low quality. For people whose primary need is consistent, specialized dementia care, the mixed feedback — including an explicit comment that the community was "not suitable" for one mother with dementia — should prompt careful, targeted evaluation. Prospective families would benefit from asking about dementia-specific training, staff-to-resident ratios on the relevant memory care units, consistency of staffing (turnover or frequent shift changes), and policies on caregiver continuity.

    In summary, Dayspring Memory Care presents several strong attributes: an attractive facility with large rooms and caregivers who, in many cases, provide compassionate, family-like care and personalized attention. At the same time, there are credible concerns about inconsistent staff engagement, a business-like demeanor reported by some families, and slow administrative responsiveness (voicemail delays). These mixed signals mean a touring family should probe specifically about dementia care capabilities, observe staff-resident interactions across different days/times, verify communication protocols and average response times, and seek references from current families to assess how consistently the positives are delivered.

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    About Dayspring Memory Care

    Dayspring Memory Care sits in Vancouver, WA, as a small adult family home with a quiet, friendly feel and a licensed capacity for either six or eight residents, so folks live in a close-knit group with lots of personal care. The staff to resident ratio is about one caregiver to every two people, and care is available around the clock, with live-in staff and support from licensed nurses and an RN on call at all times. The caregivers help with daily needs, from bathing to medication reminders and glucose monitoring, and they work with residents who have Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, stroke, diabetes, and other complex challenges, even including wound or trach care, catheter support, and incontinence. The team can handle high-acuity needs and can set up doctor, nurse, therapy, or dental visits right at the home for extra comfort and peace of mind.

    The home itself is calm and secure, with private and shared rooms, plus spacious common areas, an activity room, and a secure garden with pathways and water or mountain views where people can safely walk or sit outdoors. Each resident gets housekeeping, private laundry, fall prevention programs, and scheduled bathroom reminders. There's help for visually or hearing-impaired folks, plus support for wheelchairs, walkers, and other equipment. There's free Wi-Fi, Xfinity cable TV, and a security alarm system with fenced grounds to help prevent wandering. Guests can use high-speed internet, and the facility allows some pets to drop in for visits, though none live at the home full-time.

    Meals play an important role in daily life, with a chef preparing healthy, flavorful options, including meals for vegetarian, vegan, kosher, organic, diabetic, low-sodium, gluten-free, or other special diets. There's a bistro-style dining space, a community area for group dining, and private rooms for family or special events, plus a snack area for in-between cravings. Residents can also get room service when they aren't feeling up to eating in the dining area.

    The activity staff keeps things lively with games, exercise classes, music, church visits, art, and cooking workshops, along with outings and gardening, bingo, holiday parties, and even aromatherapy. Life here includes chapel services, a library, and a community kitchen for those who want to participate in making their own snacks. Dayspring Memory Care offers both home health and hospice, palliative, or end-of-life care when the time comes. They help with VA benefits and have pharmacy delivery, too.

    There's an effort made to let people feel at home, with large rooms, private patios or decks, fruit trees, air conditioning, a safe fire system, and a simple, clean design. Staff focus on helping folks stay as independent as possible, encouraging each person to join in the activities or relax as they wish. Families get peace of mind knowing that their loved ones live in a small group with high staff attention, suitable for those needing long-term, specialized memory care in a safe, calm, home-like setting.

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