Heritage Home Care II sits at 1900 Pierce Ave. NE in Renton, WA, and offers several levels of care in an adult family home setting, mainly focusing on board and care home memory care, including Alzheimer's and dementia care. The facility has private rooms with private bathrooms, and residents use wheelchair accessible showers, full tubs, and central air conditioning, while on-call maintenance and regular maid service keep things tidy and comfortable. The community has both indoor and outdoor common areas where residents gather for social activities, television, and shared meals in a communal dining hall, plus there's a beautician on-site, and residents can smoke outdoors if that's something they want.
Residents get assistance with daily activities like dressing, bathing, eating, toileting, grooming, and mobility, with transferring help using mechanical lifts if needed, including one- or two-person transfers. The staff are available 24 hours a day and handle medication management, along with help for those needing ambulatory care, diabetic support, high acuity care, feeding tubes, colostomies, and incontinence care, including special reminders and help with bowel and bladder needs. Heritage Home Care II provides meal services with diabetic and low-sodium options, and vegetarian meals, while also doing laundry and dry cleaning, and offering activities both on and off site for residents with varying needs, especially those with Alzheimer's or dementia, keeping people mentally engaged and active.
The memory care section is built specially for people with memory loss, secured to prevent wandering, uses technology to stop residents from getting out, and is in its own building for safety. Staff can handle residents at risk for elopement or who have difficult or bizarre behaviors, and care plans are personalized so everyone gets the help they need-some need just cueing and supervision, others need help with most tasks. There's medical support, including dental, vision, and hearing care, and the facility can assist with blood sugar testing and administered injections, though residents who can manage their own levels with support are also welcome.
Heritage Home Care II focuses on supporting independence in a safe, compassionate way, with carefully screened staff who go through background, drug, and reference checks, and who've had their immunizations verified. The staff can even travel for initial consultations or assessments to see what a resident might need, and they create detailed care plans and agreements with each family. The cost for private rooms or one-bedroom units is $4,200 a month, and the property offers bright, comfortable rooms with closets, windows for natural light, carpeting, and all the necessary safety fixtures. Residents and their visitors can park on-site, and transportation's available when needed, and the place is built for seniors looking to age in place, meaning they don't have to leave if their care needs change over time, because Heritage Home Care II can support them in different stages, from light care and supervision to more complex needs.
