At Home AFH, Inc sits in a quiet Spokane Valley neighborhood on East Valleyway Avenue, close to the Spokane River and near parks like Mirabeau and Brown's Park, so it has nice outdoor areas for short walks or gardening, and you see staff taking folks out for activities or short bus rides. The house is a modern stone building with six licensed beds and offers private rooms, sometimes with private baths or patios, providing a more home-like and less crowded feeling since only a handful of people live here at once, and you notice how that makes the place quieter and more personal, with staff remembering things about each resident, their favorite snacks or if they need extra help dressing or getting to the shower and back, because that's part of their daily routine.
This is an adult family home where a Registered Nurse owns and manages the facility, with Certified Nursing Assistants and a 24/7 RN on call handling everything from activities of daily living-like bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and medication management-to more advanced health needs, whether that's special diets, insulin injections, tube feeding, or total care for folks with quadriplegia, dementia, or traumatic brain injuries, so people who need high-acuity care often stay here. Visits from home health nurses, therapists, doctors, and even podiatrists and mental health specialists are part of the care plan, and the team can do blood glucose checks, blood thinner INR tests, and administer oxygen when it's needed, and for diabetes especially, they have an educator who works with those residents. Memory care is a main focus, and the staff have training in dementia and mental health support, so residents with Alzheimer's or similar issues get extra attention, with the routine and activities planned around their needs, like music therapy, aromatherapy, pet visits, reading to folks who can't see well, and doing handiwork in the craft room or outdoors during gardening sessions, which helps people stay active and social.
Meals are homemade and fit special diets if needed, and snacks are available throughout the day, with fruit trees in the yard sometimes providing fresh fruit, and you get three meals every day, with help if you need it, plus activities planned for most days-movie nights, exercise classes, barbecues, Bible study, outings, singing, or just having tea and conversation in the living room or garden. The place uses an electronic medical record system called Synkwise for tracking medications and care, and security alarms, call buttons, and air conditioning keep everyone comfortable and safe, while rooms can have cable, satellite TV, private telephones, and internet, making it feel like home.
Transportation for doctor visits, errands, or faith-based events is available, with staff often accompanying residents, and there's a focus on helping people keep up with medical or dental appointments, vision and hearing needs, and therapy sessions when needed. There's a big effort here to support people with different health backgrounds-from those needing memory care or hospice to people with developmental disabilities-because the team tries to keep everyone as comfortable and supported as possible. Pets are allowed, within certain rules, so long as they're safe for everyone in the house. The home is wheelchair and walker accessible, close to pharmacies, doctors, and the hospital, and has easy access to bus lines and shops, so trips out or visits from family are pretty easy, with flexible visiting hours from morning to evening.
Some people use respite or hospice care here, or come for specialty services like palliative care, vision or hearing support, pharmacy deliveries, or total care during the last weeks of life. The staff have often stayed for a long time, which helps everyone get to know each other, and details like garden walks, cooking activities, storytime, holiday celebrations, spontaneous music in the lounge, or just afternoon tea on the patio end up meaning a lot over time. This home is Medicaid-approved, licensed as an Adult Family Home in Spokane Valley, inspected by the state, and keeps a high staff-to-resident ratio, so whether someone's needs are simple or complex, care's arranged to fit what works best for each individual.
