Hermie's AFH III

Hermie's AFH III is a small adult family home that serves up to 4 seniors in Tacoma, where residents get help with day-to-day things like bathing, dressing, bathroom needs, and grooming, and there's 24-hour caregiver support along with security systems to keep everyone safe. The home takes care of people who need memory care or dementia support, helps with medication, accepts those who need high acuity care or incontinence care, and will support those needing hospice or respite stays for short-term care, and if someone needs help with insulin shots or a two-person transfer, that may be available but needs to be checked with the staff. The rooms have tubs, wheelchair accessible showers, and options for cable or satellite TV and Wi-Fi, and meals are homemade, with special menus offered for vegetarian, kosher, or medical diets, three times a day, plus snacks. There are arranged daily events, movie nights, fitness and music programs, art projects, and activity options like music therapy, animal therapy, tabletop games, and trips outside, along with a book room, possible hot tub or steam room or health room, a hairdresser for residents, yard areas to sit, and both indoor and outdoor spaces to gather with others. They handle transportation for doctor's visits, errands, or religious events, sometimes at cost or included, they have resident parking, and people can take part in devotional or offsite activities. Separate, secured memory care space is meant to help folks with memory loss, with protected exits so residents don't wander, and there's special programming for people with Alzheimer's. Hermie's AFH III is licensed for 4 residents, with a starting monthly fee of $3,000, taking private pay, long-term care insurance, or Veterans Aid and Attendance, and it follows Washington Department of Social Services rules, under certificate 750879.