The Lodge At Roo Lan, located at 1530 Carpenter Rd SE in Lacey, WA, sits on about 140 landscaped acres near Hicks Lake and Woodland Creek Community Park, with plenty of walking paths, gardens, and outdoor areas where folks can sit outside and relax because sometimes a quiet bench in the sun is the highlight of your day. The place has 64 assisted living units and options for semi-private rooms, studio suites, or one-bedroom apartments, and since every room has private bathrooms, cable TV, air conditioning, telephones, kitchenettes, and high-speed internet, there's a bit of comfort and privacy for everyone, even if they share a wall or a common space.
Residents get support with bathing, dressing, moving around, or help in and out of the shower. There's care for those with Parkinson's disease and memory challenges, and skilled nurses on staff day and night for round-the-clock supervision and a 24/7 emergency response if something happens, which can bring peace of mind. They offer medication management, help for non-ambulatory folks, and dementia-specific programs too, all under a licensed case management service that tries to keep up with changing needs by updating services and activities pretty often.
The community feels active most days, with a packed calendar of daily fitness classes, resident-run events, social nights, games in the games room, arts and crafts, and movie entertainment. The activity rooms, game spaces, wellness center, scheduled outings, pet therapy, music therapy, and art programs fill up the days, while visiting stylists, massage therapy, a sauna, jacuzzi, a beauty parlor, a communal kitchen, and a greenhouse are the kind of amenities you find scattered around, making the place feel lived in, not just a building for seniors.
Three homemade meals come out of the kitchen every day, and there's restaurant-style dining where staff adapt menus for special needs like diabetes or high blood pressure, and snacks are always somewhere nearby, because routine meals matter a lot as you get older. Transportation gets scheduled for medical appointments, errands, and even religious services, so folks don't have to worry about how to get to where they need to go.
Staff take care of housekeeping, laundry, and moving in, while visiting relatives can spend time in one of the reading lounges or community areas, and those who want to pick up a book or work in a garden can find a quiet corner easily because the property's so big. Personal care services, aides for grooming and bathroom needs, support for transfers, and even insulin injections and 2-person transfers-these are on hand for residents as part of their everyday support if the specific room setup allows.
With its focus on creating a home-like atmosphere and a quiet retreat, The Lodge At Roo Lan gives seniors a range of care, from basic help with daily chores to skilled nursing and dementia care, and brings everyone together for music, art, movies, and food, so there always seems to be something going on if someone wants to join in or just sit back and watch. The staff, including licensed nurses and caring aides, try to keep everyone comfortable, help with everyday life, and make the place safe, even if things can get a little busy with so many activities and so many folks walking about.
