Washington Senior Living Facilities & Care Homes

What's available in Washington

• Assisted Living — 16 communities
• Memory Care — 13 communities
• Independent Living — 13 communities
• Skilled Nursing — 6 communities
• Small Care Home — 2 communities
• CCRC / Life Plan — 1 community

How Washington regulates senior care

Assisted living facilities and Adult Family Homes are licensed by DSHS; Washington has one of the largest small-home (Adult Family Home) sectors in the country.

Small homes: Adult Family Homes care for up to 8 residents in a residential home — how to evaluate one.

Washington resources for families

• Washington DSHS Aging and Long-Term Support Administration — license & inspection lookup (how to read reports)
• Eldercare Locator — 1-800-677-1116 — free federal referral line to local aging services
• Your local Area Agency on Aging — options counseling and help paying for care
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman — resident advocates who know each facility's complaint history

New to this?

Start with how to choose a facility, levels of care, and what it really costs.