Nursing Home Communities in Gig Harbor, WA

"Park Rose Care Center provided adequate care, particularly for the respiratory services that our loved one required. My sister shared a room with another patient, but it is adequate. They had rehabilitation and occupational therapy. They had games and other activities. "

"I found the work ethics of the staff at University Place Care Center to be diligent, preserving, professional, and caring at all times; it was exemplary. The rooms were very accommodating and came with curtains. The dining room and the patient did not need a room to participate in the dining room activities, but I visited the dining room several times. I found it to be very energetic and refreshing experience. The patients all seemed to be enjoying various social activities at the time of my visit. Numerous activities provided to invigorate and energize the patients. As for the food, the patient is a very particular eater, but she had no complaints about the food either on the portion size, the quality, or variety. I am very positive about the experience and have no complaints. "

"The rooms were nice-have showers in them. The staff was very attentive and helpful. Melissa was very accommodating to making sure I knew what to expect. The nurses took the time to call my family and update them. I would recommend this place to anyone who needs rehab."

"My brother is currently in Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation in Tacoma, and I like it. He likes it there, too, and he gets what he needs. They have a mix of people there. There are veterans, and there are seniors staying there. It's like a rehab plus senior living. I see all kinds of people there, even those a lot younger than me in wheelchairs. I've interacted with the staff, too, and they're really good. The nurses are really friendly, so my brother likes it there. They have a very large staff that's continually taking care of people, and everybody I've spoken with is really nice and outgoing. My brother has to share a room with another person who is incontinent, so it smells sometimes, but I understand. They also have a solid partition separating them. Other than that, the facility is always very presentable whenever I walk in. They have a nice place to sit down. It's a nice area, like a living room with chairs and stuff, where people come to visit their people. I always have a comfortable time there. There's never a dull moment, so it's good."

"My friend is in Avamere at Pacific Ridge under palliative care. They're keeping her drugged, so that she's not uncomfortable. That's probably the best thing about it. The facility is not as clean as I would like. She does not have a private room, and she doesn't have a TV nor a radio. She's bedridden, and she's not really lucid. They just bring the food to her, and she hates it because she doesn't have a choice."

"I've been in Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center for eight months now. I got another person in the room with me. I'm in what they consider the long-term area. I'm here past the time they expected me to be here, I was supposed to be moving on. They've got a whole lot of people that work with exercise and manipulation to help you walk again. They teach them how to use oversize eating equipment so that they can get started using their hands. They do quite a good job. The staff is anywhere from beginners up to the top, there are people in here that have been with the company eight, ten years, maybe longer. Some are beginners, or in the middle, and they all work to teach each other. They learned from each other. There's always a master, it's a craft, one of the ones who's very knowledgeable. There's always at least one, if not more, on duty at any one time, and they run from six in the morning till two in the afternoon, and then from two until ten at night, and then another crew goes on from ten until six the next morning. So they are in a three-shift building. They have Medicare. They have another section and my long-term care. There's a large dining room, otherwise, they have carts, they bring the food to the rooms. Right now we're working with this virus, so they load up the carts and bring the carts up to be delivered to each room. And that's breakfast, lunch, and dinner."

"This rehab is a very nurturing & friendly place. The CNA staff is above average in caring, patience & promptness to call lites. They are friendly & always willing to do what it took to make the patients comfortable. The folks who provide physical & occupational therapy are excellent at what they do. They tailor the programs to do the most good for the individual, without making it overly taxing. It was fun to do the exercises because the technicians found ways to make it fun & relaxing. I could feel myself getting stronger as I followed their suggested exercise schedule. I appreciated the sense of humor & genuine feeling of being cared for. The nurses were excellent as well. I was impressed by their genuine concern for my comfort & medicinal needs. These nurses all had a deep commitment to the patient's well being. They were dedicated & professional. The admin staff were also highly concerned with the care & comfort of the patients. The smallest issues or questions I had were addressed with promptness & professionalism. They all had a good sense of humor as well. I got the impression they really loved their jobs & helping people. Oh, I can't say enough about the food. The chef prepared food so good & nicely plated that you forget he's cooking for so many people & think he's just made your meal alone. He even garnished with parsley! My room mate & I really noticed when he took days off. He even came to individual's rooms to take meal preferences for the weekend. The folks at this facility gave me a sense of well being. I felt like they really cared about improving my health conditions. I highly recommend this rehab facility. I will return to recover after my knee replacement surgery in the near future. The only negative comments I could make would be the housekeeping, or lack of it. I didn't care if the floors didn't get swept or mopped regularly because I preferred to focus on the great care they gave me. But, in the month I was there, in two different rooms I only remember the floors being swept or mopped maybe twice. Once was to clean up glass breakage on the floor. Hopefully, the housekeeping practices will improve. "

"The entire staff is very professional and caring. They are handling the co-vid crisis extremely well and I am glad that my brother who is a long term resident and needs full care is a resident there. I would not think of having him anywhere else. I give them the highest rating in every regard."

"I recently had the opportunity to tour the Vashon Community Care Center which is located on Vashon Island in Washington State. I found the care center to be a model of what assisted living facilities should be. The staff was welcoming, knowledgeable and friendly and the living spaces throughout the facility were clean, bright and cheerful. Residents were given many recreational and socializing opportunities - including planting flowers is waist high raised garden beds that don't require bending, learning how to bake bread, and regularly scheduled movie nights. The dining room was inviting with a homey feel and residents are free to enjoy meal services throughout the day. Most unique is that the Vashon Community Care Center allows resident who are able to care for pets to have small dogs and cats living with them and for those without their own pets, the facility itself has several loving cats that provide beneficial companionship to residents at the center. Two thumbs up all around. "

"I stayed at Avalon Care Center for about a year or two, and I liked it there. I had a good experience there. It was nice. I was with another lady that was in the room who was kind of goofy. Cleanliness and maintenance were good. The food was OK, nothing special. The staff was pretty cool, and I liked them, but I didn't like the residents because they were a little goofy."

"I have been here at Heartwood EC since 2021.When I got here I would have given it 1-2 stars but now that they have a new administration in place the difference is night and day.In the past the food was horrible,some of the staff seemed indifferent to patient needs and there was an overall lack of accountability.However since the new administrator has been here those issues have been resolved.The food is good,the staff seem more engaged and there is accountability and structure.More importantly patients feel like we are being heard because he takes the time to be hands on in problem solving and listening to the patient needs.So far all of the higher ups I have communicated with Have all promptly responded to me either in person or by email to address whatever concerns I have had.Even though there is always room for improvement I would give this place a solid 4 out of 5 stars and would recommend it for your family members.As a patient here I can say that the old reviews that were bad are definitely outdated."

"My wife has lived at Kindred for over two years and, while the facility is showing its age the people are fantastic. The care staff has been pro active in dealing with issues that have cropped up from time to time and, as my wife's situation has become more complex they have helped me to deal more effectively. I highly recommend this facility whether for yourself or for a loved one. "

"My mother-in-law stayed at Garden Terrace while she recuperated from surgery on her leg. Some members of the staff, at first, were kind of difficult for her to get along with, in the beginning. But it didn't take long before we saw that they were caring, professional, friendly and surprisingly easy-going. I also love the fact that they have a freezer full of ice cream for both patients and visitors. Personally, I don't think I've eaten so much rainbow sherbet in my life as I have when I was visiting my mother-in-law there; and we visited with her a lot. Though I never ate any of the food, I have to admit that the food that my mother-in-law did eat looked incredibly unappetizing. That, and the fact that the entertainment department insisted on showing Lawrence Welk (how cliche) nightly in the recreation room, was rather disappointing. Again, I never actually participated in recreation activities, but my mother-in-law and I would always make jokes about how dull the activities seemed. Those would be the only knocks I have on this place. But they're minor to me, because I expect tastes differ from mine (and my mother-in-law's) and other people's. "

"Life Care Federal Way is a great place to go if you need short term rehabilitation! The therapists and nurses are all knowledgeable and kind! If you can't go home yet, it's not a bad place to be! "