Brookdale Foundation House
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- 32290 1st Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003
- (253) 838-8823
- 4.2 ( 19 reviews )
- Assisted Living, Independent Living, and Memory Care
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About This Community
Brookdale Foundation House provides a full range of choices for today's seniors. Choosing a senior living community represents a lifestyle choice and we understand that our residents are choosing much more than a comfortable living environment to call home. Our Brookdale community delivers Inspired Independent Living, with the promise of Exceptional Experiences Everyday. In choosing this community, our residents have made a conscious lifestyle decision designed to deliver enhanced opportunities for pursuing health and life fulfillment through the exceptional services, amenities and opportunities we offer. And, our residents can rest assured that as their needs change we provide a variety of ancillary services and a Personalized Assisted Living environment that encourages our residents to continue to live as they please while respecting individual preferences.
Optimum Life guides our "Signatures" programs provide an all-encompassing way of life that touches the lives of our residents, their families and associates alike. Optimum Life & Signatures is a journey of self-discovery including services, features and benefits that allow each resident to pursue their peak level of health, wholeness, and fulfillment while balancing six key dimensions of personal wellness: emotional, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual and purposeful. As part of Optimum Life guides and "Signatures," we encourage our residents to celebrate life each day. Inspired dining and vibrant lifestyle activities come together in our Celebrations program filling the monthly calendar with themed experiences, special events and group activities that highlight different cultures and cuisines in a common venue of camaraderie.
Reviews
4.2
( 19 Reviews )
Macey
Brookdale Foundation House had a very nice library and some incredible activities set up. Probably out of all the places that I have seen, they were the ones that were very impressive. The staff was informative and incredibly friendly. They had art-related projects that were up for viewing outside. So, you could see what people did and what they worked on. The apartments themselves were very nice and well-maintained, too.
Penny
I had an in-person tour of Brookdale Foundation House. I like the cleanliness, the lightness, the decor, the spaciousness, the friendliness of the staff, and the fact that everybody living there seems to be very much at ease and comfortable. The apartments were kept very clean. They were very spacious. The inputs that the staff gives to the people or to the family of the people who are moving in is very smart. They tell them not to clutter. They give them help in picking out furnishings and placing the furnishings, although they do not provide the furnishings. So the feeling you get when you look at these apartments, even though the floor plans are very similar, is that they're just nice, clean, and open. The dining, lobbies, library, and recreation were all very well appointed. If they are looking at facilities for their family member, they definitely should include Brookdale Foundation House.
Dennis
November 08, 2021
We toured Brookdale Foundation House for my wife, and I think we saw the assisted living and the memory care. They have a nice facility there. They have the grand piano, as I recall, and it's very well done in the interior.
The rooms were good, but not quite as good as the one we saw in another place.
I think the only staff I met was the salesperson, and she was fine.
They had an exercise area, a dining area, and they had a central area.
Richard
September 18, 2021
Brookdale Foundation House is a fairly large facility. When you come in, it's a big gate that you pass through, a driveway that goes in and then loops around, and there's the parking there. So, it's a big place when you first go in, you'd be like, "Wow, this is pretty nice"
I toured the assisted living. The thing is, I felt that there were a lot of older people there. It seemed like a very senior group, with lots of wheelchairs, a lot of walkers, and just an older group than what I'd seen in other communities.
All the staff was nice, the salesperson or the sales director that worked with us was very, very nice, very knowledgeable, and has been in the industry for quite a while. They appeared to be a very good staff and the staff had some longevity. They had been there for quite a few years so that's a good sign if you don't have a lot of turnovers.
It's right in Federal Way so, from our house, it's only about 12 to 15 minutes away. It's not very far from us. The only thing with Federal Way is, and we've lived in this area since '71, there's more and more crime coming towards us. The only drawback to Federal Way is that there's more stuff going on in that area than there has been in years so that's the thing, that's the negative part, and I don't know that people would know that unless they've lived here a long time and they've seen the change.
The facility itself is tucked back out of the way and it's pretty grand when you go in. It's well maintained and the staff does a great job at taking care of everything.
Mary
Brookdale Foundation House is a wonderful, clean, and well-kept place. It is a very busy place with a lot of residents, but they seem to handle them all very well. My friend has her dog with her, and there's a dog walker. It's all been very good. They have a daily calendar of activities, and she's really looking forward to going to bingo. They also take the residents to outings every week. They took her to her doctor two miles out of the allowed distance, which I thought was really amazing. My friend is a very picky eater, but she tells me the food is great. It's a very large community but the setup is very lovely and homey. There's a section in the main lobby where they have three or four fireplaces and a library area.
Nancy
Brookdale Foundation House was very nice but very expensive. I stayed there for almost a year. The rooms were nice and had a little kitchenette. The food was OK. You could order off a menu. The people were very nice. They had trips to different places.
Pam121798550
March 22, 2016
My aunt is at Brookdale Foundation House (formerly Foundation House of Federal Way). It's a very nice, recently updated facility that recently lowered the prices on their one-bedroom apartments, which made it very affordable for her. She's a pretty active gal, which is great because they have activities and transportation. At this point, everything has gone well, and she's very happy. I would recommend it. She seems to be pretty satisfied with the menu.
Michael115274550
November 16, 2015
Brookdale Foundation House was too big for my mom, but it and everybody was nice. They were in the middle of a major renovation.
Anonymous115342850
October 30, 2015
Brookdale Foundation House was very large, new, and beautiful. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We would have to find a room closer to the dining area for my sister. My parents liked it very much. It was close to medical care, and, along with that, it was very beautiful and well-kept.
Pat114904850
October 28, 2015
The staff at Brookdale Foundation House was very helpful, and the cost was a little less expensive, but still getting all the care. We had a meal there, and the food was good.
Anonymous107097950
September 15, 2015
Foundation House is a great community and a very pretty place. They have vans, and they go to the doctors or take them to the store. They have a little store, a beauty shop, and music there. They have just about anything that she needs if we are not available to help her. I haven't had any trouble with the staff; they seemed fine. My mother has a one-bedroom apartment and a huge bathroom with a big shower, a little kitchen, and just about everything that she needs there. They have a dining hall where she can go to eat if she doesn't cook, and she likes eating there. They have lots of activities, so there's never a dull moment if you don't want one.
Denise27
October 16, 2014
I didn’t feel the staff at Foundation House was as friendly as the other facility I went to. We were with two nurses as we toured, and they were dealing with a client. He seemed like he just wanted to get back to his room, but they told him he had to wait for someone to come to assist him. That isn’t what I want to hear, because there were two of them, I don’t know why one of them couldn’t have assisted him. I didn’t tell that they were being very pleasant generally but when you have clients or potential residents come in there to visit, the staff should be very open and friendly to those people. The rooms were pretty decent, and it was a nice facility, but the staff turned me off.
Visitor86628750
June 17, 2014
We have committed to a place called Foundation House. It is independent living with options for assisted. We have a cottage there, so we are independent. What I like best this place is the independence, the availability of all of the activities, food and everything, and the ability to move into assisted living when we need it. They have bridge, bingo, exercise, crafts, excursions, transportation, and classes. The staff is very friendly and accommodating.
Visitor82260850
April 22, 2014
I had heard of Foundation House before, and so I went there for a visit. The facility is high quality and very nice. The foods are very good, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. I didn’t see any activities, but we were told that they do have some. The cost is pretty high for this facility for us to be able to get a place there.
Visitor79214750
February 28, 2014
I like the open concept of Foundation House. I like this facility a lot, but it was way too expensive for us. The people are very friendly. I talked to the residents and they like this facility. Their dining room was very nice.
Visitor71651950
October 18, 2013
I visited Foundation House. It was not what I was told it would be. I was supposed to meet some residents there and was supposed to be served lunch, but none of that happened. I was shuffled into a room, left with the woman whom I talked to. We went to see a couple of places. I was quoted prices that were outlandish. I would not recommend that place to anybody.
Maude1
September 19, 2013
My mother did stay in Foundation House for a couple of days. They're all wonderful there. The staff, the activities and their residents, they're all great. It is a fine facility.
ThomA
November 16, 2012
Foundation House is fine. We thought it was a little like a hotel. The staff is friendly and helpful, is always around, gives us lunch and answers all our questions. The foods were okay, but not outstanding.
Tim G.
November 17, 2011
While I did not enjoy the prospect of having a family member living in a nursing home, I was pleasantly surprised by the level of devotion the staff had. In many places, it seems like the staff is moderately apathetic-this facility however had workers who seemed to genuinely enjoy their work. The staff was happy to answer any questions I had.While the facility was not the most advanced, and did not have the amenities of some more expensive nursing homes, it did have excellent staff and better than average available activities for residents. The facility was clean and orderly, while still seeming somewhat at ease. While my family member did not seem very enthusiastic about the prospect of living there, after a month they greatly enjoyed it. Having friendly staff on hand seemed to make them feel more like they were with family, not people being paid to help out. I would choose this facility for myself if I ever found myself in a position where I needed to go into assisted living.
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