Arbor House sits in Yakima County near the West Valley neighborhood and provides a range of living options including independent living, assisted living, and memory care for seniors. The place has 20 assisted living units with choices like studio apartments, one-bedroom apartments, and semi-private living quarters, some with balconies, all designed to be comfortable, safe, and offer privacy. Residents live in a secure and furnished community that allows cats and dogs, with safety features like emergency alert systems, sprinkler systems, and secure grounds for peace of mind.
Arbor House has specialized support for people living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, including individualized care plans, dementia-friendly meals, memory care programs, and staff trained in understanding memory loss. They offer activities such as music therapy, creative arts, gentle exercise, reminiscing sessions, movie nights, and craft classes to promote mental, emotional, and physical well-being. The community has communal social spaces, reading rooms, a fitness center, recreation rooms, walking paths, landscaped gardens, yards, bistro, spa, steam or wellness room, and quiet nooks for those wanting solitude.
The staff helps with daily living, including bathing, dressing, eating, hygiene, manual feeding, bathing or shower assistance, incontinence care, medication management, help with transfers, health checkups, and unscheduled needs, and they support people needing extra help like two-person transfers or insulin injections. Meals are served daily in a welcoming dining room or through all-day dining with individualized or special dietary menus for needs like diabetes or hypertension, plus snacks and a bistro for lighter fare. Housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, and maintenance are included, making home upkeep easier.
The facility welcomes residents' interests and routines and encourages independence while making sure someone's always there for safety and assistance through a 24-hour call system, 24/7 emergency response, and guarded environment. Arbor House coordinates transportation for outings and appointments and provides parking, so residents can maintain some freedom of movement. Extra services include a traveling hairdresser, salon/barber access, and a concierge for specific needs. Residents can enjoy wi-fi, cable TV, flat screen TVs, a game room, a reading room, and participate in lots of scheduled educational, social, and recreational activities, along with resident-run events and regular community night gatherings.
Arbor House also supports families of residents through regular communication, guidance, and by making move-in coordination easier for new residents, including waitlist policies, and offers respite and hospice care for short-term or end-of-life needs. Its comprehensive support covers everything from basic non-medical needs like meal preparation and cleaning to tailored care for residents with Parkinson's disease or those who need help moving around. The senior care community values residents' comfort, dignity, choice, and safety in a caring environment with plenty of daily engagement and opportunities to connect or relax as they like.
