Six residents, never more. A real house on a quiet street in West Olympia, where one caregiver looks after three people and your mother is known by name.
Licensed by DSHS with Dementia and Mental Health specialty designations
Inside the house
Small things decide whether a person with dementia keeps their independence or slowly loses it. These are the ones we got right first.
Private rooms with real furniture, daylight on two sides, and space for the things your mother already owns. Familiar objects are what a person with memory loss holds on to.
Level-entry roll-in shower, grab bars at the toilet and along the wall, a handheld head and a seat. Most falls in care happen in the bathroom, so this is the room we rebuilt first.
A wide covered deck and a fully fenced garden with raised beds the residents plant themselves. Being outdoors without being supervised at every step is its own kind of dignity.
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Our story
I knew GiGi would do best somewhere small. We could not find a place that met our standards, so I built one.
Peter, PMHNP-BC · Owner
Every caregiver here is a Washington-licensed employee, background checked and trained in dementia care before they meet a resident.
Known by name
At Olympia Senior Care, Residents are known by name, not number. Personalized shadow boxes display treasured photos and keepsakes, creating familiar spaces that honor each Resident’s life, memories, and individuality.
Because every story deserves to be remembered.
Life enrichment
We build the day around what a resident can still do, never around what they have lost.
Baking, folding laundry, planting the raised beds. Sunday tea, Thursday happy hour, birthdays, and family dinners every quarter.
Setting a table or carrying linens does more for balance than an exercise class, and it does not feel like therapy. Outings to the senior center when they want them.
Puzzles and music chosen for the person, at a pace that will not defeat them. Pet therapy, visits from children, and church groups for anyone who wants them.
Mealtimes
Three meals and two snacks a day, from a six-week rotating menu reviewed by a registered dietitian. Special diets are made exactly as your doctor orders, and residents are welcome to help in the kitchen.
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Questions families ask
An adult family home is a licensed private residence caring for a small number of people, six in our case, rather than a building with dozens of rooms. Washington caps every adult family home at six residents. It means far more one-to-one attention, and it feels like a house, because it is one.
Yes. Olympia Senior Care was built specifically for people living with dementia, Alzheimer's and other cognitive conditions. Peter, the owner, is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner who has worked with memory loss since 2008, and our caregivers are trained in Montessori methods for dementia before they ever work a shift. The home is licensed by DSHS with both the Dementia and the Mental Health specialty designations.
The cost of care is based on your loved one's care needs, the room you choose, and any additional services you would like.
The daily rate includes room and board, utilities, housekeeping, laundry, recreational activities, our health maintenance program, nursing oversight, and all the personal care in your loved one's individualized care plan. The exact rate is set after a needs assessment, and ranges from $320 to $470 a day. That is about $13 to $20 an hour.
We accept private pay and long-term care insurance. At this time we are only taking private-pay residents, so we are not able to accept Medicaid.
We staff one caregiver to every three residents, and someone is awake and on duty twenty-four hours a day, including overnight. Nobody here waits for help.
Yes, and it is worth saying plainly, because it is the reason a lot of families are turned away elsewhere. Sundowning, wandering and agitation are dementia, not misbehavior. The house is single-story with clear visual cues so someone can move around safely on their own, and the day is built so that late afternoon has something calm and familiar in it rather than nothing. Come and talk to us about what your mother actually does, and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right home.
Please do, and please come more than once if it helps. Tours are by appointment, seven days a week, and there is no script. Ask us anything, meet the caregivers, and stay as long as you like.
Care plans here are written for the person and updated as things change, with a psychiatric nurse practitioner involved in that decision. We also support residents alongside hospice, so families are not forced to move someone again at the hardest possible moment.
We are in West Olympia, and we welcome families from Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and across Thurston County.
Find us
1925 Lenox Ct NW
Olympia, WA 98502
A quiet residential court in West Olympia, minutes from the west side shops and a straight run to downtown. We welcome families from Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and across Thurston County.
Experience the difference in person
Come at a time that suits you, stay as long as you like, and ask us anything. There is no script and no pressure to decide.
Your request is in. Peter will call you back shortly. If you need someone sooner, call (360) 968-9752.
If your family is in the middle of a hospital discharge or a difficult decision, call and talk it through. No pressure, and no obligation to book anything.