Chateau Retirement

We were looking (literally) for A Place for Mom and she decided on the Chateau Pacific. This one, she just clicked with it right off the bat. They're the only ones that I've seen that has a heated therapy pool (not huge, but large enough for laps or exercise or to play with the kids in), plus a hydro tub. If you want to have a bath, you can go to one of the hydro tubs on each floor - it's used for therapy for arthritis patients. It's one of the few places that I've seen that will allow family to come with residents on outings. I've not seen any other communities that do this. They really facilitate keeping the families involved in the seniors' life. The sales manager came in on her day off and conducted the tour and stayed late to sign the paperwork when my mother made her decision. We were just blown away, but the swimming pool was the clincher. It's owned by a local company that owns 3 other properties. The price is comparable or even a little less than some of the other communities that we looked at. The only caveat I have is that the food is not gourmet, but it is good. That's the only thing - they have average cooks, not excellent cooks. They do make things to your specifications, though. They had welcoming committees, lots of activities and the facility was just beautiful. They're expanding their movie theater with better seating and that tells me that they're still making an investment in the community and in the residents. Right there in the front, they had 2 computers with oversized monitors available for residents

Toured after Bothell location said no openings for 6 months in budget. Lovely and has a swimming pool, family times, trips, gardening area, and more. One opening. Brought Mom in and she loved it. Moving in!

The perfect place. Just not sure we can afford. Will continue to tour, but LOVE this place!

Excellent facility. very clean, great staff. Memory care a plus.

Lovely location and facility.

Top of the list.

Overall it is very good except that they were not a Medicaid buy down facility which is what had asked for. It is very clean and nice. Staff were excellent, very friendly. Care was top notch. Meals were not to my Mom's liking, but she's very particular. My Mom greatly enjoyed the activities. It seemed expensive but relative to the facility and care wasn't too out of line.

They have been doing pretty good so far. It's pretty clean, and the staff is friendly. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life. They take good care of her though. I really liked that the rooms were quite large, larger than a lot of them that I looked at.

They're fantastic - the facility is more modernistic but the decor is incredible. It's right across the street from the Bothell Senior Center (there's a pancake breakfast every Saturday morning) and it's 3 blocks from downtown Bothell. The only thing that kept us from moving in here was that they didn't have an opening until December. They have an internal transfer service that gives people who already live in a sister community priority for rooms in any other community there.

Food service staff is great and so is the front desk. Most of the food is very good and they are constantly trying to improve it.

The facility is very nice, clean and well organized. They seem to be very caring and focused on their residents. The move in process went well; they worked with us in getting things done. Food is good; shuttle is accommodating. Follow up was/is a bit of an issue but overall a great facility.

Staff are very helpful, especially the servers, front desk and maintenance people.

Everything is working out well! Wonderful, caring staff!! I highly recommend Chateau Valley Center.

We toured several other senior living facilities before touring Chateau at Valley Center. We chose the Chateau because of their warm and caring approach to senior living. Our mom is able to live independently with moderate dimentia and the staff at Valley made it easy for her to transition into daily life. Our mom loves Valley and has been doing significantly better since she became a resident. We are happy we made the decision to go with Valley. There may not be many good facilities out there but this definitely a gem.

That was very nice but it was just too big. There were too many people and multiple floors. It would be too confusing for someone who is in the beginning stages of dementia. It was a very nice place though.

Next to Senior Center and shops downtown Bothell. Also has pool and theater in-house. Mom would love this! Plan to check out next weekend. Drop by OK but may schedule anyway.

Had the perfect studio apt.

Liked the facility. Location traffic too busy.

Great bedroom views. Saw only units with washer/driers. Crowded at dinnertime 4:30 - 6:15.Crystal on tables. Linen and towel service. Two meals. Right off 99 by Mukilteo.

This is a nice facility that caters to the needs of independent, assisted living and memory care individuals. I don't recommend this place for memory care since that area seemed lifeless with residents just sitting in front of a TV and no real activities going on. The memory care staff seemed uninspired and just went through the motions. The list of activities available for independent and assisted living seniors seemed very robust which was in stark contrast to what was in memory care. Since the corporate office is so close I wonder just how involved they are or if they really understand senior care. Family owned business with many executive positions held by family members.