Pricing ranges from
    $5,708 – 6,849/month

    Parkshore Juanita Bay

    11853 97th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA, 98034
    3.8 · 6 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Caring staff but management untrustworthy

    My mom received warm, attentive care - wonderful, respectful nursing staff, long-term caring employees, varied activities, and clean, well-kept, sanitized living quarters. Still, I felt management was secretive and decisions were made behind my back; lack of transparency, safety/care concerns, and what I suspected was a cover-up destroyed my trust, so I can't fully recommend the place.

    Pricing

    $5,708+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $6,849+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.83 · 6 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.7
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      3.8
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      3.8

    Pros

    • respectful staff
    • wonderful care staff
    • notable nursing staff
    • best staff ever
    • staff going over the top with family members
    • very caring place
    • caring directors
    • welcoming atmosphere
    • warm residents
    • warm environment
    • long-term residency presence
    • varied activities
    • amenities well kept
    • sanitized facilities
    • delectable living quarters

    Cons

    • lack of transparency
    • safety and care concerns
    • alleged cover-up of incidents
    • trust issues between reviewers and facility
    • management problems
    • reports describing the facility as 'behind-the-back' (secretive practices)
    • some reviewers reporting no positives

    Summary review

    The reviews for Parkshore Juanita Bay present a strongly mixed picture in which overwhelmingly positive commentary about frontline staff, caregiving, and the physical environment coexists with serious concerns about transparency, management, and safety. Many reviewers emphasize exceptionally positive interpersonal experiences: staff are repeatedly described as respectful, welcoming, and deeply caring. Phrases such as 'best staff ever,' 'wonderful care staff,' and 'staff going over the top with mom' indicate that family members and residents frequently perceive direct-care employees and nursing staff as attentive and devoted. The presence of 'notable nursing staff' and 'caring directors' suggests that clinical and leadership caregivers on the unit level receive high marks from many reviewers.

    Facility- and amenities-related comments are also broadly favorable. Multiple reviewers note that the facility is well maintained, sanitized, and has 'amenities well kept.' The term 'delectable living quarters' appears in the summaries, suggesting that accommodations and common areas are attractive or comfortable to some residents and families. The community atmosphere is described as warm and welcoming, with 'warm residents' and a 'warm environment' that supports social interaction. Many reviewers highlight a variety of activities, pointing to an engaged social program and opportunities for resident involvement. The presence of long-term residents is mentioned, which can be interpreted as a sign of continuity and satisfaction among a portion of the population.

    Despite these strong positive themes, a notable and recurring set of negative issues emerges that significantly affects overall sentiment. Several summaries call out 'lack of transparency,' 'safety/care concerns,' and an 'alleged cover-up'—language that signals serious trust and accountability problems from the perspective of some reviewers. Terms like 'behind-the-back facility' and 'trust issues' indicate that at least some families believe the facility has engaged in secretive or non-transparent behaviors around incidents or care decisions. 'Management problems' is another recurring phrase, implying that concerns are concentrated at the administrative or leadership level rather than with front-line caregivers.

    The pattern in these reviews suggests a distinct staff-versus-management split: frontline staff (nurses, aides, activity coordinators, and on-the-ground directors) are praised for compassion and hands-on care, while higher-level management and administrative transparency are the source of serious criticism. This bifurcation is important because it means that, for some families, positive day-to-day experiences with caregivers coexist with unresolved anxieties about reporting, accountability, or how adverse events are handled. The presence of at least one review summary that lists 'no positives' underscores that a subset of reviewers found their experience sufficiently negative that they could not identify redeeming qualities.

    For prospective residents and families, the most salient takeaway is this mixed but sharply polarized portrait. If your priority is attentive, compassionate daily caregiving, engaging activities, clean and well-kept amenities, and a warm community atmosphere, the reviews offer multiple testimonies that Parkshore Juanita Bay can deliver on those fronts. However, if you are particularly concerned about administrative transparency, incident reporting, and facility-level management practices, the reviews contain specific and serious allegations that warrant further investigation.

    Practical next steps based on these patterns would include speaking directly with current residents and family members about both everyday care and how the facility handles complaints or adverse events; requesting written policies on incident reporting, transparency, and family communication; asking about recent regulatory inspections or corrective actions; and meeting both frontline staff and management to assess how well the two groups communicate and collaborate. The reviews collectively suggest a community with many strengths in caregiving and environment, tempered by pronounced and consequential concerns about trust, transparency, and management accountability that should be explored before making a placement decision.

    Location

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    About Parkshore Juanita Bay

    Parkshore Juanita Bay sits right by Lake Washington, surrounded by gardens and a creek, with wetlands and even a butterfly sanctuary because they picked plants that attract local species, so you get to watch birds and butterflies all season. The place is designed for folks aged 62 and up who want to keep active, live near nature, and be close to healthcare since EvergreenHealth is about 1.7 miles away and Walgreens is within walking distance, which makes getting medicine easy. The community offers many things to do, like resident-run clubs, scheduled activities every day, social outings to local cafes like Starbucks or Deru Market, arts and crafts, movie nights, classes, and nature walks along nearby trails or strolls to town. It's a mix of independent living apartments and support if you need more help since they have assisted living, memory care, nursing care, and short-term respite stays, so you don't have to move if your needs change later on. They help with bathing, dressing, walking, medication, and have nurses for wound care, plus things like occupational therapy and podiatry. The place is known for its green features, boasting a LEED Platinum Certification, with solar panels, rooftop gardens with vegetables and flowers, rainwater collection for watering plants, lots of big windows, and sustainable building materials, which all help keep bills down and the air fresh inside. You'll find modern, spacious rooms with views-some even have kitchenettes, and there are washers and dryers, safety designs like sprinklers, and a 24-hour emergency call system. There's cable TV and Wi-Fi, a small library, fitness center, yoga studio, bistro, al fresco dining spots, rooftop deck with views, salon/barbershop, movie theater, and guest parking with charging stations for electric cars, and they handle all the housekeeping, linen service, and building maintenance, so you don't have to. Meals are served restaurant-style with special diet options, there's a dining room plus room service if you want privacy. If you need a ride, they have transportation services. The focus here really is on health and wellness, helping residents feel part of a community, fostering kindness, emotional support, and encouraging friendships, so people feel like they belong and are safe for the future while still living in a place that pays attention to the environment. Parkshore Juanita Bay is verified on Seniorly, it's run by the non-profit Transforming Age, and it gives older adults a way to plan for a secure future, whether they want to live independently, need a little help, or require full-time care later on. You can learn more about activities, the setting, and everything you can expect to find at parkshorejuanitabay.org.

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