FAQs

• All personal care, including dressing, bathing, incontinence, mobility and transferring, medication assistance, oxygen use, and pretty much any other care you need.
• Round-the-clock assistance: When you need help, the last thing you want to do is wait! That’s why we schedule well-trained and competent staff round-the-clock, 24/7 (including awake night staff). Our response time to calls is SECONDS!
• All meals and snacks: we prepare healthy and fresh meals in-house every day – to your taste!
• Nursing Services: The owner is a geriatric nurse. We also coordinate home health services to provide skilled nursing support as needed.
• All laundry and housekeeping: Have your laundry and housekeeping done for you – it’s complementary.
• In-home medical care: receive first-class skilled services at home. We regularly coordinate visiting nurses, Physical Therapists (PT), Doctors or Nurse Practitioners (ARNP), Podiatrists, and Speech Therapists. If you do not want to travel, you won’t have to!
• Individualized care plans are developed to ensure you get exactly what you need for your health, safety, and well-being.
• Live music and other activities: Life without fun or movement can be dull and monotonous. We have weekly live music sessions that will make you want to dance.
• Memory care: We hold a dementia specialty license and can accommodate residents with dementia and memory problems.

An Adult Family Home (AFH) is a residential home licensed by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to provide personal care for 6 to 8 non-related individuals, commonly referred to as “residents.”

Not all AFHs are created equal, and not all provide the same level of care or services. Providers offer care based on their experience, competence, skill level, and staffing capabilities.

We provide personal care and supervision, medication assistance, and all necessary help with activities of daily living like grooming, bathing, dressing, and incontinence care. We offer social activities, room and board, laundry, and other care services.

Adult Family Homes play a unique and vital role in Washington State’s long-term care, providing round-the-clock care to more than 23,000 seniors and relieving a tremendous burden for thousands of families.

We can provide care to six (6) residents at Ohana Hale, which is our current licensing limit. We have two staff members on duty, resulting in the highest staff-to-resident ratio available in a care setting.

Yes. Ohana Hale Senior Living of Bellevue is licensed as an adult family home by the Department of Social Health Services (DSHS) to care for up to six residents.

The DSHS licenses and monitors all adult family homes in Washington state. Aside from the initial licensing inspection, DSHS makes yearly unannounced licensing inspections. The Washington State ombudsman program also conducts unannounced visits to adult family homes to monitor and advocate for residents’ rights. All inspection reports are posted and available at the home.

Yes! We not only welcome but also encourage family and friends to visit their loved ones at Ohana Hale. Often, the visits brighten their day and provide additional companionship and emotional support. Our visiting hours are flexible, so feel free to stop by anytime.

Yes. In addition to being double-staffed during the day, we also schedule an awake night staff to ensure the highest quality of care 24/7 – not just when staff is awake. This ensures comfort, well-being, and dignity at all times.

Yes. We prepare freshly made and healthy meals in-house every day, to your taste! In addition, we can accommodate a variety of special diets, including mechanical soft, pureed, low-fat, low-sodium, vegetarian, and more.

Yes. Up to 100% transferring assistance can be provided. We can help you get in and out of your bed, chair, toilet, and shower so your physical limitations won’t get in the way of your mobility.

No. At this time, we DO NOT provide transportation. However, we can coordinate transportation on your behalf for urgent medical appointments or other outings, as needed.

The cost of care is based on your care needs, room selection, and any additional services you require or wish to receive.

Your daily fee includes room and board, utilities, housekeeping, laundry services, recreational activities, our health maintenance program, nursing oversight, and all personal care services you require, as outlined in your individualized care plan.

The exact rate is determined upon completion of a needs assessment and varies between $320 and $470 per day. That’s between $14 and $20 per hour!

• Move-in fees: none.
• Administrative fees: none.
• Move-out cleaning fees: none.
• Furniture (if needed): provided at no cost.

We accept private pay and long-term care insurance.