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Columbia Lutheran Home in Seattle, WA

Columbia Lutheran Home is a nursing home community in Seattle, WA.

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Columbia Lutheran Home in Seattle, WA

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4700 Phinney Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

2.8 from 32 reviews
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Overall Review of Columbia Lutheran Home

common 9 reviews mention this

Caregivers get high marks

Residents and families frequently describe compassionate, attentive caregivers.

Many reviews focus on the day-to-day feel of care, including nurses and aides spending time with residents and treating people with kindness. Several families say their loved ones felt supported and that staff helped make recovery or daily life feel manageable. Even some more mixed reviews still acknowledge caring, helpful personnel in parts of the experience, like paperwork help and facility upkeep. At the same time, a separate set of reviews complain about rude or unresponsive staff, so the overall staff experience is not consistent across reviews.

caveat 8 reviews mention this

Communication is a recurring problem

Families often report difficulty getting timely answers and updates.

Multiple reviews describe trouble reaching administration or getting back to families, including unanswered calls and delayed responses to messages. Others mention that nursing communication broke down, such as not notifying family promptly after care issues or hospital-transport decisions. A few reviews also describe situations where approvals or treatment details were not clearly acted on until family pushed for action. The reviews that are more positive still tend to mention good communication for specific tasks like paperwork and moving, suggesting the communication issues are more about ongoing care updates.

caveat 4 reviews mention this

Food quality draws strong opinions

Food quality is a frequent point of complaint and frustration.

Several reviews say the food fell short, using wording like mediocre, inedible, or among the worst they’ve encountered. One review describes residents often having to go hungry, and another mentions concerns about what’s being served. Even among reviews that are otherwise mixed or moderate, meals are still singled out as a weak area. This matters because at least one family review says they ended up bringing food for their loved one.

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Cleanliness is mixed but often praised

Reviews mention both good upkeep and notable cleanliness concerns.

Some families describe the facility as well-kept and clean, including during rehab or longer stays. Others say cleanliness was generally acceptable, while also noting occasional odors. A few reviews go the other direction, calling the facility dirty or describing serious kitchen-related concerns. Taken together, cleanliness comes across as an area with variability between reviewers.

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Follow-through on care isn’t consistent

Several reviews describe missed details or delays in medical follow-through.

Some reviews describe care issues that went beyond day-to-day comfort, including medication changes and treatment steps that families felt were unsafe or not properly carried out. Others report delayed action on conditions, such as not providing an antibiotic they say was needed, or not getting hospital care when it should have happened. There are also accounts of communication and process failures affecting discharge timing or rehab compliance. While some reviewers describe excellent nursing and rehab outcomes, these other accounts point to uneven follow-through across visits.

How we summarize

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Features

Housing

  • 116 resident community capacity 116 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Seattle-Tacoma International (15 miles away) Seattle-Tacoma International (15 miles away)
  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Parks

  • Woodland Park (0.1 miles)
  • Woodland Park Off Leash Area (0.6 miles)
  • Little Howe Park (1.8 miles)
  • Ballard Playfield (1.9 miles)
  • Greenwood Park (2.1 miles)
  • Kerry Park (2.3 miles)
  • Maple Leaf Park (2.5 miles)

Cafes

  • Lighthouse Roasters (0.3 miles)
  • Milstead & Co. (1 miles)
  • Stone Way Cafe (1 miles)
  • Starbucks (1.1 miles)
  • Cafe Mox (1.3 miles)
  • Ugly Mug Café & Coffee Roasters (1.6 miles)
  • Jake's Coffee (1.8 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens (0.5 miles)
  • Bartell Drugs (0.8 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (0.9 miles)
  • Safeway Pharmacy (1 miles)
  • Walgreens (1.2 miles)
  • Bartell Drugs (1.2 miles)
  • Bartell Drugs (1.9 miles)

Restaurants

  • Stoup Brewing (0.9 miles)
  • Bongos (1 miles)
  • Tin Hat Bar & Grill (1 miles)
  • RidgeWood Bottle & Tap (1 miles)
  • Fremont Brewing Company (1.1 miles)
  • Autumn (1.1 miles)
  • Dick's Drive-In (1.2 miles)

Physicians

  • Seattle Gastroenterology Associates (0.9 miles)
  • Queen Anne Eye Clinic (1.7 miles)
  • Ballard Pediatric Clinic PS (1.8 miles)
  • Warby Parker (2.5 miles)
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (2.6 miles)

Transportation

  • U District Station (1.8 miles)
  • Roosevelt Station Seattle (1.9 miles)
  • University of Washington LINK Station (2.5 miles)
  • Seattle Center Monorail (2.9 miles)
  • Northgate Station Seattle (2.9 miles)
  • Northgate Transit Center (3 miles)
  • Capitol Hill LINK Station (3.4 miles)

Hospitals

  • Uw Medical Center Cafeteria (2.3 miles)
  • Seattle Children's Hospital (3.3 miles)

Theaters

  • AMC Pacific Place 11 (3.5 miles)

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