Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound

Skilled nursing staff include registered and practical nurses, with nurses specialized in advanced wound care. The team supports recovery after surgery, stroke, heart attack, broken hip and knee replacement.

Physical, occupational and speech-language therapy are offered, with therapy available seven days a week in a large therapy gym.

Medical and nursing services include restorative nursing, palliative care, pain management, wound care, dialysis coordination and IV therapy, with close collaboration between staff and the overseeing physician.

On-site resources include a diagnostics lab and x-ray, physicians and nurse practitioners, and personal wheelchair assessment. Hospice, behavioral health, podiatry, dental care and optometry are available through partners.

Licensed nurses are on duty 24 hours a day, and each room has a nurse call system.

All patients have a private room with a private bathroom and shower, modern furnishings, free in-room cable television, free WiFi and a telephone.

Day-to-day services include nutrition and dining services, transport to care appointments, telehealth capabilities and resident-run committees.

Menus are designed by a certified culinary chef, and optional in-room dining with chef-prepared meals is available.

The community runs social and recreational services and an activities program, and has a library with books and movies.

Rooms and bathrooms have grab bars and emergency call buttons, and the private rooms include walk-in showers.