Assisted Living and Memory Care
Amber Waves ALF
302 East Ash Street, Waterville, WA 98858 · Map
Licensed for 15 residents
Amber Waves ALF is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Waterville, Washington. It is licensed for 15 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Area costs
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Latest inspection report: 2025-09. See the record
License
Active, 15 residents
Assisted Living Facility 2324.
Nearest emergency room
13.4 miles
Lake Chelan Community Hospital.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Waves ALF this community | 15 | Not published | Active | 3 investigation reports, 2 enforcement letters | |
| Bonaventure of East Wenatchee | 17.2 mi | 149 | Not published | Active | 15 investigation reports, 7 enforcement letters |
| Peach Haven Adult Family Home | 17.7 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 investigation reports, 0 enforcement letters |
| Sunnyslope Adult Family Home | 17.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 investigation reports, 0 enforcement letters |
| Caring at Cordell | 17.9 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 investigation reports, 0 enforcement letters |
State inspection record3 investigation reports, 2 enforcement letters
- Latest inspection report
- September 2025
- Inspection reports posted
- 1
- Investigation reports posted
- 3
- Enforcement letters
- 2
- Fire inspection reports (State Fire Marshal)
- 2
Enforcement letters
- September 12, 2024: Imposition of civil fines, $1,400 in civil fines, after a follow-up visit on August 29, 2024
Ongoing assessments: The licensee failed to identify, evaluate, and take appropriate action to complete an assessment for two residents who had a change in condition or required the intervention of a medical practitioner. This failure placed the residents at risk for unevaluated, unmet, and unmonitored needs.
Negotiated service agreement contents: The licensee failed to ensure negotiated service agreements documented defined roles and responsibilities for care staff to address identified risks and care needs for two residents. This failure placed residents at risk of unmet care needs and services.
Policies and procedures: The licensee failed to ensure policies and procedures were developed for on-going assessments, monitoring residents’ well-being, and negotiated service agreement contents, by one staff. These failures placed residents at risk of unmet care needs. - June 27, 2024: Imposition of a civil fine, $600 in civil fines, after a compliant investigation on June 18, 2024
WAC 388-78A-2140: Negotiated service agreement contents.
Investigation reports
Inspection reports
See every report on the state’s site →
What these terms mean
DSHS: Inspections are “conducted at least every 18 months to review facility compliance with applicable rules and regulations and resident safety.”
Investigations: “In response to reported concerns, the department checks to ensure the facility is in compliance with applicable rules and regulations.”
Enforcement actions: “Letters summarizing action taken by the Department to compel a return to compliance.”
Fire inspections (assisted living): “Conducted by the State Fire Marshal upon initial licensing, complaint or on an annual basis.”
Limitations (adult family homes): “A determination, typically for the duration of the license, that limits the type of residents who can be housed in a specific area of the home.”
Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR): “The provider’s right to request an opportunity to present information that might allow the department to change a finding that the facility did not meet a rule or requirement.”
Civil fines: “Monetary penalties for instances of noncompliance with state law.”
Conditions: “Requirements placed on the license that limit or prevent or direct specific facility actions until deficiencies are corrected.”
Stop placement: “An order that temporarily prevents the facility from admitting any additional resident(s) until deficiencies identified are corrected.”
Revocation: “The legal action of taking away the facility’s license.”
Summary suspension: “The legal action that immediately suspends the provider’s license.”
Complaint investigation report: “the written report for complaint investigations that result in a citation.”
For adult family homes, state law (RCW 70.128.280) has DSHS post three years of inspection letters, statements of deficiencies, notices of return to compliance and enforcement notices, and remove a violation or enforcement remedy that is deleted or rescinded on appeal. DSHS: “The length of time for completion and posting of final documents, including amended documents, will vary.” DSHS: “To protect residents’ privacy, information in these reports may be blocked out if it is confidential or could identify a resident.” Dates are the month DSHS lists beside each report, or the date printed on an enforcement letter. This community is licensed for 15 residents; larger communities are inspected and investigated more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Residential Care Services, report pages read October 15, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility
- License number
- 2324
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 15
- County
- Douglas County
- Contact
- June E. Skinner
Source: Washington state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Contact name from the Washington licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsOn the Washington list of Medicaid providers (2026)
On the Washington list of Medicaid providers. Listed as Amber Waves ALF LLC under DSHS Medicaid contract. Contracts: Adult Residential Care, Assisted Living SOW, Assisted Living Services ECS, Enhanced Adult Residential Care. (state list, as of Sep 9, 2026)
Being on the list means the community has taken part in the program. Ask whether it has a Medicaid opening now, and how many residents it serves on Medicaid.
How Medicaid pays for care in Washington
- Assisted living Medicaid service packages: Adult Residential Care, Enhanced Adult Residential Care, Enhanced Adult Residential Care - Specialized Dementia Care Services, Assisted Living. Yes. Assisted living facilities that serve Medicaid residents offer one or more service packages, which set the level of care and support the facility provides. Use the state search to find facilities that accept Medicaid. (state page)
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 13.4 mi, nursing home 19.7 mi, pharmacy 18.7 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital, Chelan. 13.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Colonial Vista Post-acute & Rehab Center, Wenatchee. 19.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Advanced Home Health Nw Of Wenatchee, Wenatchee. 17.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 18.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98858 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98858.
Advanced Hospice Northwest Of Wenatchee, office in Wenatchee, 17.6 miles away, straight line
Central Washington Hospital Homecare Services, office in Wenatchee, 19.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Central Washington Health Services Association, Wenatchee. 19.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively high; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- FEMA has identified no high-risk (1% annual chance) flood area in this community. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Waterville, WA, risk to homes is greater than 86% of communities in Washington and 94% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in November 2024. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Residential Care Services inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Washington Medicaid provider list | Sep 9, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Amber Waves ALF provide?
Amber Waves ALF is licensed by the state of Washington for assisted living, memory care in Waterville, Washington. Its licensed capacity is 15 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Amber Waves ALF?
No. We publish state licensing details for Amber Waves ALF but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Amber Waves ALF cost?
Assisted Living in Washington typically starts at $3,950 to $5,300 a month. Based on 130 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Amber Waves ALF does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Amber Waves ALF?
Visit Amber Waves ALF at 302 East Ash Street, Waterville, WA 98858.
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