Assisted Living in Tumwater, WA
Tumwater has 33 state-licensed assisted living communities: 2 larger communities and 31 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Washington is $7,600 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Tumwater
Both are licensed by Washington as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Washington words these licenses as “Adult Family Home” (31), “Assisted Living Facility” (2).
All 33 licensed assisted living communities in Tumwater
Every assisted living community Washington licenses in Tumwater, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
33 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Olympics West Senior Living929 Trosper Rd SW | Large100 residents | from $2,950/mo |
| Hampton Special Care - Tumwatermemory care1400 Trosper Rd SW | Large56 residents | $4,750 to $7,650/moLilisity estimate |
| Tumwater Hill Senior Care2221 Sapp Rd SW | Small home8 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Tumwater Prime Care6612 Littlerock Rd SW | Small home8 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| 1st Maranatha Haven AFH6520 Elm St Se | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| A Place Called Home1004 Irving St Sw | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Abundant Life Adult Family Home Care717 Grant St SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Aman's Comfort Care1283 Ebbets Dr SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Black Lake ACH4007 61st Ct SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Blessed Care AFH 23514 Hawthorne Place SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Blessed Jones AFH307 Hazelhurst Dr SE | Small home6 residents | from $8,000/mo |
| Blessedjones2 AFH405 Hillcrest Dr SE | Small home6 residents | from $8,000/mo |
| Blessedjones4 AFH440 N 5th Ave SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Debsal AFH6940 Southwick Ct SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Hamptonville AFH2950 Hampton Dr Sw | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Hawthorne Place AFH3504 Hawthorne Pl SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Hollysprings AFH3913 Southglen Ave SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Hope Valley AFH3515 Hawthorne Pl SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Kings Care AFH7214 Bronington Dr SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Lakepark Villa AFH1551 Lake Park Drive SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Lakepointe Adult Family Home1944 69th Way SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Loving Gentle Care1161 Lake Park Dr SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| New Life AFH696 Pioneer St SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Pinnacle Adult Family Home3520 Hawthorne Pl SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Robins Nest6323 Onyx Ct SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Samaritan AFH812 Highland Dr SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Serenity Home Care207 N St SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Shiloh AFH507 South St SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunglory Adult Family Home507 2nd Ave SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunrise Hills AFH407 V St SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Tansy of Tumwater Adult Family Home9130 Tansy ST SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Trinity Care Home4001 61st Ct SW | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
| Unified Hill 2 AFH3226 Fairfield Rd SE | Small home6 residents | $5,200 to $8,400/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Tumwater?
The median cost of assisted living in Washington is $7,600 a month ($91,200 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 3 Tumwater communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $2,950 to $8,000 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Washington, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Tumwater tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Tumwater community’s license
Washington publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: fortress.wa.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Tumwater assisted living questions
Washington licenses 33 assisted living communities in Tumwater as of November 2026: 2 larger communities and 31 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 346 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Washington is $7,600 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Washington's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Washington publishes its licensing records at fortress.wa.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.