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Personal Care & Daily Living Support
Dignity, Comfort, and Everyday Support
Our personal care services are designed to help residents with everyday activities while preserving their dignity, comfort, privacy, and independence. We provide assistance according to each resident’s individual needs, abilities, preferences, and care requirements.
Eating & Mealtime Support
We provide thoughtful assistance during mealtimes, with a focus on safety, comfort, and each resident’s individual needs.
Supervision and cueing for residents who are at risk of choking or aspiration
Food texture modification, including cutting food into bite-sized pieces, chopping, or pureeing when appropriate
Assistance with feeding when indicated
Support for safe, comfortable, and respectful mealtimes
Toileting & Incontinence Support
Residents can receive respectful assistance with toileting and related personal care while maintaining privacy and dignity.
Reminders to use the bathroom regularly
Supervision or standby assistance during toileting
Assistance with a bedside commode, bedpan, or urinal
Assistance with briefs, pads, and incontinence care as needed
Mobility & Walking Support
We support safe movement and mobility while encouraging residents to remain as active and independent as their abilities allow.
Reminders to use appropriate assistive devices
Cueing on the proper use of applicable mobility or medical devices
Standby or contact assistance during walking when appropriate
Encouragement of regular physical activity appropriate to the resident's abilities
Transfers & Positioning
Residents can receive respectful assistance with toileting and related personal care while maintaining privacy and dignity.
Supervision or standby assistance with transfers
One-person assistance with transfers
Hoyer lift transfers when indicated and within the home's scope of care
Assistance with repositioning in bed or a chair
Reminders and cueing to change position or turn
Regular repositioning for residents at increased risk of skin breakdown when appropriate
Personal Hygiene, Bathing & Dressing
We support safe movement and mobility while encouraging residents to remain as active and independent as their abilities allow.
Assistance with oral care
Shaving and hair care
Assistance with showers and bathing
Bed baths when a resident is unable to use the shower
Application of deodorant, lotions, and makeup
Nail care when appropriate
Supervision and assistance with dressing
Full assistance with dressing or showering when required and appropriate
Skin observation during bathing when indicated
Promoting Independence
Residents can receive respectful assistance with toileting and related personal care while maintaining privacy and dignity.
Getting Started
A Simple Path Toward the Right Support and Guidance
Choosing an adult family home is an important decision. We take time to understand the prospective resident’s needs, preferences, routines, and care requirements so families can learn whether Pacific Shore Adult Family Home is an appropriate setting for their loved one.
STEP 1
Contact Us
Reach out to discuss your loved one’s needs, availability, and questions about our home.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 2
Discuss Care Needs
We learn more about the prospective resident’s daily routines, preferences, abilities, and required support.
STEP 3
Explore the Home
Arrange an opportunity to learn more about the home and its residential environment.
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 4
Determine Next Steps
We discuss suitability, required information, and the next steps in the admission process.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An adult family home (AFH) is a residential care setting that provides room, board, supervision, and personal care in a home environment. Washington adult family homes serve residents who need varying levels of assistance while living in a smaller, residential setting.
Pacific Shore Adult Family Home is located at 8118 44th Ave W, Mukilteo, WA 98275. The home is licensed by the State of Washington.
The home is operated by Pacific Shore Adult Family Home Limited Liability Company. Individual ownership or management details should be confirmed directly with the home.
Pacific Shore provides residential adult family home care with support tailored to residents' needs. The home has documented specialty areas including mental health, dementia, and developmental disabilities, and has contracts associated with specialized behavior support, Expanded Community Services, and meaningful-day programs.
Personal care may include assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, and other routine personal-care needs. The specific services provided to each resident depend on the resident's assessed needs and care plan.
Medication assistance may be provided when appropriate and within the applicable Washington requirements. The exact level of medication assistance available to an individual resident should be confirmed during the assessment and admission process.
