Bellevue Assisted Living

The median cost of assisted living in Bellevue for a single-occupancy apartment is $4,500/month (Genworth - 2013). This monthly cost typically includes rent, utilities, dining, housekeeping and transportation.

The city of Bellevue, once a sleepy suburb of Seattle, has begun to establish its own identity over the past decade. It is now home to world-class shopping, amenities, in-demand real estate and the offices of several major corporations including Microsoft and Expedia.

This provides a multitude of activities and services for seniors and other folks who choose to reside in a community that provides assisted living in Bellevue.

Bellevue Recreation

If the notoriously rainy Northwest weather kicks in, seniors enjoying assisted living in Bellevue can take shelter in one of Bellevue’s shopping and entertainment centers such as Bellevue Square, Lincoln Square or Bellevue Place.

Collectively known as The Bellevue Collection, this mega-retail complex in Downtown Bellevue includes an enclosed mall full of high-end retailers, a 16-screen movie multiplex and several fine-dining establishments.

Bellevue Senior Activities

Bellevue is home to a burgeoning arts community, which spurred the city to build a first-class performance hall, Meydenbauer Center. The Theater at Meydenbauer Center is rapidly becoming a beacon of community-based performing arts, putting on several productions from local, regional and national groups each year. Residents of assisted living in Bellevue may performances of ballet, modern dance, orchestral and choral works, opera and theater.

Bellevue Medical Facilities

It’s hard to enjoy all that Bellevue has to offer if you aren’t feeling well, which is why residents of assisted living in Bellevue are lucky that they live next to one of the best hospitals in the state, Overlake Hospital Medical Center.

Overlake Hospital can take over where an assisted living facility leaves off, providing quality medical care through its Senior Care program.

Overlake is one of only two hospitals in Washington State that participate in the national Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders (NICHE) program that specially trains staff on how to care for the elderly population.

As part of its Senior Care program, Overlake also runs several Senior Health Centers in the area. The centers are open to anyone 65 and older, and provide low-cost health screenings and education workshops and classes. The Senior Health Centers also put on a variety of events throughout the year.

Bellevue Transportation

Most communities that provide assisted living in Bellevue are serviced by King County Metro bus service. Elderly residents can purchase discounted senior bus passes from the county. In more remote areas, assisted living residents can utilize the Dial-a-Ride Transit (DART)service which will travel to areas located some distance from a standard bus stop.

Seniors can also make their way to daily appointments with the help of the King County Senior Services Transportation Program. Driven by a fleet of over 350 volunteers, the program can provide transportation to and from a Bellevue assisted living community to anywhere in King County at no cost to seniors.

Find Assisted Living in Bellevue

Bellevue is an exciting city with tons of things to do to keep any assisted living resident happy, engaged and healthy. You can find a list of assisted living communities in Bellevue on our Bellevue Assisted Living page.

Written by senior housing writer Jacqui Howell.