When you search memory care in Everett, you deserve more than a directory. This page combines current Washington DSHS licensing data with local cost and hospital context specific to Everett. We currently track 11 DSHS-licensed assisted living facilities serving Everett from Washington DSHS records.
What's below: the licensed providers, 2026 Everett cost ranges, the local hospital and neighborhood context, what to ask on a tour, and how to act fast if a hospital discharge is looming. Prefer to talk it through? Get matched with a free local advisor — no fees, ever.
What memory care means — and who it's for
Memory care is for someone with Alzheimer's or another dementia who wanders, gets disoriented, or needs a secured, structured environment with dementia-trained staff. Families usually move here when safety at home or in standard assisted living slips.
How Washington regulates it: Washington does not issue a separate "memory care" license. Secured dementia care is a Specialized Dementia Care specialty delivered inside DSHS-licensed assisted living facilities (RCW 18.20, WAC 388-78A) or adult family homes that meet additional staffing, security, and dementia-training rules. Confirm the secured-unit staffing ratio and staff dementia-training hours.
In Everett specifically, that means weighing the licensed options against Everett's cost range and your family's timeline. The right choice balances care level, budget, location near Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, and how quickly you need a spot.
Everett memory care: by the numbers
11 DSHS-licensed assisted living facilities on file in Everett; about 790 total licensed beds; averaging 72 beds per community; the largest at 115 beds; 1 offering Specialized Dementia Care; 8 accepting Apple Health (Medicaid). Memory care in Washington is a Specialized Dementia Care specialty delivered inside DSHS-licensed assisted living facilities (and adult family homes) that meet additional staffing, training, and secured-unit rules — it is not a separate license. These are real, current DSHS license counts for the area — not national estimates.
Licensed memory care providers in Everett
Providers flagged for Specialized Dementia Care (secured/dementia-trained units). From the state's DSHS ALTSA / Residential Care Services records (2026). Always confirm the current license and bed count at fortress.wa.gov/dshs/adsaapps/lookup first.
Memory care (Specialized Dementia Care): 1 · Accepts Apple Health (Medicaid): 8
| Provider | City | Licensed beds | DSHS license # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Heritage Court | Everett | 47 beds | 2612 |
Senior care in Everett, Snohomish County
Everett is the Snohomish County seat and the region's industrial north anchor, a city of about 110,000 on Port Gardner Bay with an affordable housing stock, the large Providence Regional medical campus, and a deep base of adult family homes. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett — one of Washington's largest hospitals — anchors a high-volume, value-priced northern market with extensive assisted-living and adult-family-home supply.
Nearby hospitals: Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Swedish Edmonds (nearby), UW Medicine (Seattle, regional). Proximity to a hospital matters for rehab discharges, dementia emergencies, and ongoing specialist visits — families in Everett often shortlist providers a short drive from these.
Areas families ask about: North Everett, South Everett, Silver Lake, Riverside, Bayside, Harborview-Seahurst.
What memory care costs in Everett (2026)
Everett pricing runs $6,650–$8,700/month, near the metro average for the Greater Seattle metro — a reflection of local real-estate and the mix of small adult family homes versus larger communities.
- Assisted living (standard): $5,300–$7,450/month
- Memory care: $6,650–$8,700/month
- Adult family home: $4,400–$6,850/month
- In-home care: $35–$49/hour
What lowers the bill in Everett: a shared room (often $700–$1,200/mo less), a small adult family home over a large community, right-sizing the care level, and VA Aid & Attendance or Washington's Apple Health / COPES waiver for those who qualify.
How we vet Everett providers
- Washington DSHS license active and clean, checked on the state ALTSA provider lookup
- Two most recent inspections read for repeat citations
- Family feedback gathered firsthand where possible
- Up-front written pricing with every recurring fee disclosed
- A recent advisor visit, not a brochure
Questions to ask on a tour
- What's your overnight staffing level for this wing?
- Which care needs are beyond what you support here?
- Can you itemize base rate versus add-on charges?
- How do you handle a decline in mobility or memory?
- What has staff turnover been over the past year?
What's included — and what costs extra
Usually included: a secured residence, all meals, 24/7 dementia-trained staff, structured daily activities, housekeeping, laundry, and behavioral support. Typically extra: higher acuity care, two-person transfers, hospice coordination, and private-duty aide time. Get every Everett option's pricing in writing, itemized, before you compare them.
How fast you can move in Everett
In Everett, a non-urgent move typically takes one to two weeks end to end. After a hospital stay near Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, families often need placement within a few days — line up paperwork early. A free local advisor can tell you which Everett providers have current openings.
Worth knowing in Everett: the strongest memory care options aren't always the ones with the biggest marketing budgets. We weigh license standing, staffing, and family feedback over advertising, which is how families here avoid a polished tour that hides a thin overnight staff.