Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows

Last verified: October 2026 against the Washington DSHS provider lookup.

Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows is a large assisted living community in Auburn, Washington, licensed by DSHS as an assisted living facility (license #2239) for 110 residents. The state record lists it as operating, with the current license running through January 2027.

Is Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows licensed by Washington DSHS?

Yes. Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows holds Washington DSHS assisted living license #2239, in operating status, for 110 beds, renewed through January 2027. You can confirm it yourself on the DSHS provider lookup.

What do Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows's DSHS inspection and enforcement records show?

The DSHS file lists 2 routine inspection reports, the most recent dated April 2025. Washington inspects licensed assisted living at least every 18 months, so a recent date is normal; what matters is what each report cites.

It also lists 1 complaint or incident investigation report (most recent October 2025). An investigation means DSHS checked a reported concern; the report states whether a violation was found.

The State Fire Marshal's most recent fire inspection on file is dated February 2026.

Does Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows offer memory care?

Yes. Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows is Memory Care Certified on its DSHS record and also holds a Specialized Dementia Care contract, the DSHS arrangement that lets Apple Health (Medicaid) residents with dementia live in assisted living.

In Auburn, 4 of 6 licensed assisted living facilities carry a memory care certification or dementia contract. The full list is in our memory care directory.

Does Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows accept Apple Health (Medicaid)?

Yes. The DSHS record shows Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows can accept Apple Health (Medicaid) under these contracts: Specialized Dementia Care — DSHS contract for Medicaid residents living with dementia; Enhanced Adult Residential Care (EARC) — Medicaid care for residents with higher needs; Assisted Living Medicaid statement of work (private apartment model).

Holding a contract does not guarantee an open Medicaid apartment; many communities cap the number of Medicaid residents. Eligibility itself runs through a DSHS Home and Community Services assessment — see Apple Health long-term care and the COPES waiver.

Where is Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows, and what is nearby in Auburn?

Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows is at 945 22nd St NE in Auburn (King County). Auburn is a growing south-King County city of about 88,000 in the Green River Valley, with relatively affordable housing, the Muckleshoot community nearby, and a strong base of adult family homes around the MultiCare Auburn campus.

Other licensed assisted living in the area: Parkside Retirement Community (94 beds), Village Concepts of Auburn (92 beds), Merrill Gardens at Auburn (75 beds), Wesley Homes Lea Hill LLC (20 beds), Terry Home Auburn (12 beds).

What does assisted living cost near Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows?

Assisted living in the Auburn area typically runs $5,150–$7,200/month in 2026, and memory care about $6,450–$8,450/month. We do not publish a price for Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows: rates depend on apartment size and the care level in your parent's assessment, and they change. Ask for an itemized rate sheet.

Ways families close the gap include VA Aid & Attendance, long-term-care insurance, the WA Cares Fund, and Apple Health for those who qualify — Aging and Disability Services (Seattle-King County) can walk you through local options.

How does Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows compare with other assisted living near Auburn?

By licensed beds, Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows ranks #22 of 153 assisted living facilities in King County. Across the county, 44% of licensed assisted living facilities have at least one enforcement letter on their DSHS file, so a clean enforcement file is a genuine point in its favor.

The table puts it next to nearby licensed communities using the same DSHS fields, so you can shortlist on the record before you spend a Saturday touring.

How should you evaluate Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows before choosing it?

The record tells you what the state has looked at; a visit tells you how the place runs day to day. Ask for the overnight staff-to-resident ratio, caregiver turnover over the past year, and how long the administrator and head nurse have been in their roles. Ask which care needs would force a move-out, and get the all-in monthly price for your parent's actual care level, not the base rate.

Assisted living fits an older adult who needs daily help — bathing, dressing, medication reminders, meals — but does not require round-the-clock skilled nursing. It's the most common first move when living alone stops being safe. Whether Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows fits depends on your parent's needs, budget, and how the community answers the questions below.

What should you ask on a tour of Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows?

Bring these questions and write down the answers — they make two or three communities easy to compare side by side.

• How many caregivers are on at night per resident?
• Which conditions can you not care for here?
• What's included in the base rate, and what's billed separately?
• What happens if our parent's needs increase next year?
• How long have your director and head nurse been here?
• Is the community Memory Care Certified, and which apartments does that cover?
• Which Apple Health (Medicaid) contracts do you hold today, and is there a Medicaid waitlist?
• What has the rate increase history been over the past three years?

How does Washington regulate assisted living like Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows?

In Washington, assisted living is licensed by DSHS (ALTSA / Residential Care Services) under RCW 18.20 and WAC 388-78A. A facility's license can include endorsements — such as Specialized Dementia Care — that let residents stay as needs increase. Always verify the exact license and endorsements; they determine how long your parent can remain as care needs grow.

Residents' rights, discharge notices and care planning (the negotiated service agreement) are set by WAC 388-78A. Complaints go to DSHS Residential Care Services; the Long-Term Care Ombudsman advocates for residents for free.

How can Seattle Senior Advisor help with Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows?

We're a free, local advisory service — families never pay us. We can compare Prestige Senior Living Auburn Meadows with other licensed Auburn-area options on price, care level and availability, help you read its DSHS reports, and stay reachable through the move. Communities pay us only if you choose one and move in, and we'll tell you about good options that don't pay us.

Washington programs & protections to know

Washington senior care is licensed and inspected by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) — through its Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) and Residential Care Services (RCS); you can verify any license, inspection, and complaint history free at fortress.wa.gov/dshs/adsaapps/lookup. Service funding and in-home support are coordinated through the local Area Agency on Aging — in the Seattle metro, Aging and Disability Services (ADS) for King County, Homage in Snohomish, and Aging & Disability Resources of Pierce County. Long-term-care help runs through Apple Health (Medicaid) and the COPES waiver, and residents are protected by the Long-Term Care Ombudsman and DSHS Adult Protective Services. These are the same programs our advisors help families navigate at no cost.