You’ll feel it the minute you walk through our doors – a welcoming and elegant community that offers the very best in retirement living. Located in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood, you have the finest in entertainment, shopping and dining options within walking distance. You’re also close to some of the nation’s leading hospitals and medical facilities.
The Summit offers residential options including Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Support – encouraging people to live life as they choose with the support that they want or need. The Summit embraces Jewish culture and traditions in a variety of textures and modes of fulfillment. Our inherent culture is to welcome everyone.
Enjoy the best of both worlds – a community of like-minded, active seniors who appreciate socializing with each other and relaxing in the privacy of your own spacious apartment.
At The Summit, you can be as involved as you like. Our extensive on-site amenities and planned activities provide a wide variety of opportunities to join and connect with your neighbors. Your elegantly appointed apartment is the perfect place to spend time at home – read a book, watch TV, visit with family and friends or take a nap. We call it “Retirement Living at Its Best.”
THE SUMMIT AT FIRST HILL OFFERS THE BEST IN RETIREMENT LIVING:
- A concierge 24 hours a day, seven days a week and external security cameras
- Secure private parking garage for you and your guests
- A building-wide Personal Emergency Response system
- An extensive array of events and activities
- Transportation to local shopping, medical appointments and outings
- SummitCare – a range of home care and on-site clinical services
- SummitFit – an exercise and fitness program to promote health and wellness
- World-class kosher dining in a variety of beautiful settings
- Observance of Jewish holidays and traditions
- Free building-wide Wi-Fi
- The ability to receive additional personalized care from our home care or home health services in your apartment, if needed
- Priority access to Kline Galland, if needed
- Month-to-month rental – one monthly payment covers rent, most utilities, housekeeping, maintenance, dinner, transportation and all on-site activities
For people who need a helping hand with daily activities, such as dressing, bathing and medication management, we offer an exceptional program of Assisted Living services. You’ll have personalized assistance in your own apartment while enjoying all the activities and amenities offered at The Summit. Our goal is to support residents’ independence and dignity in an active and caring environment.
OUR PERSONALIZED ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES INCLUDE:
Everything offered in the Independent Living program plus:
- Availability in any apartment at The Summit
- Individualized ala carté service plans to meet your specific needs and preferences
- 24-hour on-site staff including nurses and caregivers
- Three gourmet meals per day in a beautiful dining room
- Month-to-month rental – one monthly payment covers rent, most utilities, housekeeping, laundry, routine maintenance, meals, transportation and all on-site activities
Memory Support, a specialized community located on the entire second floor, is part of our acclaimed Assisted Living program. Skilled professionals offer support and care to help residents make the connections they need to manage their world by focusing on their best abilities. The Summit’s approach to Memory Support focuses on what residents can do (their choices and quality of life) – not on what they can no longer do.
Between caregivers and activity experts, the staff is with residents throughout the day. Evidence-based practices remove obstacles, minimize challenges, reduce frustrations and relieve anxiety – all designed to make life simpler, more enjoyable and more rewarding.
Programming is essential and integral with an ongoing and robust array of activities designed to stimulate brain function and provide residents with a sense of self-worth and accomplishment including:
- Art, music, and massage therapy
- Collaborations with the Frye Art Museum and Seattle Theatre Group
- “Time Slips”™ storytelling
- Individualized iPod music programs
- Horticultural Therapy
- Live musical performances
- Weekly challah baking
- Cooking and arts & crafts groups
- Shabbat and holiday services and celebrations
- Exercise classes and walking club
- Supervised weekly outings such as trips to the Woodland Park Zoo, coffee shops, parks
