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Adult family homes in Lake Stevens, Washington

29 DSHS-licensed homes. Every listing is verified against state licensing — costs and availability shown only when the home reports them.

Lake Stevens has 29 DSHS-licensed adult family homes in Snohomish County. Of these, 29 offer memory & dementia care, 26 accept Medicaid / COPES, 29 support mental-health needs. Each home below is licensed by Washington State; cost and current openings are shown only where the operator has reported them, and never estimated.

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About adult family homes in Lake Stevens

Lake Stevens has grown fast with younger families, so demand often comes from adult children seeking a nearby home for an aging parent. With no local hospital, nearly every placement here follows a discharge from Providence Regional Medical Center Everett six miles west. As a more affordable lakeside community, its adult family homes commonly take Medicaid residents who want to stay close to family in town.

Where placements come from

Since Lake Stevens has no hospital of its own, families here are almost always discharged from Providence Regional Medical Center Everett just west in Everett.

  • Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (the nearest acute-care hospital, about six miles west in Everett)
  • Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Colby Campus (the trauma and specialty campus serving the wider north Sound)

Paying with Medicaid (COPES)

Lake Stevens is a growing working-family community, so its adult family homes frequently serve COPES (Apple Health) residents as well as private pay. Washington's COPES program pays for adult family home care for residents who qualify; the county gateway is Snohomish County Senior Information & Assistance / Aging & Disability Resource Network, reachable at 800-422-2024.

Neighborhoods & areas

Homes in Lake Stevens are spread across areas like Frontier Village, Cavalero Hill, Machias, Hartford, North Lake Stevens, Lundeen.

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Adult family homes in Lake Stevens: common questions

Adult family homes in Washington typically run lower than large assisted-living communities, but rates vary widely by care level. Many Lake Stevens homes don't publish a public rate; use the request form on any listing and we'll get you the current monthly cost, free.
Many do. Lake Stevens is a growing working-family community, so its adult family homes frequently serve COPES (Apple Health) residents as well as private pay. Washington's COPES program (Apple Health) pays for adult family home care for residents who qualify — the county gateway is Snohomish County Senior Information & Assistance / Aging & Disability Resource Network (800-422-2024). Filter by "Medicaid / COPES" above to see only contracted homes, or take the quiz and we'll confirm a bed.
An adult family home cares for up to six residents in an actual house, so the caregiver-to-resident ratio is much higher and the setting is quieter and more personal. Assisted-living communities are larger, with dozens to hundreds of apartments. Our guide on AFH vs assisted living breaks it down.
Yes. Every home listed for Lake Stevens is licensed by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and subject to state inspection. The DSHS license number is shown on each listing.

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