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The cost of independent living in Cathan is about $4,095 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 16 options. Read 236 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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Photo of Olympic Place Retirement and Assisted Living
55 Photos available
99 Floor plans available
9.1
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37 reviews
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The food was good. There were plenty of activities and the staff was nice. Don't think it was worth the amount of money we were paying.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Looking for an exceptional senior living community?Well, you’ve found it. When you combine an exceptional lifestyle, ready-made friends and outstanding service, the result is what we callRetirement Perfected™Welcome to Bonaventure Retirement and Assisted Living. Life is good here in our...
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5!!!!!!!! We LOVED Cascade Valley!! [name removed] was as placed there after your recommendations...he was happy and productive. Unfortunately, he was only there a couple of months. He had a massive brain...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Pacific Northwest city of Arlington provides an ideal environment for residents of Cascade Valley assisted living community. Arlington offers rural, small town charm and an easy pace of life, yet is within convenient distance to metropolitan areas for those who appreciate having access to...
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8.7
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35 reviews
8.7
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Our 2 bedroom two bath is very usable and lovely. It has great staff and they are very helpful. Our room is in the original school building and very quiet. We love a reserved parking space. The only...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Live at Washington Oakes Retirement Community, in the heart of Everett, Washington, and you'll have boasting rights to the best retirement community quality and service in the entire Everett region. We are conveniently located three blocks west of Broadway, near the new Colby Campus Hospital and...
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3333 Photos available
1111 Floor plans available
8.6
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33 reviews
8.6
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Very clean public areas, No bad odors. Only had noted need for better floor care in mother's room on occasion. Consistently friendly staff. My mother is treated with dignity & respect. She is kept clean &...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
At The Gardens at Marysville, our exceptional staff, engaging activities, and active social life make our residents happy to call our community home.The Gardens at Marysville is an assisted living and, coming soon, memory care community located in the wooded area of Marysville, Washington. Our...
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Photo of Warm Beach Senior Community
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8.5
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I'm happy with everything. The staff is wonderful, great communication with any changes that take place, mom is happy, loves the food and has made friends. The facility is clean and safe. There is always...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Warm Beach Senior Community is a faith-based not-for-profit community. We seek to provide more than just a financial safety net for low-income retirees and seniors: we want to empower them to live purpose-filled lives in sustainable community. Come tour with us today!
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Photo of Brookdale Stanwood
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8.2
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36 reviews
8.2
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36 reviews
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Staff were very nice. Meals were good. Activities seemed to decrease the longer she was there. There was always a discussion every month about the cost. The communication was poor. Care costs were added...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
It's time to start enjoying the carefree lifestyle you deserve and at our continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Stanwood, Wash., each new day opens up a whole realm of possibilities. All you need to do is choose. From independent living and assisted living to memory care, the transition...
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They don't have air conditioning in the apartments themselves, so it is a little warm. The activities were good before COVID. we had movie night, exercise class, and casino day. I chose this community...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Welcome to Vintage at Lakewood a luxury 55+ apartment community located in beautiful Marysville, Washington. Currently offering spacious 1 and 2 bedroom apartment homes featuring modern appliances including a full-size washer and dryer, microwave, twelve place setting dishwasher and more. ...
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22 Floor plans available
6.5
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6.5
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I have more than once highly recommended it. As soon as we walked in, we knew it was the right place. And then when we learned the cost, that cemented the deal.
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Breakfast and dinner included in rentFine dining and service
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Photo of Vintage at Everett
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You always read the “downside” of a facility in reviews. I have been here two years. Quite content. But today, management went “above and beyond in my favor”. There had been an incident re parking...
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Our apartments offer sought after features, such as a spacious kitchen, built in microwave, dishwasher, garbage disposal, space saver washer and dryer, patios or balconies, bright maple cabinetry, all in a wonderful open floor plan. Here at the Vintage at Everett, our residents enjoy great...
Photo of The Vintage at Arlington
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3.0
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They showed me one apartment before I moved in and it seemed big enough at the time but once I moved in I realized I needed a two bedroom. I was advised I would have to wait a year before I could move. They...
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Vintage at Arlington is for those that are 55 w Disability and 62 years and older.Our staff has over 20 years combined experience in senior care. Vintage at Arlington is a controlled access building conveniently located near shopping, medical facilities including a hospital, bus line and...
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Grandview Village
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Everett Plaza
66 Photos available
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Josephine Sunset Home
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My husband and I have lived here for 5 years. We began in Assisted living for three years. We had some health changes and needed more care so we moved to the nursing home part where we have lived for the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Broadway Plaza Apartments
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.

Cost of independent living in Cathan, WA

The average cost of senior living in Cathan is $4,095 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Granite Falls, WA with an average of $4,041 per month.

Independent living costs in Cathan, WA, vs. nearby cities

Cathan, WA
$4,095/mo

Independent living costs in Cathan, WA, vs. state and national averages

Cathan, WA
$4,095/mo
U.S. national average
$4,158/mo

Independent living costs in Cathan, WA, vs. other senior living options

$5,061/mo
Independent Living
$4,095/mo

Independent living costs in Cathan, WA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,737/mo
Studio
$5,266/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,087/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,260/mo

Senior living costs in Cathan vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Cathan, WA
Column state: Washington
Column national: U.S.
Community typeCathan, WAWashingtonU.S.
Independent Living$4,095/mo$4,148/mo$4,158/mo
Assisted Living$5,207/mo$5,292/mo$4,710/mo
Memory Care$5,061/mo$5,141/mo$4,943/mo
Independent Living
Cathan, WA:$4,095/mo
Washington:$4,148/mo
U.S.:$4,158/mo
Assisted Living
Cathan, WA:$5,207/mo
Washington:$5,292/mo
U.S.:$4,710/mo
Memory Care
Cathan, WA:$5,061/mo
Washington:$5,141/mo
U.S.:$4,943/mo
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Independent living costs in Cathan, WA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Cathan and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Independent living cost trends in Cathan, WA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Cathan have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Cathan, WA$4,493/mo$3,493/mo+28.6%
Washington$3,541/mo$3,317/mo+6.8%
National$3,210/mo$3,103/mo+3.4%
Cathan, WA
2024 average cost:$4,493/mo
2023 average cost:$3,493/mo
Percent change:+28.6%
Washington
2024 average cost:$3,541/mo
2023 average cost:$3,317/mo
Percent change:+6.8%
National
2024 average cost:$3,210/mo
2023 average cost:$3,103/mo
Percent change:+3.4%
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What families are saying about independent living in Cathan

Recent reviews for independent living in Cathan

The Vintage at Mount Vernon

5.0
I've had a great experience here so far, I'd recommend this place highly! You get quite a lot for what you pay here, they are "apartment homes" so each unit has a small fully equipped kitchen, and a washer and dryer. The complex also has a gym, billiard room, and a great room for ...
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South Pointe Assisted Living in Everett, WA

5.0
My mom was here for several years and really enjoyed the other residents and the staff. It's a really small community, the smallest I've ever seen, and it's all on one level so it was easy for her to get around with her walker. Great for someone looking for a warm, family-like environment.

Regency on Whidbey in Oak Harbor, WA

5.0
I've been very pleased. I have a nice 1100 square foot cottage apartment. The food is excellent, and I've gained some pounds I have to say! For each meal, they have about 4-5 things on the plate, at about 1/2 cup serving each, so you get a big variety without an overly huge amount of food, ...
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Cathan independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Cathan independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Cathan, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Cathan independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Cathan partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Cathan, WANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
33.3%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
46.7%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
40%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
46.7%
33.5%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
33.3%
10.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Cathan independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Cathan communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Cathan, WANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
53.3%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
53.3%
43.4%
Room service
Room service
46.7%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Cathan independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Cathan offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Cathan, WANational
Activity director
Activity director
53.3%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
26.7%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
33.3%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
60%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
66.7%
48.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
60%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
40%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
40%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
46.7%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
53.3%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
53.3%
46.7%
Dances
Dances
26.7%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
53.3%
39.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
53.3%
46.4%
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Olympic Place Retirement and Assisted Living, Cascade Valley and Washington Oakes are the top-rated independent living facilities near Cathan, Washington. See full list of communities.

There are 16 independent living facilities near Cathan, Washington. See the full list.

The best independent living facilities near you in Cathan, Washington are Cogir of Edmonds and Cogir of Mill Creek. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.

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