Welcome to Aegis at Totem Lake - Assisted Living, Memory Care and Alzheimer's Care in Kirkland

Located in the City of Kirkland's Totem Lake area, Aegis at Totem Lake offers a mid size assisted living community with high level of care, dementia and memory care in Kirkland, surrounded by 5 acres of protected nature, with an inviting dining room with large picture windows and stunning views of the Totem Lake nature preserve and bird sanctuary.

A community where your loved one will receive great nutrition, care and the needed stimulation to preserve their health, spirit and mind.

Aegis at Totem Lake offers Retirement Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care and all types of Dementia Care (Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Disease and more). A retirement community where seniors can Age in Place. For those needing additional care, our compassionate, experienced staff is the reason Aegis at Totem Lake is one of the finest Assisted Living communities in Kirkland and Seattle's Eastside. Our services are personalized so you get exactly the kind of care you instead of bundled care packages.

A great place for couples: Aegis at Totem Lake in Kirkland offers a great place for couples: 30% of our residents are couples, in the majority, only one of the partners requires care and can benefit from our services and activities encouragement while the other partner can focus on their own wellness. They are able to reside together and still enjoy meals by each other side after each of them have focused on their own activities.

A great place for dad: With a male population of 48% of our residents, Aegis at Totem Lake, offers a place for men to make new friendships, enjoy our men's club trips to the Boeing Museum of Flight, Microsoft Museum and more. A chat by the fireplace, a pocker game, a crafting session of hand made wooden pens or a super bowl party are just a few of the activities our men residents enjoy.

A great place for mom: our friendly female residents and aegis ambassadors will make your mom feel welcome. Perhaps an invitation to our High tea society, our walking club, gardening club or joining the members of our ladie's club where a sense of purpose is found for each and everyone of our residents, such as painting, drawing, stuffing teddy bears for Children's Hospital or doing inter-generational activities with the children from the Kirkland's Moms Group and the many visiting schools will certainly put a big smile on mom's face.

Our Thoughtful Care Programs:

Short Term Stays: Aegis at Totem Lake offers short term stays, perfect for post hospital stays. These stays provide the extra support needed before going home. They are also a great way to introduce a senior to assisted living services. A vacation for everyone!

Memory Care Programs: Aegis Living has been the leader in memory care, dementia and Alzheimer's disease for over 12 years, we are the only communities equipped to offer care for the full progression of memory lost. We also invest the time to train our staff to provide the highest level of care for our residents with specialty programs catered to meet the needs of each resident. Whether your loved one suffers from some short term memory while living in our assisted living or has complete care needs, our highly qualified staff will offer the most dignified life you could ask for your parent, from brain health exercises to language lessons and painting. We help them create new memories and live in the moment.

Parkinson's Disease Program: Aegis at Totem Lake also offers supportive Parkinson's disease care and short term stays for those individuals suffering from the disease who can benefit from our wellness programs: three nutritious daily meals, onsite physical and occupational therapy, specialized training and a partnership with the Northwest Parkinson's Foundation and the Evergreen Booth Gardner Center; 24/7 nursing care and an array of activities and progressive care to adjust to your loved ones needs. With a convenient location just a couple blocks from Evergreen's Neuroscience Center, patients can receive the area's leading medical and wellness treatments when living at Aegis at Totem Lake, an assisted living community in Kirkland.

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Location

Aegis at Totem Lake is located in the Totem Lake area of Kirkland, next to Evergreen's Senior Specialists, on the West Side of 405 (Aegis Living has two communities in the kirkland area) only minutes from local shopping, the public library, the Kirkland Senior Center and Evergreen Hospital. For your added convenience, you'll have a parking spot just for you, making daily outings even easier.

Our promise:

At Aegis at Totem Lake, our residents become part of our family. We promise to provide thoughtful care for your loved ones as if they were our own. We strive to make this community better each day and firmly believe this would be the place we would choose for our own parents.

We celebrate our residents life everyday, take the time to learn about their past hobbies and passions. We make their life better everyday and we make them feel that we truly care for them. We share their joys and their sadness, and we share our resident's families concerns. That is why we extend the knowledge we have to their families and friends.

Our job is to provide you with peace of mind while giving your loved ones the highest care, allowing them to save energy to enjoy the years they have ahead. This is what we call Thoughtful Care.

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Visit Aegis at Totem Lake today and take a tour of our Aegis at Totem Lake assisted living and memory care retirement community.