Published November 2004

Vineyard Park aims
for resort-style living

Snohomish County Business Journal/KIMBERLY HILDEN Vineyard Park’s main entrance (above) leads to a two-story entryway complete with chandeliers, grand staircase and second-floor balcony.

By Kimberly Hilden
SCBJ Assistant Editor

Vineyard Park at Bothell Landing wants to bring resort-style living to its senior residents, complete with mouth-watering meals, social activities and a beautiful environment. It is a lifestyle General Manager Michael Fountain has had a hand in facilitating for years — and not just in the senior-living industry.

“My background is more in hospitality. I worked for 12 years with Marriott,” said Fountain, who switched to the retirement industry four years ago. “(At Vineyard Park), we’re focusing on the service and going for the social model rather than the medical model.”

The retirement community, located near the southern shore of the Sammamish River in Bothell, opened in October after nearly a year of construction and joins a growing neighborhood of senior resources, including the Northshore Senior Center and the center’s Northshore Health & Wellness Center now under construction.

Developed by Northwest Senior Living Enterprises LLC and managed by industry veteran Regency Pacific Inc. of Issaquah, Vineyard Park is a three-story, 83,000-square-foot facility situated on 3.5 acres of land along East Riverside Drive.

The private-pay facility has apartments ranging from studios to two-bedroom units, with each unit including a kitchenette area with sink, microwave and refrigerator, as well as private bathroom facilities.

Of the 87 units, 23 are studios ranging in size from 373 to 530 square feet; 54 are one-bedroom units ranging in size from 497 to 634 square feet; and 10 are two-bedroom units ranging in size from 754 to 949 square feet.

Snohomish County Business Journal/ KIMBERLY HILDEN The grounds of Vineyard Park at Bothell Landing, newly landscaped and seeded with grass, offer common areas for its residents to enjoy. Marketing Director Karin Roath said grape vines are planned to decorate this gazebo.

The price for Vineyard Park’s studios start at $1,850 a month; one-bedroom units start at $2,400 a month; and two-bedroom units start at $3,480 a month. Included in the rental fee are three daily meals, monthly wellness visits by a licensed nurse, weekly housekeeping and daily trash removal, weekly personal laundry and linen service, scheduled group transportation and all utilities except telephone and personal Internet service.

Already offering independent-living services, Vineyard Park’s assisted-living license is expected to come through in mid-November, said Fountain, noting that every room will be licensed for assisted living so that residents can remain in the same apartment should their need for daily assistance grow over time.

But no matter what their needs may be, residents of Vineyard Park can expect to have a good time, Fountain said, with amenities that include:

• An activity center with a full kitchen, arts and crafts area and leisure area.
• A library, whose second-floor balcony overlooks a grand entryway, complete with staircase and intricate wainscoting.
• A game room.
• A theater, which will house a 61-inch LCD screen as well as an old-fashioned popcorn popping machine.
• A beauty parlor.
• An exercise room.
• A computer room with high-speed Internet access.
• A spa room with a Jacuzzi tub.
• An indoor cafe area where residents can socialize while enjoying coffee, tea and pastries.
• A large dining hall as well as a formal private dining room for parties and meetings.

“We will offer restaurant-style dining with a full-table menu with six or seven options available at each meal,” Fountain said, noting that Vineyard Park will have designated restaurant staff, including a chef.

He expects to hire about 25 employees to work throughout the community by the time Vineyard Park is at full capacity. Other positions will include an activities director and a health and wellness director. A nurse will be on staff full time, 40 hours a week, and there will be staff on site 24 hours a day.

About 15 residents were expected to move in during the first weeks of operation, beginning Oct. 16, Fountain said, with others waiting to move in November for the assisted-living services.

“We’ve had about 100 calls (of interest), and that’s just in the past month,” said Karin Roath, Vineyard Park’s marketing director. The majority of those calls are from the Eastside communities of Kirkland, Woodinville, Bothell and Kenmore.

“It’s really exciting to be here from the beginning,” Roath added. “Working in the retirement community, you get to know people and build relationships.”

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