West Seattle & the communities around it
You don't have to work out who to call.
Something has changed with someone you love, and the list of people who might help is long and confusing. Start with what's actually happening — we'll point you to the people who handle that part.
Find your footing
Pick the part you're in.
Most families are somewhere on this line. Choose a point and see who deals with it.
Still at home
“The stairs are getting to be a lot, and the yard got away from her this year. We're starting to wonder if someone should be coming in a few mornings a week.”
Who handles this
Deciding to move
“The house is worth something now. We don't know whether to sell it or borrow against it.”
Who handles this
Choosing care
“Four buildings, four tours, four price sheets. They all sounded the same by Thursday — and none of them include as many hours as Dad actually needs.”
Who handles this
Money & paperwork
“Nobody can find the power of attorney and the bank won't talk to me without it.”
Who handles this
Loss & what follows
“We have the service handled. It's the house full of forty years I can't face.”
Who handles this
Or browse by kind of help
What are you looking for?
Senior housing & care communities
Places someone moves into: independent living, assisted living, memory care and adult family homes.
Home care & in-home support
Caregiving, companionship and help with daily living — at home, or as extra hours inside a senior community when the care package doesn't cover enough.
Placement & care management
Advisors who help families narrow the field and coordinate care.
Rehab & skilled nursing
Short-stay rehabilitation and transitional care.
Health & therapy
House-call medicine, neuropsychology, speech, dental, occupational therapy.
Law & estate planning
Elder law, estate planning, guardianship and probate.
Real estate
Brokers who handle later-life moves and long-held family homes.
Money & benefits
Financial planning, Social Security, reverse mortgages and home financing.
Grief & end of life
Grief support, funeral and cemetery planning, and help after a death.
Who we are
West Edge is a group of local professionals who work with older adults and their families — care communities, home care, attorneys, realtors, therapists, advisors and more. We meet every month, in person and on Zoom, so that when a family calls one of us, we know who else they need.
West Edge members work across West Seattle and the communities around it — White Center, Burien, Normandy Park, Des Moines, South Park, Georgetown, Vashon Island and Tukwila.
If you're a professional who works with older adults, read about joining →