April 17, 2024
A Reflection of Five years in Leadership at a Nonprofit Life Plan Community
Early summer of 2001 was monumental for me. I got married and I started a new job: working at Bayview in Resident Services. I was 36 years old. In April […]
March 11, 2024
Bayview’s evolution of health care services
Bayview, our 62-plus nonprofit Continuing Care Retirement Community has sat on the lower part of the historic Queen Anne Hill since 1961. However, with our recent evolution of our health […]
January 10, 2024
The Benefits of a Children’s Center inside a Senior Living Community
Welcome to 2024. In a sea of unknowns, one “known” is that our population will continue to age. According to the US census bureau, by 2040 (not that far away) […]
November 9, 2023
Inclusive Aging – Fostering Connection within Community for All
Susie Parsons, NCIDQ (she/hers) is an Associate and Interior Designer at Rice Fergus Miller, an architecture, interior design, and planning firm located in Bremerton, WA. Susie recently received a Certificate […]
October 27, 2023
Meet Gabriella Loya: Director of Social Services
Tell us about yourself I have a deep love for social work, it is all I know! I graduated from Seattle Pacific University and immediately jumped into being a social […]
May 30, 2023
Honoring AAPI Heritage Month: Marie’s Story
In a heartfelt interview with Marie, Bayview Resident since 2022, we delve into her personal story as a Japanese American. Marie shares her family’s history, experiences growing up, and her […]
March 10, 2023
A Heartfelt Letter to A New Resident
Moving to a Life Plan Community can be filled with both trepidation and excitement. In new residents Dee Dee and Scott’s case, they were making the monumental move from out […]
February 28, 2023
Liminality: An Invitation to Transformative Living
In the past, I’ve written about liminality — being on a threshold, neither here nor there, and the tremendous freedom that comes from that. However, like any place we might […]
January 19, 2023
Meet Charlene Watson: Director of Fitness
What excited you about Bayview? First of all, I was very excited to see a senior community with such a spacious and well-equipped Fitness Center. And the pool is amazing. […]
December 23, 2022
Breaking a common myth, once and for all
I love a good mystery. However, until I recently started reaching out to prospective residents, I was unaware of a mystery in their minds regarding transitions if or when one’s […]