Birchview Memory Care

12/24/2025

There is something magical about the scents of the season. 🍊✨ From orange pomanders to simmer pots, we've been filling our space with festive scents, creativity, and sweet moments together. Holiday joy we can see, touch, and smell! Happy Holidays! 🎄 🎅 🎁 🔔

12/22/2025

Hooray! Birchview recieved the Best Theme Award in the Christmas Parade this year. Congratulations team! 🎄☃️🥇

12/21/2025

Happy Winter Solstice! Today marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, reminding us that even in the deepest darkness, the light always returns. The Winter Solstice is a time for cozy reflection, embracing warmth, and nurturing the light within our community. As the sun begins its slow return, we send warmth and good cheer to all our residents, families, and friends!

12/19/2025

Last week we were evacuated from our building due to flooding. The community stepped up to make what could have been a very difficult situation go smoothly. Everything from transportation, comfortable beds for our seniors, great meals, visitors, and more. Thank you again to our amazing community! Below are a just a few of those who helped-
Sedro-Woolley School District -Kerri Carlton, Sarah Dahl, Ms. Kelly
Helping Hands Food Bank -Todd
City of Sedro-Woolley, Washington Frank Wagner, Fire Chief and several firefighters
Sedro-Woolley Police Department
Birchview Memory Care -Families and Staff
Skagit Transit
Sedro Woolley Community Hall
Heather and sons
Beausoleil Family
Carrie Schamens
Stroud Family
Andrew Batz
Mukilteo Memory Care
Harbour Pointe Senior Living

"Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others"
-Booker T. Washington

12/17/2025

Girl Scout Troop 45420 picked up the canned goods and hygiene products from Birchview's Annual Food Drive today. We loved partnering with the next generation to help those in need in these trying times!

12/17/2025

Preparing for the holidays is important to make this time of year enjoyable for everyone, including your senior loved one. You can have a memorable and meaningful time together without doing anything elaborate or over the top. Read our guide for several senior holiday activities to keep the season merry and bright.

Aging doesn’t mean the holidays have to be less joyful. Follow along as we share some of our favorite holiday activities for seniors (and your loved ones) to enjoy.

12/14/2025

Wishing all of our residents, families, and team members who celebrate a beautiful and bright Hanukkah! 🕯️
May the Festival of Lights fill your home with joy and warmth. Chag Sameach!

12/13/2025

The Sedro Woolley community is amazing! We have had so many volunteers, offers of help, donations, and more. We couldn't be more grateful to all of you! Here are two young members of our community that brought us homemade cookies today. 🙏 🍪❤️

12/12/2025

We will be returning to our community this afternoon and residents will be returning. We want to thank everyone again for helping us get back into our building!!

12/12/2025

We continue to remain in our evacuation locations Thursday into Friday. As many of you have seen on social media, the water has reached our parking lot and has filled.
We want to thank all of those who continue to check in on us and those who have been able to help. Our community is grateful for the bigger community who have stepped up in extraordinary ways.

12/12/2025

Weather was no match for Birchview staff and residents and the amazing Sedro Woolley community who came together to help us yesterday. We are keeping busy with games, music, and visits with family and friends at the community center, and parties in our sister communities. We even had steak and eggs for breakfast. 😄 Thank you to everyone for their help and well wishes!

12/11/2025

Today is National Stretching Day. Maintaining as much independence as possible while we age is critical for mental health, socialization, and self-confidence. But, there are some unavoidable physical changes that accompany aging which can make it difficult for us to maintain independence without being proactive about physical activity. One way to be proactive about reducing the effects of aging on our bodies is stretching. Read our guide to learn more about why stretching exercises are so important for seniors, and how you can start implementing them into your daily routine.

Searching for simple stretching exercises for seniors? This guide shares the best 6 stretches & why stretching regularly is so important.