assisted living
Eldercare crisis inspires ‘life-changing’ innovation on San Juan Island
December 10, 2021
Heather Spaulding
Faced with a looming crisis in long-term eldercare, voters approved a tax increase levy for San Juan Island Hospital District 1 to buy the Village at the Harbor, a privately owned assisted-living center in Friday Harbor. The hospital district’s innovative solution — one of few similar programs in the country — could provide a new model for assisted living.