The home behind the home.
Sarah’s parents opened Maple Grove in 1994. She and David took it over in 2018. The bones are the same. The care is the same. The afternoon light is the same.
Sarah Chen grew up in this house. The front porch where residents drink coffee was the porch where she did homework. The kitchen where Maria bakes Saturday morning is the kitchen where Sarah’s mother, a registered nurse, fed her oatmeal before school.
In 1994, Sarah’s parents — Linda and Robert — converted the family home into an adult family home. The reason was simple: Linda’s mother needed care, and they did not want her in a facility. So they brought her home. Then they made room for five more.
For twenty-four years, Linda ran Maple Grove the way you would run a home: with attention, patience, and zero tolerance for shortcuts. Residents arrived. Many stayed for the rest of their lives. Families came to know the house as well as their own.
In 2018, Linda was ready to step back. Sarah and her husband David — an RN and a licensed mental health counselor, respectively — moved into the house next door and took over. They kept everything Linda had built. They added a few things: a garden bed, a second sitting room, more porch chairs, a quiet protocol around mealtime conversations.
What we believe.
A good home does three things: it knows you, it adapts to you, and it does not pretend to be something else. Maple Grove is a house with six bedrooms and a garden. It is not a campus. It is not a community. It is a home with people in it.
We believe the people doing the work matter more than the photo on the brochure. We believe ratios matter — when one caregiver is responsible for six people instead of forty, the math of attention works in your favor. We believe family is part of the care, which is why our door is open whenever you want to walk in.
The house itself.
Maple Grove sits on a third of an acre in a residential neighborhood in Bellevue. Single-story Craftsman, wraparound porch, mature trees, a vegetable garden in the back. The house has been wheelchair-accessible since 2007 and updated several times since. Six private bedrooms, three full bathrooms, two living rooms, a real kitchen, and the porch.
Our caregivers.
We have three caregivers besides Sarah and David. Maria has been with the home since 2017 — before we even owned it. Jamie joined in 2021. Linh in 2022. They are the people your parent will see every day, and they are part of why families stay.
Every caregiver completes 40 hours of dementia care training before they start, plus 12 hours of continuing education each year. Background-checked, vaccinated, and matched to the home’s culture before they ever step into a room. We pay above market and we keep our people. That is not a coincidence.
Credentials, briefly.
- Licensed by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (Provider #1247391)
- Member, Washington Adult Family Home Council
- Specialty designation: Mental Illness and Dementia Care
- Inspected annually; no citations since 2018
- Fully insured: liability, professional, and workers’ compensation
If you want to come see it, we’d like that. Schedule a visit or call us at (425) 555-0182.