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The Elder Village
takes advantage of a flat location adjacent to a
new park, close to a grocery store and near a transit stop. Community spaces allow residents to
meet, interact, and participate in activities,
including gardening. As residents age and are no
longer able to live independently, supportive
services and appropriate levels of care are
available to them.
Esperanza
Apartments and Park Place
Esperanza
Apartments and Park Place provide 238
apartments that meet a range of needs for older
residents. Esperanza Apartments has 84 one-bedroom,
wheelchair accessible
units for seniors. Esperanza provides an
independent living environment for residents 62
years and older who earn up to 60 percent of the
area median income, as well as people 55 and older who have a
verifiable disability.
Next to Esperanza
is Park Place, licensed by the State of Washington
to provide assisted living services. The 154-unit
building offers assisted living for persons 62 and
older who are no longer able to live
independently. The Commons building, the center of
the complex, has a large dining room overlooking
an exterior courtyard, a club room, gift shop,
computer room, fitness room, exam rooms, art
studio, beauty shop, and offices around a sky-lit
atrium café. SHA provides 100 Housing Choice
Vouchers to bring the cost of Park Place within
reach of very low-income residents.
Peter Claver
House
Peter Claver
House, an 80-unit apartment residence for
independent seniors, is owned and managed by
Providence Health Systems. Providence emphasizes
coordination in helping residents and their families
obtain community-based services such as in-home
assistance or nursing care, and financial
assistance such as Medicare and Medicaid. Peter
Claver House has a full-time manager to assist
with this coordination.
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The name Peter
Claver honors two historical figures. The first
Peter Claver was a Spanish priest in the 1600s who
ministered to the needs of African slaves in the
New World. The second Peter Claver was a nun of
the Sisters of Providence order who helped found
Providence Hospital in Seattle.
Raised beds
in the Peter Claver
Courtyard make gardening
easier
for residents in
wheelchairs.
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The Peter Claver
Center was also one of the first interracial
ministries in Seattle, opening in 1941 and serving
citizens until 1971.
Providence obtained a federal Section 202 grant
for construction of Peter Claver House, the first
time in many years that Section 202 funds have
been awarded to a project in Seattle. Section 202
also provides operating subsidies that will keep
the units affordable for low-income seniors for 40
years. Tenants pay the equivalent of 30 percent of
their incomes for rent. For more information about
Peter Claver House, call 206.721.6265.
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