Bonaventure Senior Living

Nursing Home · Port Orchard, WA

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On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Nursing Home
Shifts hiring now: Days 2

What stands out

Experienced nurses
As an RN here you would own assessments, service plans, staff mentoring, family conversations, and state compliance across assisted living, memory care, and independent living.
Source: mcknightsseniorliving.com
Experienced nurses
Memory care neighborhoods use themed Life Stations activity spaces built to support long-term memory and ease resident anxiety.
Source: mcknightsseniorliving.com
Moving here
The company sold its Colorado sites to focus on Oregon and Washington, including a $2.5M refresh of flooring, furniture, and common areas at Salmon Creek and Tigard.
Source: mcknightsseniorliving.com
New graduates
CNAs at Washington sites describe residents as great and the day-to-day work as extremely rewarding even when the labor is hard.
As of 2022Source: indeed.com

More about working here

Experienced nurses
At least one Washington CNA review described the resident-to-staff ratio on the floor as very small.
Source: indeed.com

Working conditions

Pay and benefits: Medication Aide at Bonaventure of Lacey, Lacey WA; As of 2026Source: indeed.com
Pay and benefits: Medication Aide at Bonaventure of Keizer, Keizer OR from $18.25 an hour; As of 2026Source: indeed.com
Pay and benefits: Housekeeper at Woodland by Bonaventure, Lacey WA $18-$19 an hour; As of 2026Source: indeed.com
Pay and benefits: Housekeeper at Bonaventure of Maple Valley, Maple Valley WA $20-$21 an hour; As of 2026Source: indeed.com

Who they are

You would step into a Bonaventure Senior Living community in Port Orchard that runs assisted living, memory care, and independent living together.

Nursing Home · Port Orchard, WA
Hiring days

More about Bonaventure Senior Living

RN work here centers on assessments, service plans, mentoring staff, talking with families, and keeping the building aligned with state rules—not a hospital bay, but a full caseload of older adults across those neighborhoods. Memory care uses Life Stations, themed activity spaces meant to steady long-term memory and lower anxiety. The company is family-owned and has been putting money into its Northwest footprint, including a $2.5M refresh of flooring, paint, furniture, and common areas at Salmon Creek, Washington, after selling Colorado sites to focus on Oregon and Washington. CNAs at Washington buildings often say the residents are the reason they stay and call the work rewarding even when it is physically hard. At the same time, companywide reviews run low, and understaffing, turnover, and thin management support show up again and again—so you should walk in with clear eyes about pace and backup on the floor.

Working here

Culture and working life

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Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Low overall employee ratings: Companywide Glassdoor about 2.0/5 with low recommend rates; Salem ~1.7 and Bothell ~1.5; Indeed overall 2.8/5 across hundreds of reviews with management the weakest category.; As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.com.au Source 2: glassdoor.com Source 3: glassdoor.com Source 4: indeed.com
Rewarding resident relationships: CNAs at WA sites describe residents as great and the work as extremely rewarding despite hard physical labor.; As of 2022Source: indeed.com
Understaffing and high turnover: Reviews cite high caregiver turnover, chronic understaffing, overwork, and upper management setting requirements above available staffing hours.; As of 2026Source 1: indeed.com Source 2: indeed.com

More review themes

Management appreciation and training gaps: Caregivers report little appreciation from management; other staff say training is inadequate then write-ups follow for mistakes.; As of 2026Source 1: indeed.com Source 2: indeed.com
Culture and belonging concerns: Indeed flags trust in colleagues, inclusive environment, and sense of belonging as top improvement areas; pay/benefits rated about 2.9/5.; As of 2026Source: indeed.com

What to weigh

Companywide reviews sit low—Glassdoor around 2.0/5 and Indeed about 2.8/5 across hundreds of reviews—with management, understaffing, and high caregiver turnover named most often.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.com.au Source 2: glassdoor.com Source 3: glassdoor.com Source 4: indeed.com Source 5: indeed.com

The reality check

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Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Sep 11, 2026

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The units

A closer look at the units

Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.

Assisted Living1 open
Assisted Living / Memory Care / Independent Living
Company operates IL, AL, and memory care; RN duties include assessments, service plans, staff mentoring, family liaison, state compliance.
Source location unconfirmedSource: mcknightsseniorliving.com
Memory Care
Memory care neighborhoods use signature Life Stations themed activity spaces aimed at long-term memory and reducing anxiety.
Source location unconfirmedSource: mcknightsseniorliving.com
CNA / Caregiver floor (WA sites)
CNA review at Salmon Creek WA said resident-to-staff ratio is very small; Richland CNA described laundry, bathing, ADLs as typical day.
Source location unconfirmedSource: indeed.com