Franke Tobey Jones Retirement

February 2024

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Holly Slade

Over my years in senior care, I have enjoyed visiting the beauty of the Franke Tobey Jones campus. I've had the wonderful opportunity to work with Sarah in the Wellness Center. Sarah radiates warmth and kindness, eager to share the program with residents and visitors. Sarah's health background, knowledge, and enthusiasm for creating unique and holistic activities is such a fresh and welcome approach. If you have the chance, pick up the event calendar and meet with Sarah, she's a delight and so is the Wellness Center!

January 2024

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Esther Micheal

Best company ever worked for .State of the art 

November 2023

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Michael Bradley

Well managed, friendly, safe, many activities , great outdoors., dog friendly, fantastic location.

October 2023

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Virginia Kenefick

Franke Tobey Jones is a wonderful place to live in. I'm so happy here even though both my husband and daughter have passed away. My neighbors and the excellent, friendly staff make life here very comfortable.

November 2022

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Jacob Zawoysky

I have had the honor of working with members of the FTJ team for over a year now, and I cannot rave enough about them! From their professionalism to their wonderful and open communication, they truly are the gold standard of Senior Living. I had the great privilege of working alongside Christine Hall and Michelle Olafson when we first partnered together. They were supporting a roll-out of our product in their community. Not only were they efficient and diligent for all of the action items, but they were kind and selfless every step of the way. They truly set and maintain a high standard for the way they treat vendors and their residents. I then got to work with staff members of the community like Terry Allman, Shirley Robbins, and Carole Velez, all of whom were an absolute delight. Their main focus was and continues to be the residents and what they can do to support their needs. I cannot say enough great things about their culture and employees. I am a better person because of them, and I hope others get to experience the wonderful community they have built!

September 2022

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Kim Shellabarger

Our family is happy to know our dad is well looked after in the Lillian Pratt building.

September 2022

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Frederick Kettering

We have enjoyed two highly informative visits to Franke Tobey Jones, as prospective residents. The campus is attractive and well located. Rare among the CCRCs we have seen, their independent living options are quite varied--from cottages to garden apartments to third-floor flats with a splendid view. They have a new and impressive rehab center, and an old and very handsome dining hall. Best of all, the people we met, both residents and staff, all seemed engaged and engaging.

July 2022

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Mary Ward

Our families visit to look at Franke Tobey Jones was above and beyond our expectations. The staff is friendly and informative. The rooms and grounds are beautiful. The feeling of compassion is present in their employees. It is a hard transition with having to move a parent into a new living situation and they make it known our mother will be well taken care of by the best.

February 2022

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Vera Isbell

Senior university is what I'm interested in participating in.

January 2022

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Beth O'Connor

September 2021

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Francesca Okerlund

I toured the Duplexes here at FTJ and fell in love with the units right away! I no longer wanted the maintenance and other burdens and issues that go with owning my own home, but I wanted the feel of living in one. So, I put my name on the waiting list and waited for the call to come that one had become available. It took awhile but I didn't want to go anywhere else, so I waited patiently. That was the best decision I've ever made in my adult life!!! I have now been here just over a year, and I have never felt more grateful that I got this dream of a perfect size home, with wonderful neighbors, help when I need it from a great maintenance team, a wellness center for exercise just a building away, a voice that is heard over community issues, and so much more! My adult children are thrilled to know I am in such a safe place, and with a spare bedroom ready when they can visit. I feel I have given them the gift of not having to worry about me by being in such an ideal place where my needs are met in such an awesome way!!! Francesca Okerlund

August 2021

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Janet Williams

My mother in law has lived for several years at the Frank's Toby Jones community, both in assisted living and now in the memory care section. We are so impressed with the care she has received. They are the best!

July 2021

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M. Rodriguez

A while back, I attended the Senior University for various classes. The topics were always interesting and the material presented was well organized.

April 2021

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Bon Vernarelli

I'm so glad found FTJ for our mother to live out her last years. Wonderful caring staff. Lots to do. Great food. Beautiful surroundings. Reasonable cost for such a lovely place.

March 2021

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Elizabeth Dunham

The team at Franke Tobey Jones really is remarkable!

March 2021

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Julianne Mezs

Franke Tobey Jones is a beautiful, clean facility. They took wonderful care of my mother. The doctors, nurses, therapists, CNA's are top notch. Check out Franke Tobey Jones. It is a great place.

March 2021

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Eric Swenson

We have been at FTJ (in independent living) for just over a year and are very happy with our choice to move here. Our location adjacent to Point Defiance Park is a big plus, offering a variety of gardens, trails, waterfront, park, zoo, aquarium, and bike routes. That is particularly welcome in this time of social distancing. FTJ is quiet, feels secure, and takes excellent care of us -as demonstrated by their excellent record thus far dealing with Covid! Many qualities will be noticed in the facilities, in the skilled & thoughtful staff, the experienced administration, as well as in the company of the other residents. Now everyone is looking forward to the eventual resumption of numerous well planned activities which are currently "on hold".

March 2021

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Ken Morse

A wonderful and caring environment. The staff and nursing is all top notch. The grounds are beautiful and I was even able to have my dog come and visit.

December 2020

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December 2020

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Brooke Sampson

Our parents chose to live at Franke Tobey Jones (FTJ). It always felt like home to them and home to their family when we came to visit. Initially, they joined the Wellness Program and attended exercise classes along with residents and community members. They enjoyed the classes and the comradery, and always looked forward to participating. The beautifully equipped Wellness Center and professional and encouraging staff remained the center of their FTJ experience for years to come. When one of their "selected" Duplex residences (Independent Living) became available, they moved in immediately. They had become familiar with FTJ, the beautiful campus, the engaged residents, and friendly staff, and were pleased to become residents. As they moved in future years to Assisted Living, and our Mother to Memory Care and Skilled Nursing, they always felt comfortable and welcomed. The dining room was a highlight of everyday - delicious food choices, lots of Vanilla ice cream, and visits with the waitstaff and other residents. All the FTJ divisions contributed to a wonderful campus life - Reception, Wellness, Food Service, Personal Concierge, Housekeeping, Building Services, Transportation, Accommodations, Enrichment, Nursing, and Administration. We are full of gratitude for the attentiveness, professionalism, care, fun, and dignity the FTJ staff gave to our parents over the years. It was their home.

November 2020

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Marietta Pane

FTJ is the Gold Standard for continuing care at the highest standards/

October 2020

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Bob Garden

My wife and I wanted independent living arrangements and enjoy our spacious duplex. It provides everything a private residence would offer without the worries of any maintenance issues. The available campus amenities will satisfy many intellectual and hobby interests. The Wellness Center offers highly qualified instructors that tailor exercise routines and classes to fit individual needs. Neighbors and Staff are very congenial. Franke Tobey Jones (FTJ) management has kept all of our residents safe and well during the COVID pandemic. We are more than pleased with our decision to move here and strongly recommend FTJ as you evaluate continuing care facilities.

October 2020

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Claudia Morgan

Franke Tobey Jones is a great community. I have visited it two times and stayed in one of their guest houses in November, 2019. The people who work there are caring, enjoy their work, and have worked at FTJ for many many years. They have an excellent staff. Because the staff of FTJs is so well taken care of, they are able to better care for the residents; the staff is happy and so are the residents. I enjoyed my visit. I ate in their dining rooms. The food is excellent; everyone remarks positively about it. There are exercise classes, a gym with a physical trainer able to provide good instruction. The classes were fun and the gym had a wide variety of equipment. In another area there is a physical therapist. The residents get together and create book clubs. and play card games. There are lots of things to do with nice people. There is even a wood working room. The grounds of FTJ are beautiful. Great areas for walking and Fort Defiance and the Sound is nearby. Some of the apartments in the newer apartment building actually have views of the Sound. All the apartments are beautiful, spacious, and well designed. This building has many additional amenities.. The duplex apartments are equally wonderful and are an excellent choice for independent living. I also looked at the assisted living units and found them cozy with relaxing vistas from balconies or patio areas. I highly recommend FTJ to anyone interested in living in a senior living community. This is a safe, loving community of caring people. Its because of the people who work there that it is such a great place. The physical qualities of the apartments, duplexes, and the grounds are an extra plus. I look forward to moving there in 3 - 5 years.

September 2020

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ThomasH Nelson

ER staff were their toes and worked to diagnose the internal bleeding. The overnight observation lasted 4 nights to make sure all was ok. Well taken care of by RNs and CNAs. Meals were ok, but wouldn't recommend as gourmet. Good place to go when hurting !

August 2020

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Pat Mail

Tobey Jones is a beautiful ans safe place to live. Staff took immediare steps, clearly communicated, to protect us from the pandemic. Six months later, no residnet infections. Can't beat that for care.

August 2020

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Paul Lifschultz

The staff is very friendly and extremely competent. They take very good care of their residents and provide high level stimulation in the form of classes and lectures. The caregivers are qualified and engaged. The best facility for a wide range of needs.

July 2020

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Alison Yeager

Frank Tobey Jones is an excellent facility. The staff is friendly, well qualified, attentive, and they care about their residents. Their response to COVID has been stellar. It's such a comfort knowing my mother is in such good hands, especially during these difficult times. The campus is beautiful and the new skilled nursing facility is top notch. I highly recommend!

July 2020

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Nancy Cook

Franke Tobey Jones is a first class retirement community without outrageous fees. The grounds are like a college campus. The old English architecture is charming. The staff is fabulous; they care deeply about the residents - our health & welfare. The staff always smiles & when asked will tell you they love working here. It's possible to make new friends, enjoy events & outings, engage in Senior University offerings, and have good food too! I highly recommend FTJ without reservation. Take a tour, you'll see what I mean.

July 2020

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Elaine Stafford

Beautiful location near Point Defiance Park, good maintenance, caring staff responsive to concerns. The new Care Center (skilled nursing and memory care) is state of the art, designed with consideration of ideas considered by physician/author Atul Gawande in Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. Wonderful range of activities available before COVID-19 restrictions and anticipated to resume when pandemic is over. Independent living here is great.

June 2020

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Kurt Graff

My wife and I have been at Franke Tobey Jones since 2018. The staff is absolutely the best ! The meals are outstanding and the facility beautiful. During the recent Covid19, the staff has shown itself to be resourceful and innovative in keeping all of their residence safe. We highly recommend Franke Tobey Jones to others like us who want great surroundings, great food and to be treated what our age deserves.

June 2020

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Carol Ann Moore

My parents have been living at Tobey Jones for many years. My sisters and I are very glad they live there. When any of us visit, we are always impressed with the quality and variety of the food, the smiles and friendliness of the staff, and the cleanliness and appearance of the facility. The staff has always been extra helpful if we have a problem or desire related to our parents life. When we were touring retirement living options years ago, my sisters and I were totally sold on Tobey Jones and delighted that our parents felt the same. Definitely the best decision we made!

April 2020

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suzie dicks

We moved into the brand new Frank Tobey Jones Independent Living Building in the fall of 2019. We had been considering senior options and were extremely impressed when touring the new Memory Care and Assisted Living buildings. We are currently independent, but feel we want to spare our children from health care related problems. And happily they and their families are close by. We are in the brand new Bristol View Independent Living Building., although there are other options. The main floor is spacious with downstairs reception room with small kitchen, a restroom, mail boxes and parking garage. Floor one has apartments and a game room with fireplace. Floor two is identical, but has garbage receptacles and a well stocked library also with fireplace. There are various floor plans for apartments. The views on one side are the beautiful gardens and Tudor buildings of FTJ. Floor 2 is next to Pt. Defiance Park with views of Commencement Bay, Port of Tacoma and Mt. Rainier! Most important we have been enormously impressed by the staff! They go out of their way to be helpful and keep everyone smiling! Fabulous exercise classes and machines, option for meals or not, Senior University is open to all and even small gardens for gardeners who have left their own gardens behind. Everyone at FTJ seems to want to be helpful and during Covid they have been super vigilant! We highly recommend Franke Tobey Jones!

April 2020

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Julie Whalen

Franke Tobey Jones provides an energetic community-home, safe living and plenty of support for my father for nearly 2 years. The FTJ staff know my father by name and provide excellent care day after day. He enjoys living in the Franke Tobey setting, has made many friends and feels welcome in the community. The staff is always willing, able and available for conversation by phone, email or in person. The facilities are clean, bright, and well appointed. The nurses and staff work diligently to attend to the residents' needs and are committed to top quality care. My family and I feel blessed we found a loving home for my father and the best is knowing he is enjoying the lifestyle at Franke Tobey Jones.

April 2020

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Abbie Watters

Caring staff who are trying to keep us safe in this time of COVID-19. They are keeping everything as near to normal as may be. Great place to "social distance".

March 2020

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Jeanette Adkins

I give Franke Tobey Jones a five star rating every day I'm here in my heart! It's great to get to gush about it in public. My husband Ron and I moved here in 2016. We've been grateful every day since then. Ron's numerous health conditions required more help than I could give him alone so an assisted living facility was right for him. I, on the other hand, am healthy. I was surprised and delighted to discover that Franke Tobey Jones is the right place for both of us! Franke Tobey Jones has something for everyone! Nurses and CNA on staff 24 hrs; we can get much of our health care services here without having to make a trip elsewhere. FTJ, in fact, has everything we need and more: we use the beauty salon regularly; the libraries (four of them on campus!) the podiatrist, the lab tech. I indulge in the exercise classes, thai chi, yoga, and the gym whenever I can. There are numerous discussions available: a foreign policy discussion monthly, book discussions, lectures; socials; classes from flower arranging to wood-working, art, dancing.... Frequent field trips like trip to Canon Beach, Tacoma Musical Playhouse, Boeing, even toa chocolate shop. Importantly to us, we can be as active and social as we want and also as private and alone as we want. The food is prepared by a master chef! It's like living in a luxury hotel! The best part of all is the compassionate and competent staff -- in EVERY area and the many friends we've made among the residents. We are happy here. Franke Tobey Jones Continuing Care gives us the support we need today and as we age. We even got to bring our spoiled cat Rusty! Franke Tobey Jones is a good fit for us. Five stars for sure!

January 2020

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John Reid

We researched a variety of retirement living options before ultimately settling upon Franke Tobey Jones. Our decision met or exceeded our expectations in every positive way!

December 2019

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Marcia Winkle

We are enjoying a quality retirement in a friendly environment. The employees are the very best making our life easy and carefree. Knowing aging needs can be met in the complex eases peace of mind. We would recommend FTJ highly to anyone.

November 2019

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Phyllis Gill

It is not an easy task to begin to make plans for one's future retirement years. It often means giving up a home you love, changing neighborhoods you know, downsizing in ways that seemed unthinkable a few years before. Two years ago we made those hard choices when we decided to move to the Franke Tobey Jones Retirement Community. We are so happily settled here in our independent living cottage. We have made new friends and enjoy an array of programs and social gatherings. We love the informality and friendliness of this community. And we do not miss anything about caring for a large home with upkeep, maintenance, gardening etc. We know that as our needs change we are in a place where they will be met by a professional, caring staff who know us. We are excited about the beautiful new Health Care /Memory Care facilities now being built right here on our campus. We are looking to the future with confidence.Now in our mid eighties, it doesn't get any better than that.

October 2019

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Jan Johnson

Franke Toby Jones has a fabulous staff, every one of them! They are a very special team. They help all of us in many ways. The campus here is beautiful. We love to walk through it frequently seeing all the trees, shrubs and many colorful plants. We are so fortunate to live here and know we couldn't have chosen a better senior community then Franke Toby Jones.

September 2018

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Claire Griffin

My parents, now both in their nineties and still living independently, moved to the Garden Apartments of Franke Tobey Jones in 2009. Eight years later, my husband and I moved into one of the duplexes. We've been so impressed with Franke Tobey Jones over this past years that we moved nearly 3000 miles to be here! It's a blessing to be near my parents and it's a blessing to have us all so well cared for and thought of.

June 2018

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June 2018

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April 2018

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Freeman Brown

Franke Tobey Jones is local and not-for-profit. Management is forward thinking. Staff is caring and competent. Friendship among its residents abounds. Its campus is beautiful and its location cannot be surpassed: adjacent to Point Defiance Park and within eyesight of Puget Sound. If the Pacific Northwest has captured your heart, Franke Tobey Jones will also.

July 2017

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Stephanie Vaughn

The best place on Earth for our Elderly. The environment is the Best! They really have great respect for the residents here. The staff is amazing they live to serve the residents!

March 2017

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Nadynne Suderman

The residents here at this facility are the best elderly you can work with. Most the staff is great. One quarter of the staff is as rotten as it gets and gets rewarded for it so it destroys the whole staff. Extremely political and stressful enviroment just because of a handful of people. It is a shame because this place could of easily been a five star organization. Its really sad and its to bad for the residents because they dont deserve that negative and stressful environment. I dont know who is putting up these reviews but check out glassdoor.

October 2016

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Bryan Jeffers-Atkins

Great staff

October 2016

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Jaye Rowshi

My grandmother works there and says how truly amazing it is! People are treated well love it!

August 2016

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Armen Avetisyan

It's great place for work.

May 2016

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Sergi Bivol

Great working/living environment. Might I add that the food is very gourmet and fits your budget, its made by chefs. This place just has an amazing atmosphere of kind elder people.

September 2015

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John D

Love it

February 2015

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Gregory Rudebaugh

I had worked there in the past as an LPN and I have nothing but great things about FTJ. Staffing is very good, the staff have respect and empathy for their residents. Nurses are knowledgeable and professional. The food and food service are also terrific. I would highly recommend FTJ to anyone needing an asssisted living or skilled nursing facility for family members.

January 2015

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Debbie Langenfeld

Our mother resided at Franke Tobey Jones for nearly 9 years. From the dining staff to the nurses and aides to the administrative, maintenance and cleaning crew who saw her on a daily basis, she was always treated with respect, kindness and affection. They were like family to her. We were confident that she was safe, happy and cared for. And we were amazed by the close attention she received. Her comfort and medical needs in her later years were a top priority. This gave her peace of mind and did the same for her family. We are so thankful we chose Franke Tobey Jones.

November 2014

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Phil Evans

My grandparents received loving care under difficult circumstances, and FTJ made every effort to let them live together during their last days, which was an extraordinary gift. My mother moved in 4 months ago, and again special consideration was given to meet her needs and communicate well with her family. The concierge, who makes it her business to smooth the way and solve problems, is a model of patience and people skills, and makes all sorts of things happen in an apparently effortless way. As residents find it more difficult to articulate the finer details of their experience, they are feeling the presence of such kind and effortlessly patient people throughout the facility. The chef and servers in the dining room, the room cleaners, and so many others are extraordinarily gracious, flexible, and personal, and it is a strong healing influence which helps the residents reset each day from the impatience they may feel from their families or even express with themselves regarding their disabilities. At times the residents may not really be able to tell these caring staff how much it means, or even be polite, but that is the supreme art of their accomplishment- to be beautiful lights of humanity who sincerely show everyone they are wonderful, important, and liked. All our business dealings are clearly handled, and the overriding atmosphere is that this is a family supporting enterprise. Everything is low key and oriented to helping the residents enjoy their time. The transportation support, fitness classes, and education and cultural program are far superior to anything we have found. My uncle and aunt are moving in soon, and when the time comes, I expect we will, too. I think the same comments apply to the chef - lively with short thinning blond hair and a roundish face. His good humor and perfect willingness, coupled with a energy and delight in his work cooking for them, have the same effect. Mom says every day now how it is a good place, and she feels especially safe because Shirley looks after her, and the dining room calls, and JJ stops to ask her about classes, and the woman who started Toastmasters invited her, etc. Jean said at dinner "I can't believe how lucky we are to be in a place like this."