Full Life Care

What Full Life Care does

Full Life Care is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in the 1970s that delivers community-based health and social services to adults with chronic illnesses, physical or developmental disabilities, and seniors across King County and Snohomish County, Washington. With more than 500 employees serving over 3,000 individuals annually, the organization operates an integrated portfolio of programs including Adult Day Health Care (onsite at South Seattle and Snohomish County centers), Home Care, ElderFriends volunteer companionship, Health Home care coordination, Housing Stabilization and Supports (embedded in Seattle Housing Authority buildings), Care Teams volunteer respite, and an AmeriCorps service member program. The core operating model is labor-intensive human services delivery, supplemented by 5,800+ annual volunteer hours and AmeriCorps capacity, with no proprietary technology platform beyond standard service-delivery tooling.

The business model is a hybrid of government funding, client service fees, and philanthropy. Primary revenue comes from Medicaid waivers, King County Veterans Seniors and Human Services Levy appropriations, and Washington State legislative funding for adult day health and home care services. Client service fees cover home care and adult day health programs, with services for SHA residents provided free of charge. Philanthropic contributions (~$400K annually) include online donations, planned giving, and tribute gifts, representing roughly 2% of the $20M annual budget. The organization is the Home- and Community-Based Services affiliate of Transforming Age, a multi-state nonprofit senior living network operating in Washington, Minnesota, and Nebraska, providing back-office and strategic integration.

Go-to-market is community-led and referral-driven, relying on partnerships with Seattle Housing Authority, UW School of Nursing, AmeriCorps, healthcare providers, caseworkers, and social services agencies rather than direct sales. Strategic competitive advantages include a regulatory moat anchored in government contracts, a deep volunteer and academic partnership ecosystem, and multi-channel service distribution that is costly for new entrants to replicate.

Name

Full Life Care

Legal name

Full Life Care

Website

https://fulllifecare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Full Life Care is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering community-based health and social services, including adult day health, home care, volunteer companionship, and housing stabilization, to over 3,000 adults with chronic illnesses or disabilities annually across King and Snohomish Counties in Washington State.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health and Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Respite-Focused Adult Day Programs (Caregiver Relief) (HLADAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Adult Day Care (Non-Medical Supervision & Activities) (HSABANAA), Adult Day Respite Programs (Daytime Relief) (HLADAKAC), Dementia/Alzheimer’s Respite Care (Specialized) (HLADAKAG)

Keywords

• Adult day health services
• Home care services
• Caregiver respite programs
• Senior support services
• Housing stabilization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Contracts: Primary revenue stream through government-funded programs including Medicaid waivers, King County Veterans Seniors and Human Services Levy funding, and state appropriations for adult day health and home care services.
2. Philanthropic Support: Donations, grants, and charitable contributions totaling approximately $400,000 annually as part of their $20M annual budget.
3. Client Service Fees: Fees for services including home care, adult day health programs, and other care services provided to clients.
4. Planned Giving and Estate Gifts: Charitable bequests, beneficiary designations, charitable trusts, and retained life estate gifts included in wills and estate planning.
5. Tribute Gifts: Memorial and honorific gifts in memory or honor of individuals, including the Bill and Joan Gibson Memorial Fund.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Full Life Care is a nonprofit organization that delivers community-based health and social services to older adults and adults of all ages living with chronic illnesses, physical disabilities, or developmental disabilities. Its core offerings include Adult Day Health programs, in-home care, volunteer-based caregiver respite, one-on-one companionship for isolated elders, care coordination (Health Home), and housing stabilization services for low-income public housing residents across King County and Snohomish County in Washington State.

Product overview

Full Life Care is a not-for-profit health and social services organization serving older adults and adults with chronic illnesses or disabilities. The organization offers a portfolio of community-based programs including Adult Day Health Care, Home Care, Care Teams (caregiver respite), ElderFriends (volunteer companionship), Health Home care coordination, Housing Stabilization and Supports, and an AmeriCorps team program. The services operate as interconnected programs serving individuals throughout King County and Washington State's Puget Sound area, with a mission to help adults preserve their dignity and avoid institutional care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult Day Health Care Onsite day program at Full Life Care's centers (South Seattle and Snohomish County) providing health services, social activities, exercise, nursing care, and specialized memory care/wellness for older adults and adults with physical or developmental disabilities.
• Home Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 individuals served annually with chronic illness or disabilities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AmeriCorps / Washington Service CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull Life Care hosts AmeriCorps service members annually from September through July. Members facilitate health education, chronic disease management classes, art programming, volunteer coordination, and Tai Chi classes. Many alumni have become social workers, doctors, physical therapists, and community health leaders.
• University of Washington School of NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 10-year partnership linking UW Nursing students with Full Life Care for Community Health Nursing Partnership coursework. Students complete practicum projects including COVID-19 education videos, plant distribution programs, and chronic disease management education.
• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Lambda Alpha Zeta ChaptercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-standing partnership for volunteer engagement during National Volunteer Month and ongoing community support for Full Life Care programs.
• Tilth AllianceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGarden volunteers who rebuilt raised beds and planted vegetables at Full Life's Center Park campus. Previously partnered for summer gardening experiences with Wellness Clinic clients.
• Solid GroundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooking Matters program partnership where AmeriCorps members from Solid Ground and Full Life Care organized six-week nutrition courses at Seattle Housing Authority residences.
• Seattle Housing AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull Life Care provides service coordinators in SHA senior housing buildings for wellness outreach, eviction prevention, hoarding intervention, and crisis intervention. Serves residents in LIPH, Senior Housing, and Scattered Sites.
• Bertschi SchoolminorGTM or Marketing Partner26-year tradition of first graders creating placemats for ElderFriends Thanksgiving meals and holiday art for seasonal deliveries.
• Quilters AnonymousminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partner providing handmade quilts for holiday giving program to Full Life Care clients.
• Lutheran Community Services Northwest - Santa for SeniorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHoliday giving program partner contributing donations for Full Life Care clients.
• City People's Garden StoreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated 30 houseplants for pilot plant distribution program to SHA residents during pandemic.
• Woodinville High School Robotics TeamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVolunteered at Winterfest event creating valentines for ElderFriends and Care Teams participants.
• Velocity Raptors (FRC Team 9450)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRobotics team volunteers participated in Winterfest celebration creating valentines.
• PitchBookminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteers from PitchBook participated in Global Volunteer Day at South Seattle Adult Day Health Center.
• United Way of King CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership during Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service for volunteer recruitment and community engagement.
• BECUminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBECU volunteers participated as 'Top Volunteers' sharing with Full Life Care clients through video sessions.
• Washington State University Everett CampusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWSU Student Ambassadors organized valentine card making for Adult Day Health clients in Snohomish County.
• Transforming AgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull Life Care is the HCBS (Home- and Community-Based Services) affiliate of Transforming Age, a nonprofit network operating senior living and affordable housing in Washington, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sound Generations: The Area Agency on Aging for King County serving older adults and caregivers across the Puget Sound region with information & referral, case management, congregate meals, and caregiver support — a direct regional peer to Full Life Care's Adult Day Health, caregiver respite, and ElderFriends-style programming.
• Pike Market Senior Center: Downtown Seattle nonprofit operating an Adult Day Health program, senior meals, and social services for older adults — overlapping directly with Full Life Care's Adult Day Health Care, memory care, and socialization services within the same primary geography.
• Catholic Community Services of Western Washington: Large regional nonprofit delivering aging and disability services, in-home care, case management, and housing stabilization across Western Washington — comparable to Full Life Care across Home Care, caregiver support, and social services verticals.
• Lutheran Community Services Northwest: Affirmed existing Full Life Care partner operating senior, caregiver, and refugee services across the Pacific Northwest including Seattle — directly comparable in delivering case management, caregiver respite, and aging-in-place support.
• Multi-Service Center: Federal Way–based nonprofit providing in-home care, adult day services, and emergency assistance to seniors and disabled adults in South King County — closely comparable operating model and service mix to Full Life Care's home care and adult day portfolio.
• Hopelink: King County social services nonprofit providing housing stabilization, emergency assistance, and supportive programs for low-income residents — directly comparable to Full Life Care's Housing Stabilization and Supports work with Seattle Housing Authority residents.
• Compass Housing Alliance: Seattle/Puget Sound nonprofit operating supportive housing, eviction prevention, and crisis intervention services — closely comparable to Full Life Care's Housing Stabilization and Supports programming in serving SHA-affiliated low-income residents.

Regional players

• Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington: Area Agency on Aging serving Eastern Washington's older adults and caregivers with case management, family caregiver support, and community living programs — comparable mission and service set to Full Life Care's HCBS portfolio but operating in a different region of the same state.

Broad incumbents

• Providence ElderPlace: Operates PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) centers in Seattle and other Washington cities, providing medical, adult day, and home care for dual-eligible seniors — directly competes with Full Life Care's Adult Day Health and Home Care services, but as part of a much larger health system.
• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. operator of senior living, assisted living, and memory care with a broad continuum including home health and adult day — a large incumbent serving overlapping populations to Full Life Care but at national scale rather than regional specialty focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fulllifecare
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FullLifeCare
• Facebookfacebook.com/FullLifeCare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/full-life-care
• Instagraminstagram.com/fulllifecare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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