Fircrest School is a residential center located on 85 acres of wooded and open spaces, within the city of Shoreline, Washington.  

Fircrest School serves a diverse population of about 220 individuals with developmental who require skilled nursing care and intermediate care.  The nursing home program is the only federally certified skilled nursing facility in Western Washington certified and licensed for the long term care of people with developmental disabilities and Intellectual disabilities.  It provides individualized health care and activities to individuals with unique medical challenges.  The program was named one of the nation’s top nursing homes by the Consumer’s Research Council of America

The Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/ID) provides individualized habilitative services that support and enhance individual skills and strengths.  Short-term respite care and crisis intervention services are also available.

Fircrest School is close to major medical and educational facilities that support the individuals who live at Fircrest.  Its location allows residents the opportunity to participate in many of the sporting, cultural and outdoor events held in the Seattle area.

Admission to Fircrest School is coordinated through DDD Region 2 Field Services staff.



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"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
 -- Mark Twain

Friends of Fircrest is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization advocating for the rights to quality living choices for all people with developmental disabilities.

Fircrest School
15230 15th NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
(206) 361-2990

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