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Learn More About MorningStar Senior Living and Our Kirkland Community


MorningStar of Kirkland is a part of the MorningStar Senior Living Company whose vision is “to be a company of servant-minded, purpose-driven leaders in our senior communities and throughout the world.” This means right from the start we have made a point to staff our loving home with a team who feel it is a privilege to serve and understand that seniors deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

In addition, we support MorningStar’s mission of serving others here at home and throughout the world including supporting the Alzheimer’s Association and the Casa Bernabé orphanage in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. We also support MorningStar’s partnership with “Lifewater,” a non-profit organization that focuses on delivering safe water sources to villages across the globe.

MorningStar of Kirkland is also guided by our company’s principles that include:

  • Honoring God in our business practices and relationships
  • Valuing all seniors as gifted and contributing individuals
  • Investing generously in our team’s ability to serve well

Thus our home’s first priority is to create a comfortable, compassionate home while striving to meet residents’ social, emotional, physical and spiritual needs. Also, while our company was founded on a Judeo-Christian tradition, we honor all faith systems and worldviews, and understand it is our responsibility to honor spiritual preferences as part of caring for the whole person.

MorningStar of Kirkland has 151 contemporary apartments in a variety of floor plans and configurations. Our community is filled with spacious, beautifully appointed common areas both inside and out including gathering spaces, salon, theatre/chapel, fitness center and swimming pool. Residents also enjoy chef-inspired meals that feature the freshest ingredients from high quality producers and are served all day in our full-service dining room. Please contact us to set up a tour to see firsthand what sets our community apart from other senior living in Kirkland, WA, and why MorningStar is a great place to call home.

MorningStar takes tremendous pride in the reputation we have earned for excellence and authenticity since our inception in 2003. We believe the human capacity to grow, to learn and to contribute is ageless; and we act upon that truth daily, as we care for, inspire, and love the residents under our roof. Contact us to learn more about the finest senior living Kirkland, WA has to offer.

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