McKay Healthcare Expansion

For more than 80 years, McKay Healthcare has been part of the heart of Grant County, caring for seniors with dignity and compassion. Since 1938, we’ve provided skilled nursing and long-term care close to home, helping families stay connected and allowing seniors to remain in the community they know and love. Now, we’re preparing for the future with an expansion that will offer even more options for aging with comfort and security—independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing—all on one campus, right here in Soap Lake.

The first phase of this project will add a 16-unit assisted living wing and a 16-unit memory care wing. These new spaces will be designed with comfort, safety, and connection in mind, offering more than 40,000 square feet of community areas and private apartments. A welcoming community center will provide places to gather, enjoy a cup of coffee, take part in art classes, or child day care. Outdoor spaces will be thoughtfully designed to support both social life and memory care needs.

This expansion is part of our vision to create a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) right here in Central Washington. Unlike in Seattle or Spokane, families in our region currently don’t have access to this model of care. A CCRC allows seniors to stay in one place as their needs change, moving from independent living to assisted living, memory care, or skilled nursing without leaving their community. This approach helps reduce isolation, improves quality of life, and ensures families can stay close together.

This expansion will also benefit the broader community. McKay Healthcare is already one of Soap Lake’s largest employers, and the new senior living community will create nearly 30 additional permanent jobs, plus 160 construction jobs. Located next to the local high school, the project will also provide training opportunities for young people interested in healthcare careers.

The need is urgent.

Grant County’s senior population has grown rapidly in recent years, and the number of residents living with Alzheimer’s disease is among the highest in Washington. At the same time, there are not enough facilities to meet this demand.

Our vision is simple: to give seniors in Grant County the ability to age with dignity, stay close to home, and receive the care they need at every stage of life. Phase 1 is just the beginning, with future phases adding independent living, affordable housing, and more resources for our community.

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  • “Can’t say enough about the staff, they are great! McKay is lucky to have them, especially the activities department. They make everyone feel loved and welcomed. I have no regrets and am certainly glad to have my wife here.”

    - Bobby T

  • “You have one big family here! Everyone is treated with respect. A lot of FUN activities including beading classes, games, outings and BINGO 3 days a week. We have different variety of people, and everybody’s treated as this is their home. If I had to choose another place, it would have to be McKay!”

    - Rae

  • “I like it here! The nurses are fine and it’s a really swell place. I like the activities here and all the trips they take me on.”

    - David S

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    - David E

  • “McKay saved my life! It is a really nice place to live in; I like it here! I enjoy the activities and Bingo. I made a lot of friends and many good memories.”

    - Marcia

  • “The facility is older and could use some electronic updating; however, the staff and their genuine care for the patients is overwhelming. Even the most difficult people are treated with TLC, and the severely disabled are handled and crooned to like precious children. I've been in and around a lot of facilities in my life. I've never seen such personal compassion from the staff for the residents. I am so very glad I chose McKay.”

    - Jude