Bailey-Boushay House serves people living with HIV / AIDS and other life threatening illness.
We provide flexible, cost-effective care that promotes independence.
We work together, emphasizing acceptance of all people, compassion,safety, and respect for the dignity and autonomy of individuals.

Description:
Our team of staff and volunteers provides a full spectrum of compassionate, high-quality care and service, ranging from complex treatment to comfort measures based on residents' physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs. Care decisions are reached by residents and their care team in a process which considers resident choice, appropriateness, and effective use of resources.

The Adult Day Health (ADH) Program serves people with HIV / AIDS who are living independently in the community. ADH provides nursing care, counseling, meal service and social activities to approximately 120 clients. The program operates seven days a week from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

The Residential Care Program (RCP) is a 35 bed skilled nursing facility for people living with HIV / AIDS and other life threatening illness. Resident rooms have been designed to be comfortable and welcoming. The program provides 24 hour support to individuals who require a higher level of care than a traditional nursing home can offer.

History:
In the mid-1980's AIDS cases were mounting in King County, as in the rest of the U.S. Health officials estimated that by 1991 there would be 1,500 people with AIDS in King County alone, by 1995, there would be 5,000.

In 1987 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation led the funding with a $1.2 million, a four-year grant to the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health to coordinate the community's response to the AIDS crisis. This grant resulted in the development and expansion of AIDS care services, including the Northwest AIDS Foundation, Chicken Soup Brigade and Harborview AIDS clinic.

One piece of that funding was to plan for housing and long-term care needs of PWAs. Betsy Lieberman was hired to coordinate the planning. She convened an AIDS Long-Term Care advisory committee of 22 which met for 7 months and recommended developing a 35-bed/room facility specializing in long-term care for persons with AIDS and incorporating an adult day health center.

Federal grant money was available for the construction of long-term care facilities for PWAs. AIDS Housing of Washington was formed in May 1988 to make the committee's recommendation reality. Fundraising began in earnest. Within a month the fledgling organization signed options for our current Madison Valley plot. At the same time, a partnership with the Sisters of Providence was formalized.

The fall of 1988, the community was notified, both formally and informally of the plans for the AIDS Housing of Washington project. Almost immediately, controversy over the site arose. Bit by bit, the community's fears were assuaged. The groundbreaking ceremony was October 10, 1990. The site was dedicated as a healing site and participants ringed the site with banners in memory of loved ones.

The Sisters of Providence and AIDS Housing of Washington could not agree on a facility administrator so in March 1991 AIDS Housing began an evaluation of health-care providers that might be willing and able to do the job. The group agreed that the lease should be offered to Virginia Medical Center. Christine Hurley was hired by VM as administrator of the facility in July.

Construction was completed by W.G. Clark Construction Company in less than a year. In January 1992 the building was dedicated and in June the first residents moved in and the first clients came for service.

The facility was named for Thatcher Bailey, a Seattle book publisher, who had joined the board and his life partner, Frank Boushay, who had recently died. Thatcher singlehandedly raised more than $200,000 for the $8-million-project.

The story of Bailey-Boushay House shines as a reminder that it is possible to overcome the odds, to pull a diverse community together, to tackle seemingly insurmountable problems. To create a community of caring.

Contact people:

David Pavlick, Volunteer Program Manager, (phone), (email) Brian Knowles, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: 206-720-2299

Address:

2720 East Madison Seattle, WA 98112 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.vmmc.org/bailey-boushay

Directions:

Bailey-Boushay House is located in Seattle's Madison Valley neighborhood at the intersection of East Madison Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, near the Washington Park Arboretum. Please call 206-322-5300 for more detailed directions.   Nearest Bus Stop: Bus #11 / MLK Jr. Way stop, 0 (0) minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes