Founder & Executive Director

Scientist-Led, Compassion-Driven Senior Care

Dr. Orsalem Kahsai, D.Sc., M.S.

Dr. Orsalem Kahsai, Founder and Executive Director of Golden Years Senior Care
Dr. Orsalem Kahsai, D.Sc., M.S. Founder & Executive Director

Founder & Executive Director

A scientist-led vision for compassionate residential senior care.

Dr. Orsalem Kahsai founded Golden Years Senior Care to create a peaceful home environment where older adults receive exceptional attention, respect, and heartfelt compassion.

Dr. Orsalem Kahsai is the Founder and Executive Director of Golden Years Senior Care, a boutique residential senior living community serving older adults and families throughout Everett, Mill Creek, Snohomish, Bothell, and surrounding communities.

With more than 20 years of experience in biomedical and cancer research at Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle, Dr. Kahsai brings a unique scientist-led approach to residential senior care. Her professional background includes molecular and cellular biology, clinical nutrition, integrative health, and healthcare research administration, with a longstanding focus on improving quality of life and patient-centered outcomes.

She founded Golden Years Senior Care with the vision of creating a highly personalized senior living community that combines clinical insight, compassionate caregiving, and a peaceful home-like environment.

Under her leadership, the community emphasizes individualized attention, holistic wellness, strong family communication, and coordinated support for residents with complex medical and behavioral care needs.

D.Sc., M.S. 20+ years in biomedical and cancer research Fred Hutch Cancer Center Clinical nutrition and integrative health Healthcare research administration
20+ years in biomedical and healthcare research
3 boutique Eastmont Campus residences
1:1 relationship-centered attention

Leadership philosophy

Dignity, compassion, professionalism, and quality of life.

Dr. Kahsai’s leadership philosophy is rooted in the belief that exceptional senior care should support the physical, emotional, and social well-being of every resident.

Personalized residential senior care

Small settings designed around individualized attention and relationship-centered caregiving.

Complex care support

Coordinated support for residents with complex medical and behavioral care needs.

Dementia and behavioral support

Calm, patient support shaped by dignity and emotional well-being.

Nutrition-centered care

Holistic wellness shaped by clinical nutrition and integrative health.

Caregiver engagement

High-touch caregiver involvement and strong family communication.

Referral partnerships

Collaboration with healthcare professionals, hospitals, social workers, case managers, and hospice agencies.

Continuity of care

A calm residential setting with coordinated professional support.

Golden Years Senior Care works collaboratively with healthcare providers, hospital discharge planners, social workers, case managers, hospice agencies, and community partners to support safe transitions and continuity of care for residents and families.

Dr. Kahsai continues to advocate for innovative, compassionate, and resident-centered approaches to senior living and community-based care.

Visit us

It would be our honor to welcome your family.

Thank you for considering Golden Years Senior Care. Schedule a tour to meet our team and experience our compassionate residential care model.

(425) 750-1840