Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Spokane, WA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Spokane
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on October 27, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Spokane has a total of 19 active skilled nursing facilities and 1,841 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Spokane of 412,275, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 223.94 persons in Spokane. There were 1,293 residents in nursing homes as October 27, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 70.23 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Spokane has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Spokane and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.92	0.90 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.64	2.62 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.76	0.85 / 0.88
All Staff	4.33	4.37 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Washington.

COVID-19 Infections in Spokane Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Spokane there were a total of 16 new cases and 16 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 27, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Spokane

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Spokane Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Spokane, WA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Spokane

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Spokane based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Regency at Northpointe 1224 EAST WESTVIEW COURT SPOKANE, WA	34.00
Sunshine Health and Rehab 10410 EAST NINTH AVENUE SPOKANE, WA	58.00
Spokane Veterans Home 222 EAST FIFTH SPOKANE, WA	82.67
Idaho State Veterans Home - Post Falls 590 S PLEASANT VIEW RD POST FALLS, ID	16.80
Lakeland Village Nursing Facility STATE HIGHWAY 902 & SALNAVE ROAD MEDICAL LAKE, WA	38.67
Life Care Center of Post Falls 460 NORTH GARDEN PLAZA COURT POST FALLS, ID	18.67
North Central Care Center N 1812 WALL STREET SPOKANE, WA	88.67
Avalon Care Center at Northpointe 9827 NORTH NEVADA SPOKANE, WA	98.67
Providence St Joseph Care Center 17 EAST 8TH AVENUE SPOKANE, WA	93.33
Touchmark On South Hill Nursing 2929 SOUTH WATERFORD DRIVE SPOKANE, WA	112.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Spokane based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Aurora Valley Care 414 S UNIVERSITY RD SPOKANE, WA	221.33 /
Spokane Falls Care 6021 NORTH LIDGERWOOD SPOKANE, WA	207.33
Alderwood Manor 3600 EAST HARTSON AVENUE SPOKANE, WA	219.33
Cheney Care Center 2219 NORTH 6TH STREET CHENEY, WA	143.83
Royal Park Health and Rehabilitation Center 7411 NORTH NEVADA SPOKANE, WA	106.00 /
Rockwood South Hill EAST 2903 25TH AVENUE SPOKANE, WA	79.33
Sullivan Park Care Center 14820 EAST FOURTH SPOKANE, WA	116.00
Spokane Valley Health and Rehabilitation of Cascad EAST 17121 EIGHTH AVENUE SPOKANE VALLEY, WA	102.67
Spokane Health and Rehabilitation NORTH 6025 ASSEMBLY SPOKANE, WA	183.33
Touchmark On South Hill Nursing 2929 SOUTH WATERFORD DRIVE SPOKANE, WA	112.33

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