Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Tacoma, WA

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

Updated on November 3, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Tacoma has a total of 61 active skilled nursing facilities and 7,101 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Tacoma of 217,827, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 30.68 persons in Tacoma. There were 5,299 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 74.62 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, Tacoma 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 Tacoma and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.81	0.90 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.65	2.62 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.95	0.85 / 0.88
All Staff	4.41	4.37 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Tacoma 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 Tacoma there were a total of 23 new cases and 23 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Tacoma

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 Tacoma Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Tacoma, 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 Tacoma

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Tacoma 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
Lacey Post Acute and Rehabilitation 4524 INTELCO LOOP SE LACEY, WA	65.33
Regency Olympia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 1811 EAST 22ND AVENUE OLYMPIA, WA	26.00
Life Care Center of South Hill 2508 7TH ST SOUTHEAST PUYALLUP, WA	32.00
Mission Healthcare at Renton 17420 106TH PL SE RENTON, WA	31.33
Heron's Key 4340 BORGEN BLVD NW GIG HARBOR, WA	54.67
Olympia Transitional Care and Rehabilitation 430 LILLY ROAD NORTHEAST OLYMPIA, WA	76.67
Panorama City Conv and Rehab Ctr 1600 SLEATER KINNEY ROAD SE LACEY, WA	62.00
Caroline Kline Galland Home 7500 SEWARD PARK AVENUE SOUTH SEATTLE, WA	34.00
Rainier Rehabilitation 920 12TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST PUYALLUP, WA	14.00
Life Care Center of Port Orchard 2031 POTTERY AVENUE PORT ORCHARD, WA	67.33

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

Facility	Rating
Bridgeview Care 2701 CLARE AVENUE BREMERTON, WA	317.83
Avamere Rehabilitation of Burien 1031 SOUTHWEST 130TH STREET BURIEN, WA	185.83 /
Providence Marianwood 3725 PROVIDENCE POINT DRIVE SOUTHEAST ISSAQUAH, WA	196.50
Washington Care Center 2821 SOUTH WALDEN STREET SEATTLE, WA	215.00 /
Valley View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 4430 TALBOT ROAD SOUTH RENTON, WA	372.00
Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma 7411 PACIFIC AVENUE TACOMA, WA	136.00
Avamere Rehabilitation at Park West 1703 CALIFORNIA AVENUE SOUTHWEST SEATTLE, WA	188.33
Linden Grove Health Care Center 400 - 29TH STREET NORTHEAST PUYALLUP, WA	214.67
Auburn Post Acute 414 - 17TH SOUTHEAST AUBURN, WA	457.83 /
Heartwood Extended Healthcare 1649 EAST 72ND TACOMA, WA	313.00

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