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Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation

  • Date Updated:  February 01, 2025
  • CMS Overall 5-Star Rating:  
  • Address:  5601 S ORCHARD STREET
    TACOMA WA 98409 Map
  • Phone:  253-474-8421
  • Website:   N/A
  • Medicare Provider Number:  505289
  • Participating in Medicare Since:  July 01, 1984
  • No. of Certified Beds:  124
  • No. of Residents:   N/A
  • Occupancy:   N/A
  • Amount Fined:  $0.00
  • Complaints Filed:   12
  • Accepts:  Medicare and Medicaid

  About Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation

Birch Creek Post Acute And Rehabilitation, located in TACOMA, WA, is a for-profit organization that accepts Medicare and Medicaid. It is not part of a continuing care retirement community. It is not located in a hospital. Birch Creek Post Acute And Rehabilitation offers a range of services including skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, and specialized memory care. The center is equipped with modern amenities and a supportive environment designed to enhance the quality of life for its residents. With a focus on personalized care plans and community engagement.

  • Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation is ranked #12 out of 21 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #29 out of 54 facilities within a 25 mile radius. See Ranking Report
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  • CMS 5-Star Overall Rating is (3 out of 5):
  • Current Trend:   Improving
  • Total Nursing Hours Spent Per Resident Per Day: 3.72
    (The national average is 3.85 )
  • The percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission is 15.69% .
  •    There is no indication of abuse occuring at Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation. (CMS flags facilities where abuse has either happened or is very likely.)

  Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation Owner & Operator Information

Business Entity Name:

TACOMA SNF OPERATIONS LLC

Owners:

Managers and Directors:

  Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation Ratings and Inspection Scores

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.

Ratings

Overall Rating 3:
Health Inspection Rating 2:
Quality Rating 5:
Staffing Rating 4:

Inspection Scores

Cycle 1 Score (as of May 23, 2024) 124
Cycle 2 Score (as of April 26, 2023) 112
Cycle 3 Score (as of August 27, 2021) 178
Weighted All Cycles Score 129

  Complaints by Residents

This table shows complaints filed by residents in Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation:

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. 12/10/2024
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. 11/06/2024
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. 08/06/2024
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. 08/06/2024
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. 08/06/2024
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. 08/06/2024
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. 04/30/2024
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. 04/30/2024
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. 06/06/2023
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. 06/06/2023
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. 06/06/2023
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. 02/28/2023

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation spends LESS time on average with its residents than the state average and LESS time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.

Type Facility State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours 0.84 0.88 / 0.67
Case Mix 0.66 0.71 / 0.66
Adjusted 0.84 NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours 0.68 0.84 / 0.87
Case Mix 0.86 NA / NA
Adjusted 0.68 NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours 2.20 2.66 / 2.32
Case Mix 2.30 NA / NA
Adjusted 2.20 NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours 1.52 1.73 / 1.53
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours 0.05 0.09 / 0.07
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average
Hours 3.72 4.39 / 3.85
Case Mix 3.83 4.11 / 3.83
Adjusted 3.71 NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc. Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
15.7% / 19.8%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
9.6% / 13.4%
Better
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
Not Available
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) 13.5% / 19.2%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) 2.0% / 5.8%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) 0.8% / 2.0%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) 1.9% / 2.1%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) 6.1% / 14.4%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409) 0.0% / 0.1%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410) 2.8% / 2.7%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) 78.9% / 96.1%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) 7.8% / 14.7%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) 60.9% / 87.1%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) 1.1% / 1.3%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (qm451) 19.2% / NA
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) 10.2% / 12.1%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) 82.0% / 93.9%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) 46.3% / 79.6%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm479) 6.1% / NA
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence (qm480) 20.9% / NA

  Hospitals Near Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation.

Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:

Hospital 5-Star Overall Rating
MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER
202 NORTH DIVISION STREET PLAZA ONE
AUBURN, WA 98001
1
VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
400 S 43RD ST
RENTON, WA 98055
2
TACOMA GENERAL ALLENMORE HOSPITAL
315 S MLK JR WAY
TACOMA, WA 98405
2
HIGHLINE MEDICAL CENTER
16251 SYLVESTER ROAD SW
BURIEN, WA 98166
3
ST CLARE HOSPITAL
11315 BRIDGEPORT WAY S W
LAKEWOOD, WA 98499
3
PROVIDENCE ST PETER HOSPITAL
413 LILLY ROAD NE
OLYMPIA, WA 98506
3
CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
3900 CAPITAL MALL DR SW
OLYMPIA, WA 98502
3
ST FRANCIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
34515 9TH AVENUE S
FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003
3
ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
1717 SOUTH J STREET
TACOMA, WA 98405
4
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL
11567 CANTERWOOD BOULEVARD NW
GIG HARBOR, WA 98332
4
SWEDISH ISSAQUAH
751 NE BLAKELY DR
ISSAQUAH, WA 98029
4
MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
17700 SE 272ND ST
COVINGTON, WA 98042
5
Madigan AMC (FT Lewis)
9040A Jackson Ave - Joint Base Lewis
McChord, WA 98431
Not Available
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL
1450 BATTERSBY AVENUE
ENUMCLAW, WA 98022
Not Available
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
317 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR W BOX 5299
TACOMA, WA 98415
Not Available
NAVOS - INPATIENT SERVICES
2600 SOUTHWEST HOLDEN
SEATTLE, WA 98126
Not Available
SOUTH SOUND BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL
605 WOODLAND SQUARE LOOP SE
LACEY, WA 98503
Not Available
WELLFOUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL
3402 S 19TH ST
TACOMA, WA 98405
Not Available

Ratings History for Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation

  Medical Professionals Associated with Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

  Local Nursing Homes

When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.

The data is based on the dataset as of February 01, 2025.

Name Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Rainier Rehabilitation
(PUYALLUP, WA)
13.333 / 5:
Regency Olympia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
(OLYMPIA, WA)
26 / 5:
Briarwood at Timber Ridge
(ISSAQUAH, WA)
38 / 5:
Washington Soldiers Home
(ORTING, WA)
39.333 / 5:
Puget Sound Care
(OLYMPIA, WA)
40.667 / 5:
Panorama City Conv and Rehab Ctr
(LACEY, WA)
46 / 5:
Caroline Kline Galland Home
(SEATTLE, WA)
48.667 / 4:
Agility Health and Rehabilitation
(UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA)
49.333 / 4:
Lacey Post Acute and Rehabilitation
(LACEY, WA)
57.333 / 5:
The Oaks at Lakewood
(TACOMA, WA)
59.333 / 4:
Kin On Health Care Center
(SEATTLE, WA)
62.667 / 4:
Heron's Key
(GIG HARBOR, WA)
64.667 / 5:
Life Care Center of South Hill
(PUYALLUP, WA)
66.667 / 4:
Life Care Center of Port Orchard
(PORT ORCHARD, WA)
67.333 / 5:
Providence Mother Joseph Care
(OLYMPIA, WA)
80 / 4:
Olympia Transitional Care and Rehabilitation
(OLYMPIA, WA)
80.667 / 5:
Cottesmore of Life Care
(GIG HARBOR, WA)
81.333 / 4:
Tacoma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
(TACOMA, WA)
82.667 / 3:
Avamere Rehabilitation at Ridgemont
(PORT ORCHARD, WA)
90.667 / 4:
Providence Mount St Vincent
(SEATTLE, WA)
94 / 3:
Washington Veteran Home-Retsil
(PT ORCHARD, WA)
96.667 / 3:
Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
(TACOMA, WA)
97.333 / 3:
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way
(FEDERAL WAY, WA)
97.333 / 5:
Judson Park Health Center
(DES MOINES, WA)
103.333 / 4:
Eliseo
(TACOMA, WA)
105.333 / 2:
Puyallup Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
(PUYALLUP, WA)
106.667 / 3:
Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation
(TACOMA, WA)
108 / 3:
Life Care Center of Puyallup
(PUYALLUP, WA)
110 / 3:
Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation
(TACOMA, WA)
129 / 3:
Avalon Care Center - Federal Way
(FEDERAL WAY, WA)
130 / 3:
Lea Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center
(AUBURN, WA)
130.167 / 2:
Avamere at Pacific Ridge
(TACOMA, WA)
132.667 / 1:
Wesley Homes Health Center
(DES MOINES, WA)
142.667 / 3:
Mission Healthcare at Renton
(RENTON, WA)
146.833 / 3:
Puget Sound Transitional Care
(DES MOINES, WA)
149.333 / 3:
Enumclaw Health and Rehab Center
(ENUMCLAW, WA)
157.5 / 2:
Hallmark Manor
(FEDERAL WAY, WA)
158.5 / 2:
Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma
(TACOMA, WA)
164 / 1:
Park Rose Care Center
(TACOMA, WA)
164.667 / 1:
Life Care Center of Federal Way
(FEDERAL WAY, WA)
171.333 / 2:
Avamere Rehabilitation of Issaquah
(ISSAQUAH, WA)
177.5 / 1:
Avamere Rehabilitation of Burien
(BURIEN, WA)
178.5 / 3:
Benson Heights Rehabilitation Center
(KENT, WA)
180 / 3:
Canterbury House
(AUBURN, WA)
189.333 / 2:
Linden Grove Health Care Center
(PUYALLUP, WA)
200 / 1:
Emerald Bay Care
(BREMERTON, WA)
209.667 / 1:
Gig Harbor Health and Rehabilitation
(GIG HARBOR, WA)
252.167 / 1:
Valley View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
(RENTON, WA)
261 / 1:
Orchard Park Health Care and Rehab Center
(TACOMA, WA)
261.167 / 1:
Renton Health and Rehabilitation
(RENTON, WA)
261.5 / 1:
Heartwood Extended Healthcare
(TACOMA, WA)
262.667 / 1:
Roo Lan Health and Rehab
(LACEY, WA)
297.667 / 1:
North Auburn Rehab and Health Center
(AUBURN, WA)
329.333 / 2:
Auburn Post Acute
(AUBURN, WA)
461.833 / 1:

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Ownership Details for Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation

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Noted Deficiencies for Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation

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Nursing Hours Analysis for Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation

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