Nursing Homes in Tacoma, Washington — 2026 CMS Evidence Comparison

What the CMS record shows locally

Tacoma has 11 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. Linked deficiency history is available for 11 of 11 listed facilities, averaging 65.6 citations per facility versus 49.5 statewide. Among that denominator, 0 have zero citations in the loaded history and 1 have Immediate Jeopardy-level citations in that history. Facilities without linked history are not treated as zero-citation facilities.

City-Specific Citation Patterns

The most frequent recorded tags are:

• F0684 — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (39 citations)
• F0689 — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (30 citations)
• F0880 — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (24 citations)
• F0658 — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (21 citations)
• F0677 — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (21 citations)

Facility Directory

1. Tacoma Nursing And Rehabilitation Center — 28 deficiencies across 4 surveys
2. The Oaks At Lakewood — 37 deficiencies across 3 surveys
3. Avamere Transitional Care Of Puget Sound — 44 deficiencies across 6 surveys
4. Eliseo — 49 deficiencies across 10 surveys
5. Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation — 68 deficiencies across 13 surveys
6. Alaska Gardens Health And Rehabilitation — 72 deficiencies across 15 surveys (Immediate Jeopardy history in loaded records)
7. Park Rose Care Center — 76 deficiencies across 13 surveys
8. Avamere At Pacific Ridge — 78 deficiencies across 11 surveys
9. Avalon Healthcare - Tacoma — 82 deficiencies across 10 surveys
10. Heartwood Extended Healthcare — 82 deficiencies across 10 surveys
11. Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center — 106 deficiencies across 18 surveys

Source, freshness, and limitations

Official facts come from CMS nursing-home Provider Data published from state survey inspections. POCDesk organizes those records into comparisons and summaries; it does not replace CMS Care Compare or an in-person assessment. Survey timing differs by facility, missing linked history remains unknown, and citation counts alone do not measure staffing, outcomes, or current conditions. See our editorial standards and methodology.

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