• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 124 certified beds with an average of 113.5 residents per day (92% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 30 deficiencies (inspected Mar 14, 2025)
• No fines on record
• Total nursing staff: 3.69 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 51.3% (high)
• Part of the Hill Valley Healthcare chain (39 facilities)
Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Tacoma, Washington with 124 certified beds. It has been operating since 1984. The facility scored below average compared to Washington facilities.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
+ 38 more deficiencies
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASH 6 SNF OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| LION 26 HOLDINGS LLC | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Feb 8, 2023 |
| SABRINA 1818 HOLDINGS LLC | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Feb 8, 2023 |
| SAESSY IRREVOCABLE TRUST | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Feb 8, 2023 |
| TATIRIQ IRREVOCABLE TRUST | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Feb 8, 2023 |
| GIG HARBOR SNF OPERATIONS MANAGER LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Apr 1, 2023 |
| IDELS, SHIMON | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2023 |
| SCHWARTZ, STEVEN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2023 |
| IDELS, SHIMON | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2023 |
| SCHWARTZ, STEVEN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2023 |
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