CMS data snapshot: July 2026
Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in Washington. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.
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A side-by-side view of the two CMS inspection cycles included in the current dataset.
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Cost data: Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care Survey (2024). Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2022).
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Columbia Lutheran Home is a 4-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Seattle, Washington with 116 certified beds. It has been operating since 1992. Its overall CMS rating is 4 out of 5.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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.
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
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.
+ 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALABACH, CAROLINE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Sep 26, 2013 |
| MAHLER, KEITH | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 30, 2020 |
| MCGINNESS, CHARLOTTE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 28, 2016 |
| RAMSEY, DEBORAH | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 31, 2016 |
| SEARS, CINDY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 28, 2016 |
| SMITH, JANET | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Dec 2, 2021 |
| HEYER, DAVID | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Aug 31, 2015 |
| HEYER, DAVID | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Aug 31, 2015 |
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