• CMS rates this facility 5/5 stars (above average)
• Has 94 certified beds with an average of 43.6 residents per day (46% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 9 deficiencies (inspected Apr 11, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $67,308 across 2 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 3.75 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 59.2% (high)
• Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain (194 facilities)
Life Care Center of Port Townsend is a 5-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Port Townsend, Washington with 94 certified beds. It has been operating since 1986. The facility scored above average compared to Washington facilities.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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.
Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.
+ 2 more deficiencies
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESTON, FORREST | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 99% | Mar 19, 1996 |
| DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Mar 19, 1996 |
| PRESTON, FORREST | GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Mar 19, 1996 |
| PRESTON, FORREST | LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Mar 19, 1996 |
| DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Jun 1, 1996 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Jun 1, 1996 |
| BUTNER, NANCY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Sep 16, 2018 |
| CERNA, ANGELA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Feb 18, 2019 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 13, 2024 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 13, 2024 |
| SEKERAMAYI, FLOYD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Oct 2, 2023 |
| WINTERS, KARLA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Feb 4, 2025 |
| ZIEGLER, JAMES | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 13, 2024 |
| CROSS, CINDY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jun 1, 1996 |
| HENRY, TERRY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Aug 16, 1999 |
| LAY, LISA | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Feb 9, 2018 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2011 |
| THURMOND, JOAN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Sep 22, 2000 |
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