The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
COLUMBIA LUTHERAN HOME
SEATTLE, WA · Medicare-certified · 116 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
COLUMBIA LUTHERAN HOME has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with strong quality measures (5 stars) and staffing (4 stars), and no fines in the last 24 months. Reported nurse staffing is 5.20 hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, while the health inspection rating is 3 stars and recent citations included food handling, posting staffing information, and grievance policy issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.2025 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 6, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.2025.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.06
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.63
- Nurse aides
- 3.51
- Weekend nursing
- 4.53
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 42%
Registered nurse turnover: 37%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.7%23.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%2%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.4%2%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
9.5%4.3%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
46.3%19%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
18%4.1%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
4.8%2.2%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.8%3.7%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%1.2%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25%41.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
59.5%69.6%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—69.6%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.5%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—76.6%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94%99.4%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited February 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to protect residents’ right to complain without fear and did not ensure grievances were handled promptly. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 585 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to properly screen residents for mental health or intellectual disability needs before or during admission. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 645 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 23 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 76.9 residents on an average day (66% of 116 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 34 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.