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FIRCREST NURSING FACILITY

SEATTLE, WA · Medicare-certified · 110 beds

In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall

FIRCREST NURSING FACILITY has an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with strong quality measures and staffing at 4 out of 5 stars. It reports 9.20 nurse staffing hours per resident day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with no fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection issues were cited in staffing, documentation/notification, and resident assessment areas.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

9.2018 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: November 7, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 9.2018.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.66
Licensed practical nurses
1.31
Nurse aides
7.24
Weekend nursing
8.81

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 42%
Registered nurse turnover: 53%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

29.9%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

0.6%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

1.5%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

2.6%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

3.5%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

7.4%Worsening

Residents needing more help with daily activities

12.3%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

10.5%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

6.5%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

1.1%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

3.4%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

0%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

93.8%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

67.9%Steady

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 November 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to provide the required notice or documentation about a resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policy. Cited November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 628 — 42 CFR §483.15(c)(2) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — 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 November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
Government - State
Occupancy
85.8 residents on an average day (78% of 110 beds)
Medicare history
Certified for 32 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.