The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
JOSEPHINE CARING COMMUNITY
STANWOOD, WA · Medicare-certified · 160 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
Josephine Caring Community in Stanwood, WA has a 5-star overall rating, with 4 stars for health inspections, 3 stars for staffing, and 5 stars for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 4.61 hours per resident day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.6095 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 22, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.6095.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.80
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.91
- Nurse aides
- 2.90
- Weekend nursing
- 3.78
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 22%
Registered nurse turnover: 36%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
25.2%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0.9%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
3.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
19.2%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
11.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.4%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
1%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
20.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
97.7%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
95%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
76.2%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.4%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to support and respect residents’ choices and self-determination. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 561 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Occupancy
- 113.8 residents on an average day (71% of 160 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 34 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.