Nursing home report

LIFE CARE CENTER OF FEDERAL WAY

FEDERAL WAY, WA · Medicare-certified · 157 beds

In good standing

For-profitChain member

Data as of July 1, 2026

2 of 5 overall

Life Care Center of Federal Way has an overall 2-star rating. Its health inspection rating is low at 1 star, staffing is 3 stars with reported nurse staffing slightly above the federal benchmark (4.20 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), quality measures are 5 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.

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Health inspections

Staffing

4.1984 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: May 1, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1984.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses: 0.67
Licensed practical nurses: 1.05
Nurse aides: 2.48
Weekend nursing: 3.67

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 53%

Registered nurse turnover: 68%

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).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

13.7%16.4%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

0%0%No change

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

2.8%1.9%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.4%1.3%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

7.9%7.4%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

0%1.7%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

9.2%8.9%No change

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

6.3%10.1%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

3.1%1.9%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

2.1%0%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

11.5%22.5%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

2.9%4.2%Worsening

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—81%—

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

85.1%97.3%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—69.5%—

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

78.1%84.3%Improving

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.