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LIFE CARE CENTER OF PORT TOWNSEND

PORT TOWNSEND, WA · Medicare-certified · 94 beds

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5 of 5 overall

5 out of 5 stars overall. Health inspection is 4 stars, staffing is 4 stars, and quality measures are 5 stars; reported nurse staffing is 3.90 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.8974 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: April 11, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8974.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
1.07
Licensed practical nurses
0.44
Nurse aides
2.39
Weekend nursing
3.52

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 54%
Registered nurse turnover: 46%

Resident outcomes

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

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

13.1%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

3.5%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

2.1%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.4%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

7.9%Steady

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

12.5%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

17.2%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

13.8%Steady

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%Steady

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%Steady

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

30.3%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

6.5%Improving

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.9%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

63.6%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

86.4%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: K

The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G

The home failed to ensure residents were free from physical restraints unless they were needed for medical treatment. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 604 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — 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 February 2024 — 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 was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $34,808 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Oct 4, 2023

    $34,808

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA · 194 homes · 3.5 stars avg
Occupancy
41.6 residents on an average day (44% of 94 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 39 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.