Nursing home report
DES MOINES, WA · Medicare-certified · 165 beds
Puget Sound Transitional Care in Des Moines, WA has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, with a 1-star health inspection rating and the lowest-overall-rating flag. Staffing is 3 stars with reported nurse staffing at 3.85 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1; quality measures are 4 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8463 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8463.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure staff provided basic life support, including CPR, before emergency medical personnel arrived. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 678 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(3) — S/S: J
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited June 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to run its operations effectively and efficiently using its available resources. Cited May 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 835 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure feeding tubes were used only when medically needed and that residents with feeding tubes received proper care. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 693 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide the required notice or documentation about a resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policy. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 628 — 42 CFR §483.15(c)(2) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 21 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Now operated by Puget Sound Transitional Care, previously Stafford Healthcare.
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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.
