LIFE CARE CENTER OF FEDERAL WAY
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LIFE CARE CENTER OF FEDERAL WAY is a for profit - limited liability company facility in FEDERAL WAY, WA with 157 certified beds and a 2-star overall CMS rating. The facility has 50 deficiency records on file. Total penalties: $99K.
1045 SOUTH 308TH STREET, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003
Phone: 2539462273
Overall Rating
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 505188
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 157
- Residents
- 82
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- King
- Last Inspection
- Mar 18, 2025
Staffing Data
- RN Hours
- 0.63 (nat'l avg: 0.68)
- LPN Hours
- 1.10
- CNA Hours
- 2.47
- Total Nursing Hours
- 4.20 (nat'l avg: 3.89)
- PT Hours
- 0.00
- Nursing Turnover
- 53.1%
- RN Turnover
- 77.8%
What the CMS Record Reveals About LIFE CARE CENTER OF FEDERAL WAY
LIFE CARE CENTER OF FEDERAL WAY operates 157 certified beds in FEDERAL WAY, WA with approximately 82 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results (2★), staffing levels (3★), and quality measures (4★). Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone — a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
The inspection file contains 50 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 5 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. On the enforcement side, CMS has assessed 2 penalties totaling $99K against this provider, a tangible indicator that regulators moved beyond citation into financial consequence. Staffing is reported at 4.20 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.89), with RN coverage at 0.63 per resident day — the single staffing metric most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
Classified as "For profit - Limited Liability company" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, LIFE CARE CENTER OF FEDERAL WAY falls into a category where comparative context matters. National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes — ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. Reported nursing turnover at this facility is 53.1%, above the level where continuity of care typically begins to suffer. For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report — the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify details directly with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (50 most recent)
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 25, 2025
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 30, 2025
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 30, 2025
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 30, 2025
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 2, 2024
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 29, 2024
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 27, 2024
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 26, 2024
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 26, 2024
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 26, 2024
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 5.6% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 5.9% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 2.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 1.4% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 2.4% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 0.3% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 1.7% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 88.5% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 80.4% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 3.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 12.5% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 6.6% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 81.0% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | 69.5% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 3.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 15.7% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 16.6% | Yes |
Penalty History 2 penalties totaling $99K
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2024 | Fine | $44K |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Fine | $55K |
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Always verify information directly with the facility or your state health department.
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