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Garden Terrace Healthcare Center Of Federal Way
Part of Life Care Centers of Americasee all 194 affiliated facilities
Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
9.95% (lower is better)
- Better than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
70.52% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
6.19% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.4%
national median 1.0%
better than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.4 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.5 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.6 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 31.3%
WA average: 4.4 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
WA average: 0.9 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
WA average: 3.8 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
WA average: 45.1% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America
Who owns this facility — 25 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Developers Investment Company Inc Organization
- Preston, Forrest Individual
- Butner, Nancy Individual
- Gilbert, Dennis Individual
- Viola, Eddie Individual
- Cross, Cindy Individual
- Henry, Terry Individual
- Lay, Lisa Individual
- Swanker, Richard Individual
- Thurmond, Joan Individual
…and 15 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 16 health (WA avg 16.1) · 19 fire (WA avg 10.3) Details
46 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: September 12, 2025.
Most recent inspection cycle: 16 health deficiencies · WA average: 16.1 · National: 9.3
39 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often emergency preparedness (15) and smoke (14).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2025-06-16): 19 deficiencies · WA average: 10.3 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Garden Terrace Healthcare Center Of Federal Way compares nearby
Compared with the 8 other nursing homes within 25 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles, Garden Terrace Healthcare Center Of Federal Way's overall star rating is 5★; the median among the 8 peers reporting it is 2★.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median | Best nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 2★ | 5★ |
| Health inspections reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 3★ | 2★ | 4★ |
| Staffing reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 4★ | 5★ |
| Quality measures reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 5★ | 5★ |
The comparison group
- Life Care Center Of Federal Way
- Hallmark Manor
- Avalon Care Center Federal Way, L.L.C.
- North Auburn Care
- Canterbury House
- Auburn Post Acute
- Judson Park Health Center
- Wesley Homes Des Moines Health Center
Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work