Nursing Home
Heron's Key
Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
10.44% (lower is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
56.04% (higher 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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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
1.7%
national median 0.9%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
0.0%
national median 2.8%
better than the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
2.1%
national median 1.0%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
0.0%
national median 4.2%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
9.4%
national median 13.4%
better than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.7 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.7 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.4 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 29.6%
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.
Penalties & Enforcement
1 fine totaling $15,015 in the recent inspection window (most recent: August 31, 2023).
Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Who owns this facility — 11 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Herons Key Organization
- Antonucci, James Individual
- Ashley, Johnathan Individual
- Kilcup, Leroy Individual
- King, Gary Individual
- Schneider, Daphne Individual
- Vanhorn, Danna Individual
- Antonucci, James Individual
- Chambard, Allan Individual
- Wallin, Kay Individual
…and 1 more entry 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 — 3 health (WA avg 16.1) · 7 fire (WA avg 10.3) · ⚠ 1 serious Details
19 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles, including ⚠ 1 serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). Most recent survey: February 13, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 3 health deficiencies · WA average: 16.1 · National: 9.3
18 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (7) and emergency preparedness (5).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2026-02-13): 7 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 Heron's Key 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, Heron's Key's overall star rating is 5★; the median among the 8 peers reporting it is 4★.
Heron's Key has the highest health inspection star rating of the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median | Best nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 4★ | 5★ |
| Health inspections reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 3★ | 4★ |
| Staffing reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 3.5★ | 5★ |
| Quality measures reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 4.5★ | 5★ |
The comparison group
- Gig Harbor Health And Rehabilitation
- Cottesmore Of Life Care
- Eliseo
- Avamere Transitional Care Of Puget Sound
- Park Rose Care Center
- Life Care Center Of Port Orchard
- Avamere Rehabilitation At Ridgemont
- Washington Veteran Home-Retsil
Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work