Nursing Homes in Issaquah, WA- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of March 24, 2024

Reviewed by Richard Saunders

The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report

Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.

At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.

The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Issaquah
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on March 24, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Issaquah has a total of 71 active skilled nursing facilities and 7,038 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Issaquah of 39,509, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 5.61 persons in Issaquah. There were 5,469 residents in nursing homes as March 24, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.71 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Issaquah has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Issaquah and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.90 0.86 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.60 2.57 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.86 0.82 / 0.88
All Staff 4.36 4.25 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Washington.

COVID-19 Infections in Issaquah Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Issaquah there were a total of 48 new cases and 48 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 24, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Issaquah

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Issaquah Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Issaquah, WA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Issaquah

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Issaquah based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility Rating
Park Shore
1630 43RD AVENUE EAST
SEATTLE, WA
110.00
Bainbridge Island Health and Rehab Center
835 MADISON AVENUE NORTH
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA
64.67
Columbia Lutheran Home
4700 PHINNEY AVENUE NORTH
SEATTLE, WA
58.00
Briarwood at Timber Ridge
100 TIMBER RIDGE WAY NW
ISSAQUAH, WA
48.67
Corwin Center at Emerald Heights
10901 - 176TH CIRCLE NORTHEAST
REDMOND, WA
87.33
Queen Anne Healthcare
2717 DEXTER AVENUE NORTH
SEATTLE, WA
42.67
Redmond Care and Rehabilitation Center
7900 WILLOWS ROAD NORTHEAST
REDMOND, WA
75.33
Regency Care Center at Monroe
1355 WEST MAIN STREET
MONROE, WA
64.67
Mission Healthcare at Renton
17420 106TH PL SE
RENTON, WA
16.67
Caroline Kline Galland Home
7500 SEWARD PARK AVENUE SOUTH
SEATTLE, WA
38.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Issaquah based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Hallmark Manor
32300 FIRST AVENUE SOUTH
FEDERAL WAY, WA
206.83
Seattle Medical Post Acute Care
555 16TH AVENUE
SEATTLE, WA
137.33
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Benson Heights Rehabilitation Center
22410 BENSON ROAD SE
KENT, WA
186.00
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Ballard Center
820 NORTHWEST 95TH STREET
SEATTLE, WA
287.83
Linden Grove Health Care Center
400 - 29TH STREET NORTHEAST
PUYALLUP, WA
217.33
Enumclaw Health and Rehab Center
2323 JENSEN STREET
ENUMCLAW, WA
205.00
Orchard Park Health Care and Rehab Center
4755 SOUTH 48TH
TACOMA, WA
208.33
North Auburn Rehab and Health Center
2830 I STREET NORTHEAST
AUBURN, WA
449.00
Everett Center
1919 112TH STREET SOUTHWEST
EVERETT, WA
740.83
Puget Sound Transitional Care
2800 SOUTH 224TH STREET,
DES MOINES, WA
209.33

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