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

Data as of April 7, 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 Orting
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on April 7, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Orting has a total of 36 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,708 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Orting of 8,610, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.32 persons in Orting. There were 2,921 residents in nursing homes as April 7, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 78.78 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, Orting 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 Orting and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.72 0.86 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.56 2.57 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 1.01 0.82 / 0.88
All Staff 4.29 4.25 / 3.78

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

COVID-19 Infections in Orting 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 Orting there were a total of 19 new cases and 19 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 7, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Orting

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 Orting Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Orting, 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 Orting

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Orting 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
Heron's Key
4340 BORGEN BLVD NW
GIG HARBOR, WA
58.67
Mission Healthcare at Renton
17420 106TH PL SE
RENTON, WA
16.67
Rainier Rehabilitation
920 12TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST
PUYALLUP, WA
32.67
Washington Soldiers Home
1301 ORTING-KAPOWSIN HWY E
ORTING, WA
30.67
Life Care Center of South Hill
2508 7TH ST SOUTHEAST
PUYALLUP, WA
33.33
Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
630 SOUTH PEARL STREET
TACOMA, WA
105.33
Cottesmore of Life Care
2909 14TH AVENUE NORTHWEST
GIG HARBOR, WA
108.67
Eliseo
1301 N HIGHLANDS PARKWAY
TACOMA, WA
68.67
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way
491 SOUTH 338TH STREET
FEDERAL WAY, WA
90.00
Judson Park Health Center
23620 MARINE VIEW DRIVE SOUTH
DES MOINES, WA
114.67

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

Facility Rating
Enumclaw Health and Rehab Center
2323 JENSEN STREET
ENUMCLAW, WA
205.00
Linden Grove Health Care Center
400 - 29TH STREET NORTHEAST
PUYALLUP, WA
217.33
Auburn Post Acute
414 - 17TH SOUTHEAST
AUBURN, WA
427.00
Valley View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
4430 TALBOT ROAD SOUTH
RENTON, WA
404.00
Benson Heights Rehabilitation Center
22410 BENSON ROAD SE
KENT, WA
186.00
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North Auburn Rehab and Health Center
2830 I STREET NORTHEAST
AUBURN, WA
449.00
Hallmark Manor
32300 FIRST AVENUE SOUTH
FEDERAL WAY, WA
206.83
Heartwood Extended Healthcare
1649 EAST 72ND
TACOMA, WA
273.33
Puget Sound Transitional Care
2800 SOUTH 224TH STREET,
DES MOINES, WA
209.33
Orchard Park Health Care and Rehab Center
4755 SOUTH 48TH
TACOMA, WA
208.33

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