Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way: Data Analysis and Ratings

(CMS 5-Star Rating: )

491 SOUTH 338TH STREET, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003 (253-661-2226)

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   The Most Important Data about Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way

We've looked at a lot of nursing homes, this is what we think you need to see first and if you don't want to spend a lot of time. (It's the tl;dr section.)

There is no indication of abuse occuring at Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way. (CMS flags facilities where abuse has either happened or is very likely.)

CMS 5-Star Overall Rating: (4 out of 5):
(The national average overall star rating is 3 stars.)

Current Trend: Improving

Total Nursing Hours Spent Per Resident Per Day: 5.19
(The national average is 3.78 )

The percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission is 16.55% .

Best Nursing Homes in WA

According to our analysis, Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way is ranked #28 out of 68 skilled nursing homes within a 25 mile radius. See detailed information from recent inspection reports, nursing hours analysis, surverys, and information on owners and operators. Click here to view the ranked list of nursing homes near Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way.

Also, take a look at our detailed analysis of the current situation for nursing in both the state and the city.

   General Data Card

These are the basic data points for the facility.

Data date: March 01, 2024

Address: 491 SOUTH 338TH STREET, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003

Phone: 253-661-2226

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Ranking: Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way is ranked #6 out of 29 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #28 out of 68 facilities within a 25 mile radius.

Medicare Provider Number: 505512

Participating in Medicare Since: June 12, 2003

No. of Certified Beds: 70

No. of Residents: 61

Occupancy: 87.14 % (as of 03/10/2024 )

Amount fined in recent period: $0.00

Complaints filed: 1

   What is this page all about?

Below is everything shred of information that we can find about F W Huston Medical Center, along with our best effort to make sense of the data. Our purpose here is to help you to make good decisions when picking a nursing home and to keep you informed once you have chosen a home. We know from personal experience that choosing a nursing home is not something you do once and then you forget about it. In fact, it gets worse. Once you select a nursing home and get through the initial steps of figuring out how to pay for it, then the real worries start. Are they taking good care of me or my loved one? This is the question that will keep you up at night: Can I really trust these people? We wish we could answer this question, we can't. What he can do is churn through the tons of data and try and help you to make sense of it. We hope it helps.

   Ratings History

   Review of Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way Ratings and Inspection Scores

CMS regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. (The timing is supposed to be annually, but since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, these inspections have not occured as frequently.) The results of the multi-day inspection is reduced to a series of scores which are then translated into the star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another. The Overall Star rating is based on the facility's performance as compared to other facilities in the same state, so you cannot easily compare one facility's Overall star rating to a facility in another state.

It has been 11 months since the most recent inspection.

Ratings

Overall Rating 4:
Health Inspection Rating 3:
Quality Rating 5:
Staffing Rating 4:

Inspection Scores

Cycle 1 Score (as of March 21, 2023) 44
Cycle 2 Score (as of June 10, 2021) 160
Cycle 3 Score (as of July 15, 2019) 88
Weighted All Cycles Score 90

   What Goes Into the Nursing Home's 5-Star Rating

CMS has put a lot of effort into creating its very elaborate 5-Star Quality Rating System specifically to provide a quick way for residents and family members to easily understand how well a nursing home is performing and to make comparing nursing homes easier. The rating system allows people to easily compare facilities across numerous dimensions with the express purpose of identifying the best and best performing nursing homes. The rating system was initially developed in 2008 and the methodologies are regularly reviewed and updated.

The rating system has five separate ratings including:

  • Overall rating
  • Health Inspection rating
  • Staff rating
  • RN Staffing rating
  • Quality Measures rating

Nursing homes are rated from 1-star to 5-stars with 1-star being the worst rating and 5-star being the best rating. For the Health Inspection Rating the nursing homes in each state are ranked based on their weighted three year inspection score. The top 10 percent of nursing homes (those with the lowest scores) are awarded a 5-star rating; the bottom 20 percent (those with the highest scores) are awarded a 1-star rating. In between 1-star and 5-star, the remaining homes are divided equally into three tranches which correspond with the stars 2 to 4. The staff ratings and quality measure ratings follow a similar process but the divisions are based on a national ranking. The division between star ratings is called the “cut-rate”. Cut-rates are redefined periodically and are published by CMS. See the latest cut rates on this table.

Calculating the Overall Star Rating is done differently. According to CMS, the reason for adopting a different system is to give the Health Inspection Rating higher weight in the Overall Rating. So, since there are FIVE ratings and FIVE stars for each rating, there must also be a FIVE step process to calculate the Overall Rating (so symetrical!) :

  1. Begin with the Health Inspection Rating
  2. Add one star to the Health Inspection Rating if the Staffing Rating is at least four-stars and is higher than the Health Inspection Rating. (We will call this the "Adjusted Rating".)
  3. Subtract one star from the Health Inspection Rating if the Staffing Rating is one-star.
  4. Add a star to the Adjusted Rating if the Quality Measure Rating is 5-stars.
  5. Subtract one star from the Adjusted Rating if the Quality Measure Rating is 1-star.

Throughout the calculation of the Overall Rating, the rating cannot exceed 5-stars. The Overall Rating is capped at 2-stars if the Health Inspection rating is 1-star. No Overall Rating is awarded if the nursing home does not have a Health Inspection Rating (This effectively means that a nursing home is not rated until the home has been operating for more than two years.)

Changes in a nursing homes star rating can be due to the results of a new health inspection report, the processing of new complaints, the aging of older complaints, a new inspection control survey, a revisit, or the resolution of disputes that change the scope and or severity of deficiencies.

   Most Recent Nursing Home Inspections

CMS is required to inspect each senior nursing facility at least annually. These inspections take several days. Additional follow-up inspections as conducted as needed or for certain purposes. Inspections stopped for more than seven months in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. That stoppage has caused all inspections to be delayed as the inspectors continue to deal with a backlog. The table below shows the latest inspections for Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way including health, fire, and inspection control inspections:

No Inspection Information is Available

   Owner and Operator Information for Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way

Our database of owners and operators shows all direct owners of the nursing nurse, any managers and directors, and the most adjacent indirect owners of the facility (that is, if the direct owner is company, then the owners of that company.) Lists of nursing home owners are available and you can search for nursing home owners and operators on our site.

Business Entity Name:

FEDERAL WAY MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC

Owners:

Managers and Directors:

   Analysis of Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way spends MORE time on average with its residents than the state average for total nursing homes spent per resident and MORE time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident.

Type Facility State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours 0.86 0.86 / 0.65
Case Mix 0.35 0.38 / 0.38
Adjusted 0.93 NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours 1.46 0.82 / 0.88
Case Mix 0.77 NA / NA
Adjusted 1.39 NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours 2.87 2.57 / 2.26
Case Mix 2.25 NA / NA
Adjusted 2.60 NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours 2.32 1.68 / 1.53
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours 0.28 0.09 / 0.07
Total Nursing Homes Spent per Resident on Average
Hours 5.19 4.25 / 3.78
Case Mix 3.37 3.29 / 3.15
Adjusted 4.85 NA / NA

   Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc. Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
16.5% / 17.4%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
9.6% / 12.9%
Better
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
Not Available
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) Not Available
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405) Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409) Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410) Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) Not Available
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) 96.7% / 84.9%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) 1.2% / 1.2%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451) Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) Not Available
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453) Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) Not Available
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471) 81.8% / 74.6%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) 82.0% / 79.1%
Better

   Hospitals Near Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way.

This information is based on the most recent Hospital data. Historical data is not available.

Hospital 5-Star Overall Rating
MULTICARE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
401 15TH AVENUE SE
PUYALLUP, WA 98372
1
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
325 9TH AVENUE
SEATTLE, WA 98104
1
TACOMA GENERAL ALLENMORE HOSPITAL
315 S MLK JR WAY
TACOMA, WA 98405
2
MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER
202 NORTH DIVISION STREET PLAZA ONE
AUBURN, WA 98001
2
HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER
2520 CHERRY AVENUE
BREMERTON, WA 98310
3
HIGHLINE MEDICAL CENTER
16251 SYLVESTER ROAD SW
BURIEN, WA 98166
3
ST CLARE HOSPITAL
11315 BRIDGEPORT WAY S W
LAKEWOOD, WA 98499
3
PROVIDENCE ST PETER HOSPITAL
413 LILLY ROAD NE
OLYMPIA, WA 98506
3
ST FRANCIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
34515 9TH AVENUE SOUTH
FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003
3
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CTR
1959 NE PACIFIC ST BOX 356151
SEATTLE, WA 98195
3
ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
1717 SOUTH J STREET
TACOMA, WA 98405
4
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL
11567 CANTERWOOD BOULEVARD NW
GIG HARBOR, WA 98332
4
OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
1035-116TH AVE NE
BELLEVUE, WA 98004
4
SWEDISH ISSAQUAH
751 NE BLAKELY DR
ISSAQUAH, WA 98029
4
VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
400 S 43RD ST
RENTON, WA 98055
4
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER
747 BROADWAY
SEATTLE, WA 98122
5
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER
925 SENECA ST
SEATTLE, WA 98101
5
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER / CHERRY HILL
500 17TH AVENUE
SEATTLE, WA 98122
5
KAISER PERMANENTE CENTRAL HOSPITAL
201 - 16TH AVENUE EAST
SEATTLE, WA 98112
Not Available
Madigan AMC (FT Lewis)
9040A Jackson Ave - Joint Base Lewis
McChord, WA 98431
Not Available

   Medical Professionals Associated with Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

   Other Local Nursing Homes

Below is a list of nursing homes in near Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (including this home). This list is ranked based on the nursing home's health inspection scores (alse referred to as the "weighted all cycles score"). We also show the home's 5-star overall rating in the list. (If a nursing home has been flaged by CMS for abuse, we will added an icon () to the home to indicate this.)

The data is based on the dataset as of March 01, 2024.

Name Overall Rating
Mission Healthcare at Renton
(RENTON, WA)
Washington Soldiers Home
(ORTING, WA)
Rainier Rehabilitation
(PUYALLUP, WA)
Life Care Center of South Hill
(PUYALLUP, WA)
Providence Mother Joseph Care
(OLYMPIA, WA)
Caroline Kline Galland Home
(SEATTLE, WA)
Queen Anne Healthcare
(SEATTLE, WA)
Briarwood at Timber Ridge
(ISSAQUAH, WA)
Panorama City Conv and Rehab Ctr
(LACEY, WA)
Transitional Care Center of Seattle
(SEATTLE, WA)
Bailey-Boushay House
(SEATTLE, WA)
Mirabella Seattle
(SEATTLE, WA)
Agility Health and Rehabilitation
(UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA)
Heron's Key
(GIG HARBOR, WA)
Kin On Health Care Center
(SEATTLE, WA)
Olympia Transitional Care and Rehabilitation
(OLYMPIA, WA)
Bainbridge Island Health and Rehab Center
(BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA)
Life Care Center of Port Orchard
(PORT ORCHARD, WA)
Avamere Rehabilitation of Issaquah
(ISSAQUAH, WA)
Eliseo
(TACOMA, WA)
Lacey Post Acute and Rehabilitation
(LACEY, WA)
Avamere Rehabilitation of Burien
(BURIEN, WA)
Mission Healthcare at Bellevue
(BELLEVUE, WA)
The Oaks at Lakewood
(TACOMA, WA)
Providence Mount St Vincent
(SEATTLE, WA)
The Terraces at Skyline
(SEATTLE, WA)
Puyallup Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
(PUYALLUP, WA)
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way
(FEDERAL WAY, WA)
Washington Veteran Home-Retsil
(PT ORCHARD, WA)
Avamere Rehabilitation at Ridgemont
(PORT ORCHARD, WA)
Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
(TACOMA, WA)
Tacoma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
(TACOMA, WA)
Cottesmore of Life Care
(GIG HARBOR, WA)
Park Shore
(SEATTLE, WA)
Judson Park Health Center
(DES MOINES, WA)
Avamere Rehabilitation at Park West
(SEATTLE, WA)
Park Rose Care Center
(TACOMA, WA)
Life Care Center of Puyallup
(PUYALLUP, WA)
Providence Marianwood
(ISSAQUAH, WA)
Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation
(TACOMA, WA)
Bayview Manor
(SEATTLE, WA)
Avamere at Pacific Ridge
(TACOMA, WA)
Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation
(TACOMA, WA)
Seattle Medical Post Acute Care
(SEATTLE, WA)
Emerald Bay Care
(BREMERTON, WA)
Covenant Shores Health Center
(MERCER ISLAND, WA)
Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma
(TACOMA, WA)
Avalon Care Center - Federal Way
(FEDERAL WAY, WA)
Belmont Terrace
(BREMERTON, WA)
Life Care Center of Federal Way
(FEDERAL WAY, WA)
Canterbury House
(AUBURN, WA)
Lea Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center
(AUBURN, WA)
Gig Harbor Health and Rehabilitation
(GIG HARBOR, WA)
Wesley Homes Health Center
(DES MOINES, WA)
Benson Heights Rehabilitation Center
(KENT, WA)
Enumclaw Health and Rehab Center
(ENUMCLAW, WA)
Hallmark Manor
(FEDERAL WAY, WA)
Orchard Park Health Care and Rehab Center
(TACOMA, WA)
Puget Sound Transitional Care
(DES MOINES, WA)
Linden Grove Health Care Center
(PUYALLUP, WA)
Heartwood Extended Healthcare
(TACOMA, WA)
Renton Health and Rehabilitation
(RENTON, WA)
Roo Lan Health and Rehab
(LACEY, WA)
Washington Care Center
(SEATTLE, WA)
Bridgeview Care
(BREMERTON, WA)
Valley View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
(RENTON, WA)
Auburn Post Acute
(AUBURN, WA)
North Auburn Rehab and Health Center
(AUBURN, WA)

   Detailed Analysis Pages:

Depending on the nursing home, this page can get really long. So, we have also broken up the data onto separate pages to allow you to find what you want more easily. We will keep adding to these pages as we continue to analyze the nursing home database.

CMS Five Star Ratings and Quality Measures for Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way

Five different rating results plus detailed inspection numbers and quality measures for Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way.

Covid Infections at Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way

This report is updated weekly and shows new and historical infection levels.

Nursing Hours Analysis for Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way

How long a nurse spends with a resident can be an important factor in their recovery. This page shows the average nursing hours spent per resident for RNs, LPNs, CNAs, PTs and all licensed staff.

Ownership Details for Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way

A list of all of the registered owners for Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way. This includes direct and indirect owners and managers.

Noted Deficiencies for Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way

A list of all of the deficiencies for the facility. This includes a description, type of deficiency, incident date and when the facility reports that the incident was corrected.

Comparison Ranking of Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities

How does Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way compare to other skilled nursing facilities? This list shows the competitive set within a 25 mile radius.

Best Nursing Homes in FEDERAL WAY, WA

Homes that you should consider. A list ranking the best skilled nursing facilities in FEDERAL WAY based on their weighted inspection score as of March 01, 2024.

Worst Nursing Homes in FEDERAL WAY, WA

Homes that you avoid if possible. A list ranking the worst skilled nursing facilities in FEDERAL WAY based on their weighted inspection score as of March 01, 2024.