Auburn Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Auburn Post Acute is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Auburn, Washington. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 44.3% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Auburn Post Acute
414 - 17th SoutheastAuburn, WA 98002
King County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Auburn Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.36 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Washington average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 192 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.36 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.37 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.66 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 3.81 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
44.3% of nursing staff at Auburn Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.8%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 31, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 31 health deficiencies (Washington average 16.1). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $376,629 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | Fine | $66,633 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Fine | $14,505 |
| May 2, 2024 | Fine | $95,424 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Fine | $54,922 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Fine | $145,145 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Auburn Post Acute holds 1 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Auburn Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Fort Ebey Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Auburn Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Canterbury House Auburn | 0.7 | 100 | 2.26 | 3.85 | 35.8% | 2 | $68,159 |
| Lea Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center Auburn | 1.8 | 36 | 2.84 | 4.85 | 48.9% | 4 | None |
| North Auburn Care Auburn | 2.7 | 125 | 2.50 | 4.06 | 32.9% | 2 | $12,035 |
| Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way Federal Way | 5.2 | 70 | 2.93 | 5.45 | 31.3% | 5 | None |
| Avalon Care Center Federal Way, L.L.C. Federal Way | 5.2 | 120 | 2.45 | 4.28 | 38.3% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center Of Federal Way Federal Way | 5.2 | 157 | 2.48 | 4.20 | 53.0% | 2 | $98,970 |
| Hallmark Manor Federal Way | 5.3 | 147 | 2.15 | 3.61 | 29.4% | 2 | $32,175 |
| Linden Grove Health Care Center Puyallup · abuse citation | 7.1 | 130 | 2.07 | 3.64 | 60.2% | 1 | $180,646 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.