Avalon Healthcare Bellingham: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avalon Healthcare Bellingham is a 105-bed for-profit nursing home in Bellingham, Washington, part of Avalon Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 52.3% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Avalon Healthcare Bellingham
3121 Squalicum ParkwayBellingham, WA 98225
Whatcom County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Avalon Healthcare Bellingham, nurse aides logged 2.50 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Washington average. With about 66 residents a day, that works out to roughly 166 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.50 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.21 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.50 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.84 | 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
52.3% of nursing staff at Avalon Healthcare Bellingham left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Washington average 16.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $32,298 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2025 | Fine | $32,298 |
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. Avalon Healthcare Bellingham holds 5 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Avalon Healthcare Bellingham
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Avalon Health Care, 16 homes
- Legal name: Avalon Care Center - Bellingham LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avalon Healthcare Bellingham
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Alderwood Park Health and Rehab of Cascadia Bellingham | 1.5 | 102 | 2.26 | 3.98 | 48.0% | 5 | None |
| Rock Hill Health & Rehabilitation Bellingham | 1.6 | 52 | 2.06 | 3.36 | 55.2% | 2 | $74,794 |
| North Cascades Health and Rehabilitation Bellingham · abuse citation | 3.1 | 122 | 2.10 | 3.74 | 34.5% | 2 | $295,969 |
| Mt Baker Care Center Bellingham | 4.1 | 70 | 3.02 | 5.00 | 41.0% | 5 | None |
| Highland Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Bellingham | 4.3 | 44 | 2.17 | 3.93 | 62.5% | 3 | $63,697 |
| Christian Health Care Center Lynden | 13.2 | 122 | 2.86 | 4.83 | 33.3% | 5 | $22,081 |
| Soundview Rehabilitation and Health Care Inc Anacortes · abuse citation | 19.8 | 44 | 2.19 | 3.85 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Stafholt Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Blaine | 20.2 | 57 | 1.94 | 3.79 | 52.3% | 4 | $47,182 |
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.