Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Tacoma, Washington, part of Avamere. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.57 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 34.3% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
630 South Pearl StreetTacoma, WA 98465
Pierce 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 Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound, nurse aides logged 2.57 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Washington average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 139 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.57 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.87 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.17 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.35 | 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
34.3% of nursing staff at Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Washington average 16.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $23,319 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | Fine | $23,319 |
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. Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound holds 4 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Avamere, 27 homes
- Legal name: Georgian Rehab LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 27, 2017
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Eliseo Tacoma | 0.5 | 187 | 2.72 | 4.33 | 43.2% | 3 | None |
| Park Rose Care Center Tacoma | 1.6 | 139 | 3.07 | 5.14 | 49.1% | 2 | $241,815 |
| Cottesmore of Life Care Gig Harbor | 2.8 | 108 | 2.40 | 4.32 | 44.3% | 4 | $29,595 |
| Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center Tacoma · abuse citation | 3.0 | 147 | 1.82 | 3.66 | 45.6% | 1 | $136,055 |
| Agility Health and Rehabilitation University Place | 3.4 | 120 | 2.57 | 4.19 | 42.3% | 3 | None |
| Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation Tacoma | 3.5 | 124 | 2.14 | 3.74 | 51.7% | 1 | $30,240 |
| Gig Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Gig Harbor · abuse citation | 4.2 | 120 | 2.24 | 3.94 | 67.9% | 2 | $127,781 |
| Avamere at Pacific Ridge Tacoma | 4.7 | 102 | 3.46 | 5.16 | 36.0% | 2 | $57,783 |
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.