Briarwood at Timber Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Briarwood at Timber Ridge is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in Issaquah, Washington, part of Life Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Washington average of 2.66, and 28.6% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Briarwood at Timber Ridge
100 Timber Ridge Way NWIssaquah, WA 98027
King 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 Briarwood at Timber Ridge, nurse aides logged 2.95 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Washington average. With about 43 residents a day, that works out to roughly 125 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.95 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.64 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.06 | 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
28.6% of nursing staff at Briarwood at Timber Ridge left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 11.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Washington average 16.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Briarwood at Timber Ridge holds 5 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Briarwood at Timber Ridge
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Services, 43 homes
- Legal name: Timber Ridge Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 30, 2008
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Briarwood at Timber Ridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avamere Rehabilitation of Issaquah Issaquah | 1.5 | 140 | 2.56 | 4.08 | 42.4% | 2 | $48,663 |
| Marianwood Health and Rehabilitation Issaquah | 3.3 | 117 | 2.29 | 3.81 | 66.1% | 3 | $64,574 |
| Covenant Shores Health Center Mercer Island | 7.4 | 43 | 2.65 | 4.41 | 51.0% | 5 | None |
| Bellevue Post Acute Bellevue | 7.5 | 69 | 2.36 | 4.01 | 63.7% | 3 | None |
| Renton Health & Rehabilitation Renton | 7.8 | 99 | 2.55 | 4.16 | 43.9% | 2 | $256,725 |
| Cedar River Healthcare Center Renton | 8.4 | 60 | 2.86 | 5.18 | 39.3% | 3 | $74,815 |
| Valley View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Renton | 9.1 | 136 | 2.50 | 4.19 | 38.0% | 3 | None |
| Caroline Kline Galland Home Seattle | 9.3 | 205 | 4.23 | 6.21 | — | 3 | None |
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.