Buena Vista Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Buena Vista Healthcare is a 40-bed for-profit nursing home in Colville, Washington, part of Evergreen Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Washington average of 2.66, and 43.5% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Buena Vista Healthcare
151 Buena Vista DriveColville, WA 99114
Stevens 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 Buena Vista Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.75 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Washington average. With about 35 residents a day, that works out to roughly 97 aide hours a day, or about 12 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) | 2.75 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.80 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.28 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.77 | 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
43.5% of nursing staff at Buena Vista Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Washington average 16.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,104 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2024 | Fine | $13,104 |
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. Buena Vista Healthcare holds 4 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Buena Vista Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Evergreen Healthcare Group, 44 homes
- Legal name: Buena Vista SNF Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 12, 1989
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Buena Vista Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Colville Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Colville · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 2.0 | 92 | 1.99 | 3.43 | 67.0% | 1 | $68,351 |
| Colville Tribal Convalescent C Nespelem · many days without an RN | 56.7 | 44 | 3.12 | 4.71 | 61.0% | 3 | $8,173 |
| Avalon Care Center at Northpointe Spokane | 61.1 | 119 | 2.01 | 3.54 | 62.0% | 2 | $84,614 |
| Regency at Northpointe Spokane | 61.4 | 120 | 2.88 | 4.72 | 47.0% | 5 | $8,278 |
| Royal Park Health and Rehabilitation Spokane | 62.6 | 164 | 2.46 | 3.82 | 50.0% | 3 | $111,830 |
| Spokane Falls Care Spokane | 63.3 | 100 | 2.19 | 3.55 | 60.7% | 1 | $125,736 |
| Spokane Health & Rehabilitation Spokane · SFF candidate | 63.5 | 125 | 2.21 | 3.55 | 64.4% | 1 | $137,457 |
| Emerson Health & Rehabilitation Spokane | 63.8 | 99 | 2.48 | 3.92 | 50.0% | 4 | 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.