Columbia Lutheran Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Columbia Lutheran Home is a 116-bed nonprofit nursing home in Seattle, Washington. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 28% above the Washington average of 2.66, and 41.0% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Columbia Lutheran Home
4700 Phinney Avenue NorthSeattle, WA 98103
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 Columbia Lutheran Home, nurse aides logged 3.40 hours per resident per day, 28% above the Washington average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 236 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.40 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.61 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.32 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.33 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.74 | 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
41.0% of nursing staff at Columbia Lutheran Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 20, 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 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. Columbia Lutheran Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Columbia Lutheran Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Columbia Lutheran Ministries
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Columbia Lutheran Home
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| Cascades of St Anne Seattle | 4.2 | 47 | 2.62 | 4.20 | 66.7% | 2 | None |
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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.