Crystal Cove Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Crystal Cove Post Acute is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Lacey, Washington. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 69.7% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Crystal Cove Post Acute
1505 Carpenter Road SeLacey, WA 98503
Thurston County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility. CMS places nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues in its Special Focus Facility program, which brings more frequent inspections.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Crystal Cove Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Washington average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 200 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.27 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.77 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 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
69.7% of nursing staff at Crystal Cove Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 87.5%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 43 health deficiencies (Washington average 16.1). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $235,475 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | Fine | $20,415 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Fine | $12,425 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Payment Denial | 9 days from Sep 27, 2025 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Fine | $117,108 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Payment Denial | 8 days from Mar 23, 2025 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Fine | $85,527 |
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. Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
About Crystal Cove Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Lowers Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1980
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Crystal Cove Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Panorama City Conv & Rehab Ctr Lacey | 1.9 | 155 | 3.22 | 5.07 | 28.9% | 5 | $42,904 |
| Woodard Creek Health & Rehabilitation Olympia · SFF candidate | 2.7 | 152 | 2.32 | 3.89 | 71.8% | 1 | $189,638 |
| Olympia Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Olympia | 2.7 | 113 | 2.64 | 4.24 | 41.7% | 3 | None |
| Lacey Post Acute & Rehabilitation Lacey | 2.9 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.92 | 54.5% | 4 | $7,443 |
| Regency Olympia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Olympia | 4.2 | 28 | 2.85 | 4.56 | 66.7% | 5 | $8,278 |
| Puget Sound Care Olympia | 7.6 | 108 | 2.62 | 4.02 | 56.0% | 4 | $8,018 |
| The Oaks at Lakewood Tacoma | 16.0 | 80 | 2.45 | 4.08 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Agility Health and Rehabilitation University Place | 17.1 | 120 | 2.57 | 4.19 | 42.3% | 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.