Life Care Center of Mount Vernon: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Mount Vernon is a 121-bed for-profit nursing home in Mount Vernon, Washington, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 53.4% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Life Care Center of Mount Vernon
2120 East Division StreetMount Vernon, WA 98273
Skagit County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Life Care Center of Mount Vernon, nurse aides logged 2.22 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Washington average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 156 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.22 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.84 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.33 | 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
53.4% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Mount Vernon left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 76.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 36 health deficiencies (Washington average 16.1). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $206,734 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | Fine | $61,770 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Fine | $26,598 |
| May 1, 2024 | Fine | $48,588 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $69,778 |
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. Life Care Center of Mount Vernon holds 1 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Life Care Center of Mount Vernon
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Mt. Vernon Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1982
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Mount Vernon
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mira Vista Care Center Mount Vernon | 1.4 | 61 | 2.03 | 3.81 | 47.2% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Skagit Valley Sedro Woolley | 7.2 | 150 | 2.27 | 4.20 | 39.3% | 3 | $68,643 |
| Josephine Caring Community Stanwood | 12.3 | 160 | 2.97 | 4.69 | 30.4% | 5 | None |
| Soundview Rehabilitation and Health Care Inc Anacortes · abuse citation | 13.1 | 44 | 2.19 | 3.85 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Arlington Health and Rehabilitation Arlington | 19.1 | 76 | 2.57 | 4.55 | 27.6% | 4 | $173,496 |
| Highland Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Bellingham | 20.5 | 44 | 2.17 | 3.93 | 62.5% | 3 | $63,697 |
| Regency Coupeville Rehab and Nursing Center Coupeville · abuse citation | 20.8 | 112 | 2.45 | 4.26 | 52.1% | 2 | $131,131 |
| Mt Baker Care Center Bellingham | 21.0 | 70 | 3.02 | 5.00 | 41.0% | 5 | 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.