Life Care Center of Port Orchard: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Port Orchard is a 125-bed for-profit nursing home in Port Orchard, Washington, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 39.8% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Life Care Center of Port Orchard
2031 Pottery AvenuePort Orchard, WA 98366
Kitsap 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 Life Care Center of Port Orchard, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Washington average. With about 86 residents a day, that works out to roughly 178 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.07 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.05 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.84 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 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
39.8% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Port Orchard left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 10, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 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. Life Care Center of Port Orchard holds 5 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Life Care Center of Port Orchard
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Port Orchard Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Port Orchard
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avamere Rehabilitation at Ridgemont Port Orchard | 0.0 | 96 | 2.39 | 4.02 | 43.0% | 4 | None |
| Washington Veteran Home-Retsil PT Orchard | 2.7 | 240 | 2.47 | 3.88 | 45.1% | 4 | $23,920 |
| Port Washington Post Acute Bremerton | 3.2 | 98 | 2.54 | 3.88 | 52.5% | 1 | $131,299 |
| Belmont Terrace Bremerton | 4.6 | 102 | 2.08 | 3.72 | 42.5% | 3 | None |
| Bremerton Trails Post Acute Bremerton · SFF candidate | 4.7 | 125 | 1.98 | 3.45 | 54.5% | 1 | $174,068 |
| Bainbridge Island Health & Rehab Center Bainbridge Island | 9.9 | 58 | 2.34 | 3.91 | 23.3% | 5 | None |
| Northwoods Lodge Silverdale | 10.9 | 57 | 2.86 | 5.48 | 40.0% | 5 | $51,942 |
| Heron's Key Gig Harbor | 11.3 | 30 | 3.35 | 5.75 | 29.6% | 5 | $15,015 |
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.