Life Care Center of Port Townsend: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Port Townsend is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in Port Townsend, Washington, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 54.0% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Life Care Center of Port Townsend
751 Kearney StreetPort Townsend, WA 98368
Jefferson 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 Townsend, nurse aides logged 2.49 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Washington average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 102 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.49 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.47 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.96 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.55 | 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
54.0% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Port Townsend left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 13, 2026. 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 $34,808 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2023 | Fine | $34,808 |
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 Port Townsend holds 5 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Life Care Center of Port Townsend
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Cascade Medical Investors Limited Partnership
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 6, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.