Life Care Center of Puyallup: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Puyallup is a 102-bed for-profit nursing home in Puyallup, Washington, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.65 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Washington average of 2.66, and 35.5% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Life Care Center of Puyallup
511 10th Avenue SoutheastPuyallup, WA 98372
Pierce 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 Puyallup, nurse aides logged 2.65 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Washington average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 249 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.65 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.47 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.80 | 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
35.5% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Puyallup left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 36.8%. 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 17 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 Puyallup holds 2 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Life Care Center of Puyallup
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Valley Terrace Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Puyallup
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rainier Rehabilitation Puyallup | 0.5 | 117 | 3.23 | 5.30 | 21.1% | 5 | None |
| Puyallup Post Acute Puyallup · no staffing data submitted | 0.9 | 96 | — | — | — | 1 | None |
| Life Care Center of South Hill Puyallup | 1.0 | 100 | 2.34 | 4.80 | 40.2% | 5 | $17,388 |
| Linden Grove Health Care Center Puyallup · abuse citation | 2.0 | 130 | 2.07 | 3.64 | 60.2% | 1 | $180,646 |
| Heartwood Extended Healthcare Tacoma | 5.7 | 120 | 2.39 | 3.96 | 42.6% | 1 | $382,661 |
| Avalon Healthcare - Tacoma Tacoma | 6.6 | 81 | 2.61 | 4.42 | 47.1% | 2 | $24,814 |
| Tacoma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Tacoma | 7.1 | 150 | 2.80 | 4.89 | 45.9% | 5 | $36,446 |
| Avamere at Pacific Ridge Tacoma | 7.2 | 102 | 3.46 | 5.16 | 36.0% | 2 | $57,783 |
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.