Life Care Center of Richland: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Richland is a 104-bed for-profit nursing home in Richland, 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, 16% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 55.8% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Life Care Center of Richland
44 Goethals DriveRichland, WA 99352
Benton 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 Richland, nurse aides logged 2.22 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Washington average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 152 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% 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 | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.82 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.08 | 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
55.8% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Richland left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 61.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 23, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 26 health deficiencies (Washington average 16.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $109,736 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2025 | Fine | $58,126 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Fine | $51,610 |
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 Richland holds 3 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Life Care Center of Richland
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Richland Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 10, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Richland
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Richland Post Acute Richland | 2.7 | 71 | 2.52 | 4.23 | 43.8% | 5 | $59,762 |
| Avalon Health & Rehabilitation Center - Pasco Pasco | 7.7 | 108 | 2.42 | 3.93 | 47.6% | 1 | None |
| Life Care Center of Kennewick Kennewick · abuse citation | 7.8 | 136 | 2.28 | 3.90 | 47.7% | 3 | $60,246 |
| Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center Kennewick | 7.9 | 53 | 2.90 | 4.85 | 35.5% | 5 | $18,220 |
| Regency Hermiston Nursing & Rehab Center Hermiston | 29.3 | 105 | 3.72 | 4.91 | 44.7% | 3 | $46,907 |
| Sunnyside Healthcare Center Sunnyside | 35.0 | 80 | 2.38 | 3.62 | 21.3% | 3 | $92,827 |
| Othello Post Acute Othello | 39.8 | 39 | 2.23 | 3.51 | 61.1% | 3 | $19,182 |
| Regency at the Park College Place | 46.1 | 106 | 2.43 | 4.17 | 42.7% | 5 | $148,838 |
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.