Life Care Center of Skagit Valley: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Skagit Valley is a 150-bed for-profit nursing home in Sedro Woolley, Washington, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 39.3% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Life Care Center of Skagit Valley
1462 West State Route 20Sedro Woolley, WA 98284
Skagit 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 Skagit Valley, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Washington average. With about 78 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 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.27 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.20 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.52 | 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
39.3% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Skagit Valley left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 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 2 fines totaling $68,643 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 | Fine | $32,646 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Fine | $35,997 |
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 Skagit Valley holds 3 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Life Care Center of Skagit Valley
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Skagit Valley Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Skagit Valley
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mira Vista Care Center Mount Vernon | 6.6 | 61 | 2.03 | 3.81 | 47.2% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon · abuse citation | 7.2 | 121 | 2.22 | 3.84 | 53.4% | 1 | $206,734 |
| Soundview Rehabilitation and Health Care Inc Anacortes · abuse citation | 16.5 | 44 | 2.19 | 3.85 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Highland Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Bellingham | 17.2 | 44 | 2.17 | 3.93 | 62.5% | 3 | $63,697 |
| Mt Baker Care Center Bellingham | 17.9 | 70 | 3.02 | 5.00 | 41.0% | 5 | None |
| Josephine Caring Community Stanwood | 18.8 | 160 | 2.97 | 4.69 | 30.4% | 5 | None |
| Rock Hill Health & Rehabilitation Bellingham | 19.8 | 52 | 2.06 | 3.36 | 55.2% | 2 | $74,794 |
| Avalon Healthcare Bellingham Bellingham | 21.1 | 105 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 52.3% | 5 | $32,298 |
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.