Mira Vista Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mira Vista Care Center is a 61-bed for-profit nursing home in Mount Vernon, Washington, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 47.2% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Mira Vista Care Center
300 South 18th StreetMount Vernon, WA 98274
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 Mira Vista Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Washington average. With about 76 residents a day, that works out to roughly 153 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) | 2.03 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 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
47.2% of nursing staff at Mira Vista Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 10.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 11, 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. Mira Vista Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Mira Vista Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Little Mountain Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1987
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mira Vista Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon · abuse citation | 1.4 | 121 | 2.22 | 3.84 | 53.4% | 1 | $206,734 |
| Life Care Center of Skagit Valley Sedro Woolley | 6.6 | 150 | 2.27 | 4.20 | 39.3% | 3 | $68,643 |
| Josephine Caring Community Stanwood | 12.4 | 160 | 2.97 | 4.69 | 30.4% | 5 | None |
| Soundview Rehabilitation and Health Care Inc Anacortes · abuse citation | 14.4 | 44 | 2.19 | 3.85 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Arlington Health and Rehabilitation Arlington | 18.3 | 76 | 2.57 | 4.55 | 27.6% | 4 | $173,496 |
| Highland Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Bellingham | 21.0 | 44 | 2.17 | 3.93 | 62.5% | 3 | $63,697 |
| Mt Baker Care Center Bellingham | 21.5 | 70 | 3.02 | 5.00 | 41.0% | 5 | None |
| Regency Coupeville Rehab and Nursing Center Coupeville · abuse citation | 21.7 | 112 | 2.45 | 4.26 | 52.1% | 2 | $131,131 |
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.