Mt Baker Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mt Baker Care Center is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Bellingham, Washington, part of Regency Pacific Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Washington average of 2.66, and 41.0% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Mt Baker Care Center
2905 Connelly AvenueBellingham, WA 98225
Whatcom 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 Mt Baker Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.02 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Washington average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 171 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.02 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.30 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.00 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.41 | 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
41.0% of nursing staff at Mt Baker 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 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Mt Baker Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Mt Baker Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Regency Pacific Management, 27 homes
- Legal name: Clay & Davis Mt Baker Development L L C
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mt Baker Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Highland Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Bellingham | 0.9 | 44 | 2.17 | 3.93 | 62.5% | 3 | $63,697 |
| Rock Hill Health & Rehabilitation Bellingham | 2.6 | 52 | 2.06 | 3.36 | 55.2% | 2 | $74,794 |
| Avalon Healthcare Bellingham Bellingham | 4.1 | 105 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 52.3% | 5 | $32,298 |
| Alderwood Park Health and Rehab of Cascadia Bellingham | 4.7 | 102 | 2.26 | 3.98 | 48.0% | 5 | None |
| North Cascades Health and Rehabilitation Bellingham · abuse citation | 6.9 | 122 | 2.10 | 3.74 | 34.5% | 2 | $295,969 |
| Soundview Rehabilitation and Health Care Inc Anacortes · abuse citation | 15.8 | 44 | 2.19 | 3.85 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Christian Health Care Center Lynden | 17.3 | 122 | 2.86 | 4.83 | 33.3% | 5 | $22,081 |
| Life Care Center of Skagit Valley Sedro Woolley | 17.9 | 150 | 2.27 | 4.20 | 39.3% | 3 | $68,643 |
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.