South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center is a 113-bed for-profit nursing home in Spokane, Washington, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Washington average of 2.66, and 63.5% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center
17 East 8th AvenueSpokane, WA 99202
Spokane 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 South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Washington average. With about 84 residents a day, that works out to roughly 214 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 21% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.63 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.66 | 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
63.5% of nursing staff at South Hill Rehabilitation and 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 60.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 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. South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Last Empire Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 6, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Spokane Veterans Home Spokane | 0.3 | 100 | 2.61 | 4.02 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
| Alderwood Manor Spokane | 2.3 | 85 | 2.21 | 4.18 | 51.4% | 3 | None |
| Rockwood South Hill Spokane | 2.5 | 45 | 2.89 | 4.83 | — | 2 | None |
| Emerson Health & Rehabilitation Spokane | 3.6 | 99 | 2.48 | 3.92 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Spokane Health & Rehabilitation Spokane · SFF candidate | 4.1 | 125 | 2.21 | 3.55 | 64.4% | 1 | $137,457 |
| Spokane Falls Care Spokane | 4.4 | 100 | 2.19 | 3.55 | 60.7% | 1 | $125,736 |
| Royal Park Health and Rehabilitation Spokane | 5.3 | 164 | 2.46 | 3.82 | 50.0% | 3 | $111,830 |
| Sunshine Health & Rehab Spokane | 6.5 | 37 | 2.65 | 4.99 | — | 4 | None |
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.