Spokane Veterans Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Spokane Veterans Home is a 100-bed government-run nursing home in Spokane, Washington. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Washington average of 2.66, and 34.8% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Spokane Veterans Home
222 East FifthSpokane, 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 Spokane Veterans Home, nurse aides logged 2.61 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Washington average. With about 97 residents a day, that works out to roughly 255 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.61 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.02 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.39 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.02 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.63 | 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
34.8% of nursing staff at Spokane Veterans Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 21.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 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. Spokane Veterans Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Spokane Veterans Home
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Department of Veterans Affairs Spokane Veterans Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 21, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Spokane Veterans Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center Spokane | 0.3 | 113 | 2.54 | 4.63 | 63.5% | 5 | None |
| Rockwood South Hill Spokane | 2.3 | 45 | 2.89 | 4.83 | — | 2 | None |
| Alderwood Manor Spokane | 2.3 | 85 | 2.21 | 4.18 | 51.4% | 3 | None |
| Emerson Health & Rehabilitation Spokane | 3.3 | 99 | 2.48 | 3.92 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Spokane Health & Rehabilitation Spokane · SFF candidate | 3.8 | 125 | 2.21 | 3.55 | 64.4% | 1 | $137,457 |
| Spokane Falls Care Spokane | 4.1 | 100 | 2.19 | 3.55 | 60.7% | 1 | $125,736 |
| Royal Park Health and Rehabilitation Spokane | 5.0 | 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.