Nursing Homes in Bellingham, WA: Staffing and Turnover Compared
Bellingham has 6 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 495 beds. The median home logs 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day (Washington average 2.66). 4 of 6 have at least one CMS fine in the last three years.
Every nursing home in Bellingham
Aide hours per resident per day is the nurse aide time a home logged for each resident across a whole day, from the payroll records every home submits to CMS. More hours per resident means more hands on the floor for the same number of residents. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. Fines and payment denials are CMS penalties from the last three years.
| Alderwood Park Health and Rehab of Cascadia | 102 | 2.26 | 3.98 | 48.0% | 5 | None |
| Avalon Healthcare Bellingham | 105 | 2.50 | 4.50 | 52.3% | 5 | $32,298 |
| Highland Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia | 44 | 2.17 | 3.93 | 62.5% | 3 | $63,697 |
| Mt Baker Care Center | 70 | 3.02 | 5.00 | 41.0% | 5 | None |
| North Cascades Health and Rehabilitation abuse citation | 122 | 2.10 | 3.74 | 34.5% | 2 | $295,969 |
| Rock Hill Health & Rehabilitation | 52 | 2.06 | 3.36 | 55.2% | 2 | $74,794 |
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.
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release · Washington averages: aide hrs 2.66, turnover 45.1%