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Life Care Center of Puyallup

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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511 10th Avenue Southeast,
Puyallup WA 98372

(253) 845-7566

66.66% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Puyallup is a senior living facility in Puyallup, Washington, which has a population of 129,412 people. Sporting an overall score of D, this is a subpar facility. Puyallup received a city grade of B-, so there are other options in the city worth considering. The only positive thing we can say about this place is that it did not receive any F's in in any of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Although we were down on this nursing home overall, we gave it a grade of B in nursing. Nursing scores are tied to quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Washington in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving residents at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The second best category we awarded this nursing home in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a B-. Our short-term care grades are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a vast range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. We found that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. It offered fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The last item we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: C

This nursing home received slightly below average inspections in recent years. We awarded them a grade of C in this area. Inspection grades are based on many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to resident safety. This place had 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were in categories G through L. This means it dodged the more serious classes of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The last category we analyzed is long-term care, which is a weak link for this facility. We awarded this nursing home a grade of just D in our long-term care category. Nursing homes that don't fare well in this category typically aren't as well-staffed and are lagging in some of the areas of routine healthcare services we looked at. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 91.70507 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is a few points below what we expected but still a decent percentage. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Life Care Center of Puyallup Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 1.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall which resulted in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 2.8% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who have sustained a UTI. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 20.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 14.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 1.52% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 94.59% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 14.83% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 29.42% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to preserving the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 29.42% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 14.37% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Puyallup, 71.24% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Puyallup, WA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Puyallup, Washington has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.4 miles away401 15th Avenue Se Puyallup Washington 98372Voluntary non-profit - Private(253) 697-2102
  • St Francis Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.82 miles away34515 9th Avenue South Federal Way Washington 98003Voluntary non-profit - Church(253) 944-8100
  • St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.74 miles away1717 South J Street Tacoma Washington 98405Voluntary non-profit - Church(253) 627-4101
  • Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.22 miles away202 North Division Street Plaza One Auburn Washington 98001Voluntary non-profit - Private(253) 833-7711
  • St Clare HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.35 miles away11315 Bridgeport Way S W Lakewood Washington 98499Voluntary non-profit - Church(253) 588-1711
  • Madigan Amc (Ft Lewis)Acute Care - Department of Defense 13.28 miles away9040 Jackson Avenue Tacoma Washington 98431Department of Defense(253) 968-1110
  • St Elizabeth HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.98 miles away1450 Battersby Avenue Enumclaw Washington 98022Voluntary non-profit - Church(360) 825-2505
  • Multicare Covington Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.87 miles away17700 Se 272nd St Kent Washington 98042Voluntary non-profit - Private(253) 372-7400

Nearby Dialysis

  • Puyallup Community Dialysis Center1.59 miles away802 30th Ave Sw Puyallup Washington 98373CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (253) 845-3147
  • Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.1.71 miles away702 South Hill Park Dr Puyallup Washington 98373CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (253) 445-7520
  • Nkc Fife Kidney Center5.32 miles away6021 12th Street E, Suite 110 Tacoma Washington 98424Dialysis Stations: 10 (253) 943-6335
  • Chi Franciscan5.52 miles away19520 State Hwy 410 E., Suite 19663 Bonney Lake Washington 98391Dialysis Stations: 4 (253) 447-3940
  • Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.5.78 miles away1415 E 72nd St Tacoma Washington 98404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (253) 474-2310
  • Federal Way Community Dialysis Center7.64 miles away1015 S 348th St Federal Way Washington 98003CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (253) 661-9055
  • Nkc Federal Way East Kidney Center8.07 miles away33820 Weyerhaeuser Way S Ste 100 Auburn Washington 98001Dialysis Stations: 14 (253) 943-6262
  • Parkland Dialysis Center8.11 miles away311 140th St S Tacoma Washington 98444CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (253) 536-5961

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  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=505324