Nursing homes in Washington

Washington has 193 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in 29 counties, with 18,781 certified beds in total. The state average CMS overall rating is 3.3 of 5 against a national average of 3.0, and homes report 4.36 nurse staffing hours per resident per day against 3.86 nationally.

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Washington against the national average

Measure	Washington	United States
Overall rating (1 to 5)	3.3	3.0
Health inspection rating	2.8	2.8
Staffing rating	3.6	2.9
Nurse staffing hours per resident per day	4.36	3.86
Registered nurse hours per resident per day	0.94	0.69
Nursing staff turnover	45.1%	45.8%
Health deficiencies in the latest inspection	15.8	9.2
Fines per home, past three years	1.2	0.9

Averages are published by CMS. Health inspection ratings are set within each state, so compare them across states with care.

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Cities with at least 3 homes, by the city in each home's CMS address. Every home is also listed by county below.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026.