Nursing homes in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington has 11 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,313 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 2.5 of 5 (the Washington average is 3.3), and 3 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 4.33 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 9 of the 11.
Homes whose CMS address is in Tacoma. They are in Pierce County.
- Nursing homes
- 11
- Certified beds
- 1,313
- Average overall rating
- 2.5
- Certified beds in use
- 79.2%
All 11 homes
- 5 of 5 Tacoma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 150beds 69.4%in use 4.89nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 The Oaks at Lakewood 80beds 89.1%in use 4.08nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound 60beds 89.8%in use 5.17nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Eliseo 187beds 66.6%in use 4.33nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Avalon Healthcare - Tacoma 81beds 65.7%in use 4.42nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Avamere at Pacific Ridge 102beds 64.1%in use 5.16nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Park Rose Care Center 139beds 70.6%in use 5.14nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation 123beds 89.7%in use 3.90nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation 124beds 93.2%in use 3.74nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Heartwood Extended Healthcare 120beds 85.8%in use 3.96nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center 147beds 87.4%in use 3.66nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Tacoma, Washington?
CMS lists 11 certified nursing homes in Tacoma, with 1,313 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Tacoma have a 5-star overall rating?
2 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Tacoma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, The Oaks at Lakewood.
How full are nursing homes in Tacoma?
On an average day about 79.2% of certified beds are in use across homes in Tacoma. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All cities and counties in Washington