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F609 in Washington: nursing home citations

F609 in Washington: Reporting of Alleged Violations (Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation). CMS regulation text: Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Washington nursing homes cited for this tag in surveys dated 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30, newest first.

Citations45surveys 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Facilities cited40
Actual harm or worse0scope/severity G to L
From complaint surveys29
Latest survey2026-08-18

Citations by survey month

Survey monthCitations
2025-100
2025-112
2025-125
2026-015
2026-024
2026-039
2026-048
2026-053
2026-064
2026-072
2026-083
2026-090

Recent months are incomplete: CMS publishes a survey only after the state agency uploads it, so the last one or two months fill in over later releases.

Latest citations

Survey dateFacilityCityCCNF-tagSeverityComplaintStatus
2026-08-18MARYSVILLE CARE CENTERMarysville, WA505386F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-09-16)
2026-08-07Bremerton Trails Post AcuteBremerton, WA505123F609EYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-08-20)
2026-08-05ORCHARD PARK HEALTH CARE & REHAB CENTERTacoma, WA505093F609EYesDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction
2026-07-13BOTHELL HEALTH CAREBothell, WA505431F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-08-24)
2026-07-06ELISEOTacoma, WA505435F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-09-10)
2026-06-23North Cascades Health and RehabilitationBellingham, WA505393F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-07-22)
2026-06-16AVAMERE REHABILITATION OF SHORELINESeattle, WA505009F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-07-21)
2026-06-09AGILITY HEALTH AND REHABILITATIONUniversity Place, WA505473F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-07-21)
2026-06-01Rock Hill Health & RehabilitationBellingham, WA505098F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-07-07)
2026-05-12MT BAKER CARE CENTERBellingham, WA505376F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-06-24)
2026-05-11Washington Veteran Home-RetsilPt Orchard, WA505517F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-06-03)
2026-05-08PUGET SOUND CAREOlympia, WA505299F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-06-10)
2026-04-24AVAMERE AT PACIFIC RIDGETacoma, WA505264F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-05-29)
2026-04-21Richmond Beach RehabShoreline, WA505488F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-05-22)
2026-04-13MARTHA AND MARY HEALTH SERVICEPoulsbo, WA505474F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-05-15)
2026-04-13AVAMERE REHABILITATION AT RIDGEMONTPort Orchard, WA505217F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-04-22)
2026-04-13SPOKANE FALLS CARESpokane, WA505024F609EYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-05-27)
2026-04-07Colville Health and Rehabilitation of CascadiaColville, WA505275F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-05-05)
2026-04-03CASHMERE POST ACUTECashmere, WA505151F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-05-20)
2026-04-01Bridges To HomeShoreline, WA505535F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-05-15)
2026-03-30HEARTWOOD EXTENDED HEALTHCARETacoma, WA505326F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-05-05)
2026-03-30Anacortes Health and RehabilitationAnacortes, WA505216F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-05-15)
2026-03-26GIG HARBOR HEALTH AND REHABILITATIONGig Harbor, WA505436F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-04-15)
2026-03-26ORCHARD PARK HEALTH CARE & REHAB CENTERTacoma, WA505093F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-04-15)
2026-03-25BALLARD CENTERSeattle, WA505042F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-04-11)
2026-03-23LIFE CARE CENTER OF KIRKLANDKirkland, WA505334F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-04-09)
2026-03-19AVALON HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER - PASCOPasco, WA505126F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-04-14)
2026-03-13AVAMERE REHABILITATION OF SHORELINESeattle, WA505009F609EYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-04-07)
2026-03-04North Cascades Health and RehabilitationBellingham, WA505393F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-03-23)
2026-02-20South Creek Post AcuteCentralia, WA505373F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-03-09)
2026-02-17STAFHOLT HEALTH AND REHABILITATION OF CASCADIABlaine, WA505395F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-04-01)
2026-02-11COVENANT SHORES HEALTH CENTERMercer Island, WA505504F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-03-06)
2026-02-11GIG HARBOR HEALTH AND REHABILITATIONGig Harbor, WA505436F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-03-02)
2026-01-30Emerald CareWapato, WA505265F609EYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-02-27)
2026-01-29THE OAKS AT LAKEWOODTacoma, WA505347F609EDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-02-13)
2026-01-21COLUMBIA CREST CENTERMoses Lake, WA505320F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-02-14)
2026-01-14LINDEN GROVE HEALTH CARE CENTERPuyallup, WA505485F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-02-19)
2026-01-07Woodard Creek Health & RehabilitationOlympia, WA505387F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-02-06)
2025-12-22LACAMAS CREEK POST ACUTECamas, WA505273F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-01-10)
2025-12-17LIFE CARE CENTER OF PUYALLUPPuyallup, WA505324F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-01-15)
2025-12-05CRESCENT HEALTH CAREYakima, WA505085F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-01-15)
2025-12-03COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITALEphrata, WA50A181F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-02-02)
2025-12-03LIFE CARE CENTER OF RICHLANDRichland, WA505070F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-01-02)
2025-11-24VIEW RIDGE CARE CENTEREverett, WA505362F609DDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-01-20)
2025-11-18Bremerton Trails Post AcuteBremerton, WA505123F609DYesDeficient, Provider has date of correction (2026-01-07)
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Facility, city and CCN as published by CMS. Severity is the CMS scope/severity letter (A lowest to L highest; G and above = actual harm, J to L = immediate jeopardy). See method.

Source

CMS Provider Data Catalog, Health Deficiencies (file NH_HealthCitations_Oct2026.csv, data as of 2026-10-01, released 2026-10-28, downloaded 2026-11-01; 94,771 citations with surveys 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30). Counts are row counts; nothing is estimated. CMS plans the next update for 2026-12-02. Method.

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