Skilled nursing
Puyallup Post Acute
0.00 reviews · 0 verifiedPUYALLUP, WALic. 505211
DENYCMS payment denial (3 days)Source: CMS Penalties
FINECMS fine: $7,443Source: CMS Penalties
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Puyallup Post Acute is a skilled nursing facility located in Puyallup, WA, providing 24-hour nursing care and rehabilitation services. The center focuses on personalized support for residents recovering from surgery, injuries, or managing serious illnesses. With a commitment to comfort and clear communication, the facility offers individualized care plans, therapy sessions, and daily activities to promote independence. Residents can expect a welcoming environment with access to community resources and a dedicated team of professionals.
Care Staffing & Medical24-Hour Nursing
TherapiesOn-Site Rehabilitation Services
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Medicare overall
2/5Medicare.gov Care Compare stars are shown for context only. They are never part of the Unbeatable composite score.
Staffing (PBJ)
3.72 total HPRDRN 0.49 · weekend 93%Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Survey history
13 inspections78 deficiencies on record
Federal IDs
CCN 505211
Overall: 2/5 · Health: 2/5 · Staffing: 1/5 · QM: 5/5
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Recent inspectionsShowing 12 of 13 inspections.
Health surveyFeb 2026 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-585SS D — Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Health surveyJan 2026 · CMS3 deficiencies
- F-621SS E — Treat residents equally regarding transfer, discharge, and provision of services for all residents, regardless of payment source
- F-627SS E — Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- F-628SS E — Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Health surveySep 2025 · CMS10 deficiencies
- F-558SS D — Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- F-565SS E — Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- F-584SS C — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- F-610SS D — Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- F-628SS E — Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- F-645SS E — PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-695SS D — Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F-757SS E — Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- F-790SS D — Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Fire safetySep 2025 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL11 deficiencies
- E-15SS F — Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- E-33SS F — Establish methods for sharing information.
- E-9SS F — Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.
- K-222SS F — Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- K-321SS F — Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- K-324SS F — Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- K-345SS F — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- K-353SS F — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-355SS D — Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- K-918SS F — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- K-920SS D — Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Fire safetyAug 2025 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL1 deficiencies
- K-345SS F — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Health surveyJun 2025 · CMS2 deficiencies
- F-773SS E — Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- F-880SS E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Health surveyMar 2025 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-689SS E — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Health surveyAug 2024 · CMS19 deficiencies
- F-552SS D — Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- F-559SS D — Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- F-623SS E — Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- F-625SS E — Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- F-637SS D — Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- F-645SS D — PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- F-655SS E — Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- F-656SS E — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-657SS D — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-691SS D — Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- F-692SS D — Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- F-698SS D — Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- F-757SS E — Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- F-758SS E — Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- F-759SS D — Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- F-880SS E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire safetyAug 2024 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL7 deficiencies
- E-39SS F — Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- K-291SS F — Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- K-353SS F — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-363SS F — Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- K-372SS F — Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- K-921SS F — Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- K-926SS F — Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
Health surveyAug 2024 · CMS2 deficiencies
- F-661SS E — Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- F-686SS E — Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Health surveyJul 2023 · CMS14 deficiencies
- F-623SS E — Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- F-625SS E — Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- F-645SS D — PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- F-656SS D — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-677SS D — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F-686SS D — Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- F-688SS E — Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- F-692SS E — Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- F-695SS D — Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F-757SS E — Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- F-758SS E — Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- F-812SS E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-880SS E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-887SS E — Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Fire safetyJul 2023 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL5 deficiencies
- K-300SS D — Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- K-345SS F — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- K-362SS F — Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- K-363SS E — Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- K-372SS F — Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
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Write a reviewOperated by REGENCY PACIFIC MANAGEMENT (privately held) since 1971.
- Jan 2022
operator transition — HAND, PATSY
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (33%) — HAND, PATSY - Nov 2003
operator transition — REDHEAD, PAUL
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (33%) — REDHEAD, PAUL