Nursing Homes · Tacoma, WA
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Avamere at Pacific Ridge
3625 East B Street · Tacoma, WA 98404 · 102 certified beds
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About Avamere at Pacific Ridge
Avamere at Pacific Ridge is a nursing home in Tacoma, Washington. Its capacity is 102 beds, below the Pierce County median of 117 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Avamere. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 70 citations, the most recent on April 24, 2026. CMS also lists 4 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 4.98 hours per resident per day. It is one of 12 nursing homes listed in Tacoma. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
4.0Quality measures
3.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (70)
Records from June 2023 to April 2026.
April 26, 2024
Tag F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 29, 2024.
April 26, 2024
Tag F0623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Severity C: widespread, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected May 29, 2024.
April 26, 2024
Tag F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 29, 2024.
April 26, 2024
Tag F0757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 29, 2024.
April 26, 2024
Tag F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 29, 2024.
April 26, 2024
Tag F0585Honor 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.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 29, 2024.
April 26, 2024
Tag F0758Implement 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 l….
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 29, 2024.
April 26, 2024
Tag F0693Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 29, 2024.
September 28, 2023
Tag F0691Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 30, 2023.
June 6, 2023
Tag F0660Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 11, 2023.
Penalties (4)
Total fines: $57,783
April 23, 2026 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $10,628 against this nursing home on April 23, 2026.
January 17, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $22,432 against this nursing home on January 17, 2025.
October 4, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $27,073 against this nursing home on October 4, 2024.
July 19, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $8,278 against this nursing home on July 19, 2024.
Staffing
4.98 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 6.07 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Avamere, a chain of 27 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 3.3 overall, 2.6 for health inspections, 4.3 for staffing, 4.0 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Washington.
What Medicaid pays nursing homes
This is what Washington Medicaid pays a nursing home for each resident per day. It is not what a family pays privately, but it shows what the state treats as the cost of a day of care.
Day-weighted mean daily rate
$404.31per day
About $12,291 a month.
Median we calculated from the state's own facility rate file, July 1, 2026. Based on 183 facilities.
Source: WA Medicaid NF rate publication (opens in a new tab), updated 2026-07-01
Median facility daily rate
$389.86per day
About $11,852 a month.
Median we calculated from the state's own facility rate file, July 1, 2026. Based on 183 facilities.
Source: WA Medicaid NF rate publication (opens in a new tab), updated 2026-07-01
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