Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Christian Health Care Center
855 Aaron Drive · Lynden, WA 98264 · 122 certified beds
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About Christian Health Care Center
Christian Health Care Center is a nursing home in Lynden, Washington. Its capacity is 122 beds, above the Whatcom County median of 70 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator and is part of SP Consulting Services. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 11 citations, the most recent on May 27, 2025. CMS also lists 1 fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 4.73 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
5.0Staffing
4.0Quality measures
5.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (11)
Records from April 2023 to May 2025.
May 27, 2025
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected June 20, 2025.
May 27, 2025
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 June 20, 2025.
May 27, 2025
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 9, 2025.
May 27, 2025
Tag F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 9, 2025.
May 27, 2025
Tag F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 20, 2025.
May 27, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 9, 2025.
May 27, 2025
Tag F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 9, 2025.
May 27, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 9, 2025.
August 21, 2024
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 16, 2024.
August 21, 2024
Tag F0610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 16, 2024.
April 13, 2023
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 8, 2023.
Penalties (1)
Total fines: $22,081
May 27, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $22,081 against this nursing home on May 27, 2025.
Staffing
4.73 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 4.80 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Non profit
- Parent company: SP Consulting Services
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.
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.
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