Nursing Homes · Des Moines, WA
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Puget Sound Transitional Care
2800 South 224th Street, · Des Moines, WA 98198 · 165 certified beds
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About Puget Sound Transitional Care
Puget Sound Transitional Care is a nursing home in Des Moines, Washington. Its capacity is 165 beds, above the King County median of 114 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of The Ensign Group. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 63 citations, the most recent on April 30, 2026. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.75 hours per resident per day. It is one of 3 nursing homes listed in Des Moines. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
3.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (63)
Records from May 2023 to April 2026.
April 30, 2026
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 29, 2026.
March 5, 2026
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 March 31, 2026.
March 5, 2026
Tag F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 31, 2026.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0801Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0881Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
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 October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0700Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0887Educate 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.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0636Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 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 D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
August 27, 2025
Tag F0908Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
3.75 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 3.89 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of The Ensign Group, a chain of 347 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 3.3 overall, 2.8 for health inspections, 2.8 for staffing, 4.4 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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