South Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center

Nursing home in Spokane, WA

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 17 East 8th Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: (509) 474-5678
Listed under: For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 505414
Overall star rating: 5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating: 4 of 5
Staffing rating: 3 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 113
Average residents per day: 84
Ownership: For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name: Last Empire Healthcare LLC
Chain: The Ensign Group (342 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jun 6, 1992
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 505414. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 18, 2025. CMS lists 30 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 13, 2022 to Dec 5, 2025): 8 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Dec 5, 2025	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 5, 2025	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 18, 2025	Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 2025	Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 2025	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 2025	Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 2025	Ensure 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. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 2025	Ensure 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… Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 2025	Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. Administration	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 2025	Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted Resident Assessment and Care Planning	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 18, 2025	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 18, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 30. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 4.63 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.99 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.54 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.66 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 64%
RN turnover (yearly): 61%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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