Columbia Lutheran Home
Nursing home in Seattle, WA
Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 4700 Phinney Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103
- Phone
- (206) 632-7400
- Listed under
- Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 505470
- Overall star rating
- 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 5 of 5
- Certified beds
- 116
- Average residents per day
- 69
- Ownership
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Columbia Lutheran Ministries
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Mar 1, 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
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 20, 2025. CMS lists 46 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 3, 2022 to Feb 6, 2026): 4 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 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… | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 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. | E |
| Mar 20, 2025 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | E |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.33 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.32 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 3.40 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 4.74 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 41%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 31%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 1
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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