Fircrest Nursing Facility

Nursing home in Seattle, WA

Medicaid-certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 15230-15th Northeast, Seattle, WA 98155
Phone: (206) 361-3511
Listed under: Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 50A260
Overall star rating: 5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating: 4 of 5
Staffing rating: 4 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 110
Average residents per day: 86
Ownership: Government, state
Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available
Certified for: Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: May 13, 1994
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 50A260. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 7, 2025. CMS lists 36 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 7, 2023 to Nov 7, 2025): 7 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Nov 7, 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
Nov 7, 2025	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2025	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2025	Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. Resident Rights	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 7, 2025	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 7, 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
Nov 7, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 20, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 20, 2025	Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 19, 2025	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 6, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2025	Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 36. 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: 9.32 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.64 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 7.38 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 8.82 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 51%
RN turnover (yearly): 53%

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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