Burien Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
Nursing Home Facility
1031 Southwest 130th Street, Burien, WA 98146
Burien Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is a senior care community located in Burien, WA. It provides nursing home care, continuing care (CCRC), and senior living for older adults in the Burien area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (206) 242-3213.
Operated by Avamere, which runs 42 communities in our directory.
With 140 beds, Burien Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Burien average about 19 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 57% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in May 2025 and recorded 13 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.8 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 24%.
The community is located in King County, WA.
Burien Nursing And Rehabilitation Center offers nursing home care, continuing care (CCRC), and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Limited liability company
- Beds / units 140
- Occupancy 57%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.1
- Annual staff turnover 24%
- Last health inspection May 2025
Resident & family reviews
The worst months of my partner's life was spent at Burien Nursing and Rehab. I am very grateful that she survived the experience, but it took her over a year to recover from it,
My partner entered this facility for a short term stay. She had had a fall at home, and it was deemed unsafe for her to return until she had rebuilt some strength.
When she entered the facility, the staff was informed that she was on a gout diet as she had had a severe episode of gout prior to admission. The staff totally disregarded these instructions no matter how many times the importance of this diet was explained. When I expressed concern over the way my partner was acting, the nursing home staff ignored me. While in the facility my partner was erroneously diagnosed with congestive heart failure, (due to the use of poor diagnostic tools.) This mistake alone took 6 months to clear up. She spent the majority of time at the facility in a state of delirium. They had her over medicated on morphine ( a drug which she had had previous allergic reactions to,) and to this day does not recall the majority of her time there. The nursing assistants were known to leave her on a bed pan for as long as an hour and a half, and when I complained, I was called a "bitch" by the staff member who had done it. (I am not exaggerating, that was her exact word). Because of improper procedures in hygiene. two weeks after she got out of the nursing home, she was diagnosed with a UTI caused by e. Coli. She had numerous drug reactions at the facility and lost all the skin on her hands. I personally had to point out rashes to them before anything was done about them. She checked into this nursing home with low potassium and after less than 2 weeks of returning home, she was back in the hospital with a potassium level that was sky high. (She should have had a heart attack) We suspect that no one at the hospital was following up with the blood work.
Every time I tried to get her out of this hell hole, I was told she would only be there for another week, it was not worth the effort to find her a new facility, and that it was not my decision as she was "competent".
If I had any way of suing them I would. Given the state of turmoil we were in during her stay there, I was not able to document anything. To add insult to injury, the nursing home sued my partner when we refused to pay the coinsurance on the bill. (I personally think they should be grateful that they got paid anything). After the care she received at this nursing home, my partner was unable to return to work and had to retire. She ended up in the hospital twice more within the same year, and at a different, much better facility. Thanks to the hospital and rehab stays, she is doing much much better, but I will never forgive them for what they put us both through. I visited my partner every day and most nights I came home crying. It was the longest 5 weeks of my life. I have always been extremely skeptical of nursing facilities, and Burien Nursing and Rehab has made me terrified of these places.
by Verified visitor, Dec 2010