Puget Sound Healthcare Center
Nursing Home Facility
4001 Capitol Mall Dr Southwest, Olympia, WA 98502
Puget Sound Health Care Center is a leading provider of long-term skilled nursing care and short-term rehabilitation solutions. Our 108 bed facility offers a full continuum of services and care focused around each individual in today’s ever-changing healthcare environment.
With 108 beds, Puget Sound Healthcare Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Olympia average about 14 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 88% of its licensed beds. That is above the Olympia average of roughly 78%.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Olympia average about 3.2 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in January 2026 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 56%.
The community is located in Thurston County, WA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 21 problems at Puget Sound Healthcare Center. 1 finding involved harm to a resident. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $8,018.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Try 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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Puget Sound Healthcare Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 108
- Occupancy 88%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.0
- Annual staff turnover 56%
- Last health inspection January 2026
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