Avalon Healthcare Bellingham
Nursing Home Facility
3121 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98226
St. Francis Bellingham has proudly served the community of Northwest Washington for 25 years. We offer a safe, friendly environment that residents can call home or enjoy visiting for short-term physical therapy Bellingham.
With 120 beds, Avalon Healthcare Bellingham is one of the larger communities in the area — senior care communities in Bellingham average about 35 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 63% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby. That is below the Bellingham average of roughly 78%.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Bellingham average about 3.7 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 10 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.2 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Bellingham average about 4.1 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 52%.
The community is located in Whatcom County, WA.
Avalon Healthcare Bellingham offers assisted living, nursing home care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 120
- Occupancy 63%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.5
- Annual staff turnover 52%
- Last health inspection December 2025
Resident & family reviews
My father was placed there for a month last year over the Holidays. When he went in he had full use of his legs, seldom used a cane, never a walker. He was admitted because of depression, he had just lost his second wife and also had a bladder infection. He was left in his bed or a wheel chair for the majority of the time, they seldom got him up. He waited for help to the bathroom sometimes for 45 minutes. They wouldn't allow him to do this on his own because they said he was a fall risk and he needed a two person assist. My dad feels that because they wouldn't walk with him and didn't start therapy for a few weeks that he sat way too much and his legs deteriorated drastically. He said it wasn't until his last 10 days that they really did any RT. Ever since then his legs haven't been the same. He left using a wheel chair, and was able to move up to a walker because he worked out in the gym so regularly but his legs have never been the same.
by Sally, Dec 2012