Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Life Care Center Of Kirkland
10101 Northeast 120th Street, Kirkland, WA · (425) 823-2323
- Certified beds
- 190
- Residents per day
- 87
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- May 1, 1989
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Washington.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Washington homes
Life Care Center Of Kirkland carries 123 inspection points. That is fewer than 31% of Washington's 192 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Washington: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–31 pts
- 4★ 31–69 pts
- 3★ 69–100 pts
- 2★ 100–167 pts
- 1★ over 167 pts
Bars show every rated home in Washington by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
62 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (3)
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care13D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning12E
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- D
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation11D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Infection Control8F
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights6D
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Pharmacy Service5E
- E
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.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
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.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Inspection history
2025-11-26
16 health deficiencies · 12 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (3 deficiencies)
2024-09-06
26 health deficiencies · 8 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (8 deficiencies)
2023-05-04
20 health deficiencies · 11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 48 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 48 min
Washington average
4 h 25 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 50% of nursing staff and 54% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$53,560 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | Fine | $14,950 |
| 2024-02-01 | Fine | $38,610 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.4 pts better | 99.6% | 96.2% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.7 pts worse | 89.6% | 94.3% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.5 pts better | 2.1% | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms9.8 pts better | 8.1% | 17.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight6.6 pts worse | 12.2% | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2.9 pts better | 9.6% | 12.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.1 pts better | 9.9% | 15.0% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened7.4 pts better | 8.2% | 15.6% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3 pts better | 10.8% | 13.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.8 pts better | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.3 pts better | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.9 pts worse | 25.5% | 21.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcersAbout the same | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.5 pts better | 95.2% | 88.7% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.2 pts better | 9.8% | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.5 pts better | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.7 pts better | 88.1% | 84.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission8.7 pts worse | 28.4% | 19.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
5 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross, Cindy | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 183 facilities |
| Kaur, Jasmeen | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 194 facilities |
| Preston, Forrest | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 170 facilities |
| Thurmond, Joan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 191 facilities |
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Fire safety
31 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke10F
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems8F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- F
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Egress6F
- F
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- D
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Emergency Preparedness3F
- F
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Miscellaneous2F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Services2E
- E
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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