Washington's Best Nursing Homes: New U.S. News Ratings

SEATTLE, WA - U.S. News & World Report has released its latest ratings identifying top nursing homes. The ratings for 2018-19 include 41 nursing homes in Washington designated by U.S. News as “high performing.”

The homes are given an overall rating as well as a short-stay rehabilitation rating, a new addition to the ratings now in their ninth year.

U.S. News explains that the new rehab rating is aimed at providing patients “with a clearer view of the quality of care provided by nursing homes to short-stay patients” who need rehabilitation or nursing services after suffering from an accident or illness.

U.S. News evaluated 412 nursing homes in Washington. Here are the "high performing" Washington nursing homes :

• ROCKWOOD SOUTH HILL, SPOKANE - High Performing
• REGENCY AT THE PARK, COLLEGE PLACE - High Performing
• GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY, SPOKANE VALLEY - High Performing
• PROVIDENCE MOUNT ST VINCENT, SEATTLE - High Performing
• WOODLAND CONVALESCENT CENTER, WOODLAND - High Performing
• AVALON CARE CENTER, PULLMAN - High Performing
• FORT VANCOUVER POST ACUTE, VANCOUVER - High Performing
• PARK WEST CARE CENTER, SEATTLE - High Performing
• PRESTIGE CARE & REHABILITATION, CAMAS -High Performing
• PRESTIGE CARE & REHABILITATION, CLARKSTON - High Performing
• RIVERVIEW CARE CENTER, SPOKANE - High Performing
• BUENA VISTA HEALTHCARE, COLVILLE - High Performing
• PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL, CHEWELAH - High Performing
• REGENCY CANYON LAKES REHAB AND NURSING CENTER, KENNEWICK - High Performing
• IDA CULVER HOUSE BROADVIEW NCC, SEATTLE - High Performing
• MARYSVILLE CARE CENTER - High Performing
• SUMMITVIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER, YAKIMA - High Performing
• SUNSHINE GARDENS, SPOKANE - High Performing
• COLONIAL VISTA POST-ACUTE & REHAB CENTER, WENATCHEE - High Performing
• NEWPORT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LTC, NEWPORT - High Performing
• REGENCY HARMONY HOUSE REHAB & NURSING, BREWSTER - High Performing
• CAROLINE KLINE GALLAND HOME, SEATTLE - High Performing
• NORTH VALLEY HOSPITAL, TONASKET - High Performing
• NISQUALLY VALLEY CARE CENTER, MCKENNA - High Performing
• THE TERRACES AT SKYLINE, SEATTLE - High Performing
• NORTHWOODS LODGE, SILVERDALE - High Performing
• PARK SHORE, SEATTLE - High Performing
• TOUCHMARK ON SOUTH HILL NURSING, SPOKANE - High Performing
• COTTESMORE OF LIFE CARE, GIG HARBOR - High Performing
• EVERETT TRANSITIONAL CARE SERV - High Performing
• GARDEN TERRACE HEALTHCARE CENTER OF FEDERAL WAY - High Performing
• REGENCY OLYMPIA REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER - High Performing
• BRIARWOOD AT TIMBER RIDGE, ISSAQUAH - High Performing
• BENSON HEIGHTS REHABILITATION CENTER, KENT - High Performing
• MIRABELLA SEATTLE, SEATTLE - High Performing
• MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES - SALMON CREEK, VANCOUVER - High Performing
• CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT, WENATCHEE - High Performing
• LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL, PUYALLUP - High Performing
• FORKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LTCU, FORKS - High Performing
• COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL, EPHRATA - High Performing
• PAT N FIRCREST SCHOOL, SEATTLE - High Performing

Additionally, there were 37 nursing homes rated as "better than average:"

• COLUMBIA LUTHERAN HOME, SEATTLE - Better than Average
• PRESTIGE POST-ACUTE & REHAB CTR, KITTITAS VALLLEY - Better than Average
• LIFE CARE CENTER OF KIRKLAND - Better than Average
• CHENEY CARE CENTER - Better than Average
• FIDALGO CARE CENTER, ANACORTES - Better than Average
• PRESTIGE CARE & REHABILITATION, SUNNYSIDE - Better than Average
• SEQUIM HEALTH & REHABILITATION, SEQUIM - Better than Average
• COLUMBIA CREST CENTER, MOSES LAKE - Better than Average
• BAINBRIDGE ISLAND HEALTH & REHAB CENTER - Better than Average
• PARK MANOR REHABILITATION CTR, WALLA WALLA - Better than Average
• PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH CARE CENTER, SPOKANE - Better than Average
• FOSS HOME & VILLAGE, SEATTLE - Better than Average
• DISCOVERY NURSING & REHAB OF VANCOUVER - Better than Average
• PROVIDENCE MARIANWOOD, ISSAQUAH - Better than Average
• BOTHELL HEALTH CARE - Better than Average
• PACIFIC CARE AND REHABILITATION, HOQUIAM - Better than Average
• NORTH CENTRAL CARE CENTER, SPOKANE - Better than Average
• JUDSON PARK HEALTH CENTER, DES MOINES - Better than Average
• MESSENGER HOUSE CARE CENTER, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND - Better than Average
• PRESTIGE POST-ACUTE AND REHAB CENTER, EDMONDS - Better than Average
• WASHINGTON VETERAN HOME-RETSIL, PT ORCHARD - Better than Average
• WASHINGTON SOLDIERS HOME, ORTING - Better than Average
• STAFFORD HEALTHCARE, DES MOINES - Better than Average
• RICHLAND REHABILITATION CENTER - Better than Average
• SPRINGS AT PACIFIC REGENT, BELLEVUE - Better than Average
• COVENANT SHORES HEALTH CENTER, MERCER ISLAND - Better than Average
• AVALON CARE CENTER AT NORTHPOINTE, SPOKANE - Better than Average
• NORTH CASCADES HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER, BELLINGHAM - Better than Average
• MT BAKER CARE CENTER, BELLINGHAM - Better than Average
• STAFHOLT GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER, BLAINE - Better than Average
• PRESTIGE CARE & REHABILITATION, UNION GAP - Better than Average
• MOUNTAIN VIEW REHABILITATION AND CARE CENTER, MARYSVILLE - Better than Average
• PROVIDENCE MOTHER JOSEPH CARE, OLYMPIA - Better than Average
• AVAMERE REHABILITATION OF CASCADE PARK, VANCOUVER - Better than Average
• ROYAL PARK HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, SPOKANE - Better than Average
• REGENCY WENATCHEE REHABILIATION & NURSING CENTER - Better than Average
• SULLIVAN PARK CARE CENTER, SPOKANE - Better than Average

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