Overview
Columbia Lutheran Home has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Washington average of 3.3. It ranks 4th of 19 nursing homes in Seattle. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 92% of nursing homes in Washington (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 1.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 8, 2026, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the Washington average of 15.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 58% of Washington nursing homes have been fined.
Columbia Lutheran Home is a nonprofit facility with 116 certified beds, caring for about 64 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 22%
Top 28%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 8, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.25 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.25 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.54 hrs
- Nurse aides3.45 hrs
- Physical therapists0.15 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 116
- Average residents per day
- 64
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 1, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes