Overview
Life Care Center of Kirkland has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Washington average of 3.3. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Kirkland. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 79% of nursing homes in Washington (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 26, 2025, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the Washington average of 15.5. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $53,560 in the past three years.
Life Care Center of Kirkland is a for-profit facility with 190 certified beds, caring for about 87 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
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 52%
Top 51%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 26, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $53,560
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.80 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.00 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.68 hrs
- Nurse aides2.12 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 190
- Average residents per day
- 87
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1989
- 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