Overview
Life Care Center of Richland has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Washington average of 3.3. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Richland. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 89% of nursing homes in Washington (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 23, 2025, found 28 health deficiencies, more than the Washington average of 15.5. 12 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $58,126 in the past three years.
Life Care Center of Richland is a for-profit facility with 104 certified beds, caring for about 73 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979.
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 100%
Top 57%
Top 54%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 23, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 28
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 12
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $58,126
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.69 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.89 hrs
- Nurse aides2.13 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 104
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 10, 1979
- 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