Overview
Mt Baker Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Washington average of 3.3. It is the highest-rated of the 6 nursing homes in Bellingham. It scores 5 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 88% 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 2, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Washington average of 15.5. 2 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.
Mt Baker Care Center is a for-profit facility with 70 certified beds, caring for about 53 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
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 17%
Top 2%
Top 1%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 2, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- 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 staff5.04 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.33 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.69 hrs
- Nurse aides3.02 hrs
- Physical therapists0.18 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 53
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 1991
- 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