Overview
Puget Sound Transitional Care has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Washington average of 3.3. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Des Moines. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 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 82% of nursing homes in Washington (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 27, 2025, found 25 health deficiencies, more than the Washington average of 15.5. 4 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.
Puget Sound Transitional Care is a for-profit facility with 165 certified beds, caring for about 84 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2004.
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.
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Top 76%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 27, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 25
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- 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 staff3.75 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.84 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.77 hrs
- Nurse aides2.14 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 165
- Average residents per day
- 84
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 2, 2004
- 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