Overview
Washington Veteran Home-Retsil has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Washington average of 3.3. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Pt Orchard. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 66% of nursing homes in Washington (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 11, 2026, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the Washington average of 15.5. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $23,920 in the past three years.
Washington Veteran Home-Retsil is a government-run facility with 240 certified beds, caring for about 229 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2007.
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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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 11, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $23,920
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.94 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.90 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.50 hrs
- Nurse aides2.54 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 240
- Average residents per day
- 229
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 1, 2007
- 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