Assisted Living and Memory Care
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care)
491 S 338th Street, Federal Way, WA 98003 · Map
Licensed for 34 residents
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care) is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Federal Way, Washington. It is licensed for 34 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
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Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Located in a quiet neighborhood in Federal Way, Washington, Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way is a Life Care Centers of America facility that focuses on inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation with 24-hour skilled nursing care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three meals a day, plus nutritious snacks
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Featuring amenities such as courtyards, cable TV, fine dining and private rooms, our facility is certain to provide all the comforts of home to make patients and residents more comfortable as they walk the road to recovery.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Latest inspection report: 2025-10. See the record
License
Active, 34 residents
Assisted Living Facility 1631.
Nearest emergency room
0.4 miles
St Francis Community Hospital, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care) this community | 34 | Not published | Active | 1 investigation report, 1 enforcement letter | |
| Acecare AFH | 0.6 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 investigation reports, 0 enforcement letters |
| Miles Adult Family Home | 0.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 1 investigation report, 0 enforcement letters |
| Present Care AFH | 0.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 investigation reports, 0 enforcement letters |
| Loving Angels Adult Family Home | 0.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 investigation reports, 0 enforcement letters |
State inspection record1 investigation report, 1 enforcement letter
- Latest inspection report
- October 2025
- Inspection reports posted
- 2
- Investigation reports posted
- 1
- Enforcement letters
- 1
- Fire inspection reports (State Fire Marshal)
- 4
Enforcement letters
- August 21, 2025: Imposition of civil fines, $1,600 in civil fines, after a follow-up visit on August 8, 2025
Timing of preadmission assessment: The licensee failed to complete two residents’ pre-admission assessments. This failure placed both residents at risk for admission to a facility that was unable to meet resident needs and a decreased quality of life.
Service agreement planning: The licensee failed to document in two residents service agreements a plan to monitor and address interventions required to meet the care and current clinical needs of the residents. This failure placed both residents at risk for unmet care needs and potential harm.
Training and home care aide certification requirements: The licensee failed to ensure four staff completed all required training to perform their job duties and responsibilities. This failure placed nine residents at risk of unmet care needs from staff with incomplete training.
Investigation reports
Inspection reports
See every report on the state’s site →
What these terms mean
DSHS: Inspections are “conducted at least every 18 months to review facility compliance with applicable rules and regulations and resident safety.”
Investigations: “In response to reported concerns, the department checks to ensure the facility is in compliance with applicable rules and regulations.”
Enforcement actions: “Letters summarizing action taken by the Department to compel a return to compliance.”
Fire inspections (assisted living): “Conducted by the State Fire Marshal upon initial licensing, complaint or on an annual basis.”
Limitations (adult family homes): “A determination, typically for the duration of the license, that limits the type of residents who can be housed in a specific area of the home.”
Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR): “The provider’s right to request an opportunity to present information that might allow the department to change a finding that the facility did not meet a rule or requirement.”
Civil fines: “Monetary penalties for instances of noncompliance with state law.”
Conditions: “Requirements placed on the license that limit or prevent or direct specific facility actions until deficiencies are corrected.”
Stop placement: “An order that temporarily prevents the facility from admitting any additional resident(s) until deficiencies identified are corrected.”
Revocation: “The legal action of taking away the facility’s license.”
Summary suspension: “The legal action that immediately suspends the provider’s license.”
Complaint investigation report: “the written report for complaint investigations that result in a citation.”
For adult family homes, state law (RCW 70.128.280) has DSHS post three years of inspection letters, statements of deficiencies, notices of return to compliance and enforcement notices, and remove a violation or enforcement remedy that is deleted or rescinded on appeal. DSHS: “The length of time for completion and posting of final documents, including amended documents, will vary.” DSHS: “To protect residents’ privacy, information in these reports may be blocked out if it is confidential or could identify a resident.” Dates are the month DSHS lists beside each report, or the date printed on an enforcement letter. This community is licensed for 34 residents; larger communities are inspected and investigated more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Residential Care Services, report pages read October 15, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility
- License number
- 1631
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 34
- County
- King County
- Contact
- Amanda N. Moss
Source: Washington state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Contact name from the Washington licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Washington, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Washington
- Assisted living Medicaid service packages: Adult Residential Care, Enhanced Adult Residential Care, Enhanced Adult Residential Care - Specialized Dementia Care Services, Assisted Living. Yes. Assisted living facilities that serve Medicaid residents offer one or more service packages, which set the level of care and support the facility provides. Use the state search to find facilities that accept Medicaid. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 0.4 mi, nursing home 0.2 mi, pharmacy 0.1 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Francis Community Hospital, Federal Way. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way, Federal Way. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Signature Healthcare At Home, Federal Way. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Key Compounding Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98003 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Nkc Federal Way West Campus, Federal Way, 0.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Federal Way Community Dialysis Center, Federal Way, 0.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Redondo Heights Dialysis, Federal Way, 1.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98003.
Multicare Hospice, office in Tacoma, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Envision Hospice, office in Tacoma, 8.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Puget Sound Hospice, office in Tacoma, 8.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- South Sound Inpatient Physicians PLLC, Puyallup. 8.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk very high; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in October 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
What we checked14 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Residential Care Services inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Washington Medicaid provider list | Sep 9, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Public Health - Seattle & King County kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care) provide?
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care) is licensed by the state of Washington for assisted living, memory care in Federal Way, Washington. Its licensed capacity is 34 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care)?
No. We publish state licensing details for Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care) but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care) cost?
Assisted Living in King County typically starts at $3,750 to $4,550 a month. Based on 54 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care) does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care)?
Use Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way (Assisted Living and Memory Care)'s website, lcca.com/locations/wa/gt-federal-way, or visit at 491 S 338th Street, Federal Way, WA 98003.
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