Nursing home
Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation
6220 South Alaska Street, Tacoma, WA 98408 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Evergreen Healthcare Group (41 facilities) · 123 certified beds
Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tacoma, Washington. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.75 hours per resident per day, below the Washington average of 4.39. Its most recent inspection on May 23, 2025 cited 29 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 3 fines totaling $196,648In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation compares
This facility vs. the Washington and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Washington avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.75 | 4.39 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.35 | 0.88 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.19 | 2.69 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 54.5% | 46.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 29.0 | 17.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $196,648, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
Administration Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 6220 South Alaska Street
Tacoma, WA 98408 - CMS certification #
- 505483
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 123
- Avg residents/day
- 108.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-08-26
- Chain
- Evergreen Healthcare Group (41 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Evergreen Healthcare Group
Evergreen Healthcare Group operates 41 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Evergreen Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2013
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jul 1, 2013 to Nov 25, 2013. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Cent (Evergreen at Tacoma, LLC). Case 1708791.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma. 3.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Avalon Healthcare - Tacoma, Tacoma. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Accentcare Home Health Of Pierce County, LLC, Tacoma. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98408 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care South Tacoma, Tacoma, 0.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Greater Tacoma Home Training, Tacoma, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Tacoma East, Tacoma, 2.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98408.
Puget Sound Hospice, office in Tacoma, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Envision Hospice, office in Tacoma, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Multicare Hospice, office in Tacoma, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Post Acute Medical PLLC, Tacoma. 0.0 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 risk
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: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation reports 3.75 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Washington average of 4.39.
Has Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 29 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation have?
Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 123 beds.