Nursing home
Avalon Care Center at Northpointe
9827 North Nevada, Spokane, WA 99218 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Avalon Health Care (13 facilities) · 119 certified beds
Avalon Care Center at Northpointe is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Spokane, Washington. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.25 hours per resident per day, below the Washington average of 4.39. Its most recent inspection on Feb 7, 2025 cited 36 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $84,614In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Avalon Care Center at Northpointe 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) | 4.25 | 4.39 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.58 | 0.88 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.43 | 2.69 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 69.0% | 46.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 36.0 | 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: 2 fines totaling $84,614, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Avalon Care Center at Northpointe
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 7, 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
- 9827 North Nevada
Spokane, WA 99218 - CMS certification #
- 505496
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 119
- Avg residents/day
- 91.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-05-08
- Chain
- Avalon Health Care (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Avalon Health Care
Avalon Health Care operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Avalon Health Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Avalon Care Center at Northpointe using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Avalon Care Center at Northpointe says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Avalon Care Center at Northpointe offers more than just 24-hour nursing care, we cater to both the physical and emotional health of our residents and patients.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and Semi-Private Suites
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Providence Holy Family Hospital, Spokane. 2.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Regency at Northpointe, Spokane. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Health Services, Spokane. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 99218 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Northpointe Dialysis Unit, Spokane, 0.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita North Spokane, Spokane, 1.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Indian Trail Dialysis, Spokane, 4.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 99218.
Horizon Hospice, office in Spokane, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Spokane, office in Spokane, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Providence Hospice Spokane, office in Spokane Valley, 7.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Washington Pac Services PC, Soap Lake. 100.7 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: very low. By hazard: inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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: 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avalon Care Center at Northpointe a good nursing home?
CMS gives Avalon Care Center at Northpointe an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Avalon Care Center at Northpointe staffed?
Avalon Care Center at Northpointe reports 4.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Washington average of 4.39.
Has Avalon Care Center at Northpointe had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 36 deficiencies.
How many beds does Avalon Care Center at Northpointe have?
Avalon Care Center at Northpointe is certified for 119 beds.