Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
100 Timber Ridge Way Nw, Issaquah, WA 98027 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Services (20 facilities) · 45 certified beds
Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Issaquah, Washington. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.80 hours per resident per day, above the Washington average of 4.39. Its most recent inspection on Dec 16, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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) | 4.80 | 4.39 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.01 | 2.69 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 22.4% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 17.1 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 16, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 31, 2026
What inspectors found at Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
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
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 16, 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 · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Oct 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 25, 2024 · 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 · Oct 25, 2024 · 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
- 100 Timber Ridge Way Nw
Issaquah, WA 98027 - CMS certification #
- 505518
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 45
- Avg residents/day
- 41.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2008-06-30
- Chain
- Life Care Services (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Services
Life Care Services operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Services facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
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Care and services
From the community’s website
What Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing 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.
- Apartment types named: one-bedroom.
1 Bed, 1.5 Bath
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Swedish Issaquah, Issaquah. 2.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Avamere Rehabilitation of Issaquah, Issaquah. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health, Bellevue. 7.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- QFC Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98027 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Issaquah Dialysis, Issaquah, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Renton Dialysis, Renton, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Bellevue Dialysis Center, Bellevue, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98027.
Heart And Soul Hospice, office in Renton, 8.1 miles away, straight line
Continuum Care Of King LLC, office in Tukwila, 9.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Wesley Homes Hospice, LLC, office in Kent, 10.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- John H Addison Md Ps, Mercer Island. 7.3 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | 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 relatively 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 Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 4.80 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Washington average of 4.39.
Has Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Briarwood at Timber Ridge (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 45 beds.