Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Emerald Care
209 North Ahtanum Avenue, Wapato, WA 98951 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 82 certified beds
Emerald Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wapato, Washington. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.74 hours per resident per day, below the Washington average of 4.39. Its most recent inspection on Feb 4, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Emerald 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) | 3.74 | 4.39 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.75 | 0.88 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.41 | 2.69 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 35.2% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 March 24, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 13, 2026
What inspectors found at Emerald Care
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual 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 · Mar 24, 2026 · 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 · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · 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 · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · 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 · Jan 30, 2026 · 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
- 209 North Ahtanum Avenue
Wapato, WA 98951 - CMS certification #
- 505265
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 82
- Avg residents/day
- 77.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-06-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says 3 meals a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Emerald 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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Astria Toppenish Hospital, Toppenish. 7.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Linden Post Acute, Toppenish. 7.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Memorial Home Care Services, Yakima. 11.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 8.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98951 as metropolitan (metropolitan low commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Wapato Dialysis, Wapato, 0.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Zillah Dialysis, Zillah, 8.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Yakima Dialysis Center, Yakima, 12.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98951.
Memorial Home Care Services/Hospice Services, office in Yakima, 11.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Astria Hospice, office in Yakima, 11.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Prosser Public Hospital District Of Benton County, Benton City. 44.8 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 moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 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 Emerald Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Emerald Care an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Emerald Care staffed?
Emerald Care reports 3.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Washington average of 4.39.
Has Emerald Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Emerald Care have?
Emerald Care is certified for 82 beds.