Nursing home
Life Care Center of Skagit Valley
1462 West State Route 20, Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 150 certified beds
Life Care Center of Skagit Valley is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sedro Woolley, Washington. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.06 hours per resident per day, below the Washington average of 4.39. Its most recent inspection on Jun 18, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $64,418In 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 Life Care Center of Skagit Valley 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) | 4.06 | 4.39 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.25 | 2.69 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.7% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $64,418, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Life Care Center of Skagit Valley
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 23, 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 · Sep 4, 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 · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 18, 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 · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 18, 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 · Jun 18, 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
- 1462 West State Route 20
Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 - CMS certification #
- 505318
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 150
- Avg residents/day
- 77.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1988-05-01
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Life Care Center of Skagit Valley using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2017, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Life Care Center of Skagit Valley 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.
Our nursing staff provides 24-hour care for residents, including physician and nurse coverage.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Featuring homelike amenities such as flat-screen TVs, a game room, computer access and private rooms, our goal is to ensure that every patients feels comfortable and at home during their stay as they journey toward healing.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Non-smoking facility
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 24, 2026: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 20, 2026. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $600 proposed, $600 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wa317990426 - Skagit Valley Operations LLC.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule 296-62-07721(2)(B)(II). Penalty $600 proposed, $600 now. To be fixed by Mar 24, 2026.
- Aug 5, 2020: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 28, 2020. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wa317960448 - Skagit Valley Operations LLC.
- Feb 1, 2017: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Feb 9, 2017. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wa317943851 - Skagit Valley Operations LLC.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Peacehealth United General Medical Center, Sedro Woolley. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mira Vista Care Center, Mount Vernon. 6.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Signature Healthcare At Home, Burlington. 4.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hometown Pharmacy & Gift Shop. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98284 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Cascade Dialysis, Burlington, 4.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Skagit Valley, Mount Vernon, 9.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98284.
Hospice Of The Northwest, office in Mount Vernon, 6.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Whatcom Hospice, office in Bellingham, 18.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Eden Hospice, office in Bellingham, 22.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lakhvir Kaur, MD, Bellingham. 21.2 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective December 5, 1989), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very 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 | See above |
| 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 Life Care Center of Skagit Valley a good nursing home?
CMS gives Life Care Center of Skagit Valley an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Life Care Center of Skagit Valley staffed?
Life Care Center of Skagit Valley reports 4.06 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Washington average of 4.39.
Has Life Care Center of Skagit Valley had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Life Care Center of Skagit Valley have?
Life Care Center of Skagit Valley is certified for 150 beds.