Nursing home
Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center
4755 South 48Th, Tacoma, WA 98409 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Genesis Healthcare (193 facilities) · 147 certified beds
Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tacoma, Washington. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.78 hours per resident per day, below the Washington average of 4.39. Its most recent inspection on Jun 12, 2025 cited 24 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $101,384In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center 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) | 3.78 | 4.39 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.98 | 2.69 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.8% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 24.0 | 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: 1 fine totaling $101,384, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center
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
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 26, 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 · Mar 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 12, 2026 · 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 · Jan 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 12, 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 · Jun 12, 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
- 4755 South 48Th
Tacoma, WA 98409 - CMS certification #
- 505093
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 147
- Avg residents/day
- 116.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1970-11-01
- Chain
- Genesis Healthcare (193 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Genesis Healthcare
Genesis Healthcare operates 193 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Genesis Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- Jan 5, 2021: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jan 26, 2022. 2 violations cited (1 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $4,800 proposed, $4,800 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wa317962230 - 4755 South 48th Street Operations LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule 296-842-15005(1)(A). Penalty $4,800 proposed, $4,800 now. To be fixed by Mar 27, 2021.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-842-14005. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 27, 2021.
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
- St Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma. 3.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation, Tacoma. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Tacoma. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Fred Meyer Pharmacy. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98409 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Greater Tacoma Home Training, Tacoma, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care South Tacoma, Tacoma, 1.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Mt Rainier, Fircrest, 2.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98409.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Pierce County, office in Tacoma, 1.3 miles away, straight line
Puget Sound Hospice, office in Tacoma, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Franciscan Hospice, office in University Place, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Post Acute Medical PLLC, Tacoma. 2.1 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 low, wildfire very 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center staffed?
Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center reports 3.78 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Washington average of 4.39.
Has Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 24 deficiencies.
How many beds does Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center have?
Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center is certified for 147 beds.