Nursing home
Puget Sound Care
4001 Capitol Mall Dr Southwest, Olympia, WA 98502 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Caldera Care (10 facilities) · 108 certified beds
Puget Sound Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Olympia, Washington. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.27 hours per resident per day, below the Washington average of 4.39. Its most recent inspection on Nov 7, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,018In 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 Puget Sound 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) | 4.27 | 4.39 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.54 | 0.88 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.84 | 2.69 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.0% | 46.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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: 1 fine totaling $8,018, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Puget Sound 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
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · 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 · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jan 23, 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 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 23, 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 · Jul 1, 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 · Nov 7, 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 · Nov 7, 2024 · 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 · Nov 7, 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
- 4001 Capitol Mall Dr Southwest
Olympia, WA 98502 - CMS certification #
- 505299
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 94.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1985-09-27
- Chain
- Caldera Care (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Caldera Care
Caldera Care operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Caldera Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Puget Sound Care using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2016, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Puget Sound 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: private room, semi-private room.
Our beautiful skilled nursing facility offers private and semi-private rooms.
(page, checked Oct 12, 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.
- Apr 15, 2016: programmed (planned) inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Aug 31, 2016. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $6,000 proposed, $3,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wa317940309 - Convalescent Equipment & Supply Co INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule 296-869-20045(4). Penalty $6,000 proposed, $3,000 now. To be fixed by Apr 15, 2016. Contested by the employer.
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
- Capital Medical Center, Olympia. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Regency Olympia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Olympia. 3.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Puget Sound Home Health Of Thurston County, Tumwater. 4.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Yauger Park Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98502 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Tumwater Dialysis Center, Tumwater, 3.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Olympia Dialysis Center, Olympia, 4.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Lacey, Olympia, 5.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98502.
Puget Sound Hospice, office in Tumwater, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Providence At Home With Compassus, Puget Sound South, office in Lacey, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Assured Home Health, Hospice & Home Care, office in Centralia, 22.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of Washington, Olympia. 5.1 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 high. 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Puget Sound Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Puget Sound Care an overall rating of 4 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 Puget Sound Care staffed?
Puget Sound Care reports 4.27 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Washington average of 4.39.
Has Puget Sound Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Puget Sound Care have?
Puget Sound Care is certified for 108 beds.