Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
The Oaks at Timberline
400 East 33Rd Street, Vancouver, WA 98663 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 85 certified beds
The Oaks at Timberline is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Vancouver, Washington. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.99 hours per resident per day, below the Washington average of 4.39. Its most recent inspection on Jan 27, 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 The Oaks at Timberline 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) | 3.99 | 4.39 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.41 | 0.88 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.37 | 2.69 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 35.6% | 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.
What inspectors found at The Oaks at Timberline
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
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 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 27, 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 · Jan 27, 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 · Jan 27, 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 · Jan 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2024 · 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 · Feb 7, 2024 · 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 · Feb 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2023
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
- 400 East 33Rd Street
Vancouver, WA 98663 - CMS certification #
- 505206
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 85
- Avg residents/day
- 68.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1970-11-09
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Oaks at Timberline using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2017, 6 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Oaks at Timberline 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 round the clock care for our residents under the direction of our in-house physicians.
(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.
- Sep 7, 2022: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 22, 2026. 6 violations cited (1 serious, 5 other). Penalties: $15,600 proposed, $6,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wa317970360 - Columbia River Healthcare INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule 296-62-07721(1)(C)(II). Penalty $6,000 proposed, $6,000 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-62-07711(3). Penalty $2,400 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-62-07715(1)(E). Penalty $2,400 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-62-07717(1). Penalty $2,400 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-65-030(1)(A). Penalty $2,400 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-65-020(1). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2022. Contested by the employer.
- Nov 27, 2017: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Dec 20, 2017. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wa317947383 - Thirty Three Oaks 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
- Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, Vancouver. 5.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bridge Crest Post Acute, Vancouver. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Psa Healthcare Certified, Vancouver. 3.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Safeway. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98663 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Pnrs Salmon Creek, Vancouver, 3.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Vancouver Dialysis Center, Vancouver, 4.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Piedmont, Portland, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98663.
Peacehealth Southwest Hospice, office in Vancouver, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Kaiser Permanente Continuing Care Services Hospice, office in Portland, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Providence Hospice, office in Portland, 8.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps, Vancouver. 4.4 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding very low, wildfire very 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 | 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 The Oaks at Timberline a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Oaks at Timberline an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Oaks at Timberline staffed?
The Oaks at Timberline reports 3.99 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Washington average of 4.39.
Has The Oaks at Timberline had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Oaks at Timberline have?
The Oaks at Timberline is certified for 85 beds.