Nursing home
Washington Soldiers Home
1301 Orting-Kapowsin Hwy E, Orting, WA 98360 · Map
Government - State · 97 certified beds
Washington Soldiers Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Orting, Washington. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.62 hours per resident per day, above the Washington average of 4.39. Its most recent inspection on Aug 29, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Washington Soldiers Home 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) | 4.62 | 4.39 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.75 | 2.69 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32.7% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 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 Washington Soldiers Home
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 foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Aug 29, 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 · Aug 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 29, 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 · Aug 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 29, 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
- 1301 Orting-Kapowsin Hwy E
Orting, WA 98360 - CMS certification #
- 505516
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 97
- Avg residents/day
- 91.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2007-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2023, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (WASHINGTON SOLDIERS’ HOME) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Nursing Care: 97; Dominciliary: 28. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Aug 14, 2024)
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.
- Oct 24, 2023: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Nov 9, 2023. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wa317976773 - Wa St Veterans Affairs Dept of. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Jan 9, 2023: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Aug 11, 2023. 2 violations cited (2 other). Penalties: $2,100 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wa317972066 - Wa St Veterans Affairs Dept of. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-800-25015. Penalty $2,100 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 9, 2023. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-800-13025(2). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 9, 2023. 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
- Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup. 7.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center of South Hill, Puyallup. 7.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Wellspring Home Health Center, LLC, Lakewood. 14.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Cope's Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98360 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Graham Dialysis Center, Graham, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Bonney Lake, Bonney Lake, 6.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Puyallup, Puyallup, 7.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98360.
Puget Sound Hospice, office in Tacoma, 15.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Multicare Hospice, office in Tacoma, 15.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Envision Hospice, office in Tacoma, 17.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- South Sound Inpatient Physicians PLLC, Puyallup. 7.6 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Washington Soldiers Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Washington Soldiers Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Washington Soldiers Home staffed?
Washington Soldiers Home reports 4.62 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Washington average of 4.39.
Has Washington Soldiers Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Washington Soldiers Home have?
Washington Soldiers Home is certified for 97 beds.