Columbia Crest Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1988-09-21. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (509) 765-6788 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Columbia Crest Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 67.7/100, placing it #9283 of 14703 facilities nationally and #135 of 194 in Washington. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Columbia Crest Center receives a reported average of 3 hours 52 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 38 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 50 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 24 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 31 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 57.7%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Columbia Crest Center with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $163,278. 32 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $163,278, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 4. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 445.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Columbia Crest Center ranks 9283rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 67.7/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within WA, it ranks 135th out of 194 nursing homes. In Moses Lake, it ranks 1st out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,805 nationally and RN hours rank #5,978 nationally (#138 in WA). Our composite quality score of 67.7/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Moses Lake, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/washington/moses-lake/