Columbia Lutheran Home is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1992-03-01. 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 (206) 632-7400 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Columbia Lutheran Home holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (1★), 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 83.0/100, placing it #2405 of 14703 facilities nationally and #51 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 Lutheran Home receives a reported average of N/A of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — N/A; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — N/A; Nurse Aide — N/A. On weekends, total nurse staffing is N/A per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 43.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 2 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $9,230. 8 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 90.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Columbia Lutheran Home ranks 2405th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 83.0/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within WA, it ranks 51st out of 194 nursing homes. In Seattle, it ranks 7th out of 19 facilities. For 2025 staffing: total nurse hours rank #2,488 nationally and RN hours rank #2,083 nationally (#62 in WA). Our composite quality score of 83.0/100 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 Seattle, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/washington/seattle/