Seattle Medical Post Acute Care is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1987-04-03. 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) 324-8200 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Seattle Medical Post Acute Care 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 (3★), 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 87.5/100, placing it #970 of 14703 facilities nationally and #17 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 Seattle Medical Post Acute Care receives a reported average of 5 hours 52 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 1 minute; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 11 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 40 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 5 hours 10 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 48.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Seattle Medical Post Acute Care 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 4 fine(s) totaling $38,912. 16 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 4 fine(s) totaling $38,912, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 4. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 218.0 (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, Seattle Medical Post Acute Care ranks 970th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 87.5/100), placing it in the top 10% nationwide. Within WA, it ranks 17th out of 194 nursing homes. In Seattle, it ranks 3rd out of 19 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #443 nationally and RN hours rank #1,901 nationally (#54 in WA). Our composite quality score of 87.5/100 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/