At a glance
Official CMS profileCMS overall rating
5 / 5
Certified beds
100
Residents / day
98.1
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Facility information
- Certification
- Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- County
- Pierce
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 98.1
- First certified
- June 24, 2015
CMS quality ratings
- Overall
- 5 / 5
- Health inspections
- 4 / 5
- Staffing
- 4 / 5
- Quality measures
- 5 / 5
These are CMS quality ratings, not customer reviews.
How this home compares locally
Other homes in Pierce, Washington. Missing values are excluded; this home is excluded from peer averages.
| Measure | This home | County peers | State peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS overall rating / 5 | 5.00 | 2.85 (n=20) | 3.28 |
| Nurse hours / resident / day | 5.01 | 4.52 (n=20) | 4.42 (n=188) |
| Weekend nurse hours / resident / day | 4.09 | 3.89 (n=20) | 3.82 (n=188) |
| Nursing staff turnover (%) | 43.00 | 42.67 (n=19) | 43.88 (n=180) |
CMS overall rating / 5
- This home
- 5.00
- County peers
- 2.85
- n=20
- State peers
- 3.28
Nurse hours / resident / day
- This home
- 5.01
- County peers
- 4.52
- n=20
- State peers
- 4.42
- n=188
Weekend nurse hours / resident / day
- This home
- 4.09
- County peers
- 3.89
- n=20
- State peers
- 3.82
- n=188
Nursing staff turnover (%)
- This home
- 43.00
- County peers
- 42.67
- n=19
- State peers
- 43.88
- n=180
Reported staffing is not adjusted for resident needs. These are descriptive averages, not a quality ranking or prediction of care. Sources and methodology
Questions for your visit
- Reported weekend staffing is 18.4% below the all-days average. How is weekend coverage maintained?
- What has changed since your latest health inspection?
- CMS reports 43.0% total nursing staff turnover. How do you retain staff and maintain continuity of care?
- Which services are included, what costs extra, and can you provide a written care and payment plan?
Published record coverage
- Hospital measures
- 4
- Fire safety citations
- 19
- Health citations
- 29
- Resident measures
- 17
- Ownership records
- 23
- Penalties
- 1
- SNF rehabilitation measures
- 57
- Inspection summaries
- 3
- Medicare performance records
- 1
Counts reflect the imported CMS publication, not a complete lifetime history. Zero records does not establish zero historical events.
Full CMS profile
Staffing & operations
Staffing hours are per resident per day; turnover figures are percentages. Blank values are not zero.
- Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 5.01408
- Reported RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 1.30888
- Reported LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 1.30731
- Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 2.39790
- Total number of nurse staff hours per resident per day on the weekend
- 4.09029
- Registered Nurse hours per resident per day on the weekend
- 0.87697
- Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours per Resident Per Day
- 0.29592
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 43.0
- Registered Nurse turnover
- 33.3
- Number of administrators who have left the nursing home
- 3
- Chain Name
- LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA
- Number of Facilities in Chain
- 194
- Chain Average Overall 5-star Rating
- 3.4
- Special Focus Status
- Not reported
- Provider Changed Ownership in Last 12 Months
- N
- With a Resident and Family Council
- None
- Automatic Sprinkler Systems in All Required Areas
- Yes
All provider source fields
- State
- WA
- Urban
- Y
- Chain ID
- 311
- Latitude
- 47.1686
- Location
- 2508 7TH ST SOUTHEAST,PUYALLUP,WA,98374
- ZIP Code
- 98374
- City/Town
- PUYALLUP
- Longitude
- -122.29
- QM Rating
- 5
- Abuse Icon
- N
- Chain Name
- LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA
- County/Parish
- Pierce
- Provider Name
- LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL
- Provider Type
- Medicare
- Overall Rating
- 5
- Ownership Type
- For profit - Corporation
- Number of Fines
- 1
- Processing Date
- 2026-10-01
- Staffing Rating
- 4
- Provider Address
- 2508 7TH ST SOUTHEAST
- Telephone Number
- 2536615948
- Geocoding Footnote
- Not reported
- QM Rating Footnote
- Not reported
- Legal Business Name
- SOUTH HILL OPERATIONS LLC
- Long-Stay QM Rating
- Not reported
- High Performing Icon
- Y
- Short-Stay QM Rating
- 5
- Special Focus Status
- Not reported
- Nursing Case-Mix Index
- 1.73036
- Chain Average QM Rating
- 4.5
- Overall Rating Footnote
- Not reported
- Health Inspection Rating
- 4
- Number of Certified Beds
- 100
- Provider SSA County Code
- 260
- Staffing Rating Footnote
- Not reported
- Number of Payment Denials
- 0
- Registered Nurse turnover
- 33.3
- Total Number of Penalties
- 1
- Reported Staffing Footnote
- Not reported
- Long-Stay QM Rating Footnote
- 2
- Nursing Case-Mix Index Ratio
- 1.22699
- Provider Resides in Hospital
- N
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 43.0
- Chain Average Staffing Rating
- 3.4
- Number of Facilities in Chain
- 194
- Short-Stay QM Rating Footnote
- Not reported
- CMS Certification Number (CCN)
- 505526
- Administrator turnover footnote
- Not reported
- Total Amount of Fines in Dollars
- 17388.00
- Health Inspection Rating Footnote
- Not reported
- Rating Cycle 1 Total Health Score
- 28
- Registered Nurse turnover footnote
- Not reported
- Total Weighted Health Survey Score
- 48.000
- With a Resident and Family Council
- None
- Average Number of Residents per Day
- 98.1
- Chain Average Overall 5-star Rating
- 3.4
- Rating Cycle 1 Health Revisit Score
- 0
- Rating Cycle 2/3 Total Health Score
- 108
- Continuing Care Retirement Community
- N
- Physical Therapist Staffing Footnote
- Not reported
- Rating Cycle 2/3 Health Revisit Score
- 0
- Total nursing staff turnover footnote
- Not reported
- Chain Average Health Inspection Rating
- 2.9
- Rating Cycle 1 Health Deficiency Score
- 28
- Rating Cycle 1 Standard Survey Footnote
- Not reported
- Rating Cycle 2 Standard Survey Footnote
- Not reported
- Rating Cycle 1 Number of Health Revisits
- 1
- Rating Cycle 2/3 Health Deficiency Score
- 108
- Rating Cycle 1 Standard Survey Health Date
- 2025-11-21
- Rating Cycle 2 Standard Health Survey Date
- 2024-10-31
- Rating Cycle 2/3 Number of Health Revisits
- 1
- Average Number of Residents per Day Footnote
- Not reported
- Provider Changed Ownership in Last 12 Months
- N
- Adjusted RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 1.05837
- Case-Mix RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 0.84863
- Reported RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 1.30888
- Adjusted LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 1.05710
- Case-Mix LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 1.05749
- Reported LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 1.30731
- Automatic Sprinkler Systems in All Required Areas
- Yes
- Rating Cycle 1 Total Number of Health Deficiencies
- 7
- Most Recent Health Inspection More Than 2 Years Ago
- N
- Rating Cycle 2/3 Total Number of Health Deficiencies
- 19
- Rating Cycle 1 Number of Standard Health Deficiencies
- 7
- Rating Cycle 2 Number of Standard Health Deficiencies
- 14
- Reported Licensed Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 2.61618
- Number of Citations from Infection Control Inspections
- Not reported
- Rating Cycle 1 Number of Complaint Health Deficiencies
- 1
- Adjusted Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 1.93896
- Case-Mix Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 2.88018
- Number of administrators who have left the nursing home
- 3
- Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 2.39790
- Adjusted Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 4.05443
- Case-Mix Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 4.78630
- Rating Cycle 2/3 Number of Complaint Health Deficiencies
- 5
- Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 5.01408
- Registered Nurse hours per resident per day on the weekend
- 0.87697
- Date First Approved to Provide Medicare and Medicaid Services
- 2015-06-24
- Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours per Resident Per Day
- 0.29592
- Adjusted Weekend Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 3.30745
- Case-Mix Weekend Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 4.21229
- Total number of nurse staff hours per resident per day on the weekend
- 4.09029
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Data processed October 1, 2026