Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Tacoma, Washington, CMS certification number 505483
6220 South Alaska Street, Tacoma, WA 98408 · Pierce County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 123
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 7, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- $170,372 (2)
Does Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.15
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.71
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.09
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.35
- Weekend total hours
- 3.63
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 64.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 7, 2026 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 23, 2025, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation 2 times in the past 3 years, for $170,372 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 103.4 residents live here, about 84% of its 123 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 103.4
- Certified since
- August 26, 1993
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Alaska Gardens SNF Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Evergreen Healthcare Group, 2.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation
- Avalon Healthcare - Tacoma7411 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma 98408
- Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation5601 S Orchard Street, Tacoma 98409
- Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center4755 South 48th, Tacoma 98409
- Avamere at Pacific Ridge3625 East B Street, Tacoma 98404
- Tacoma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center2102 South 96th Street, Tacoma 98444
See also all nursing homes in Tacoma.
Who inspects nursing homes in Washington
Washington's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Washington, the 11 in Tacoma, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation?
Alaska Gardens SNF Operations LLC, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.