Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
Nursing home in Tacoma, Washington, CMS certification number 505529
630 South Pearl Street, Tacoma, WA 98465 · Pierce County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 25, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- $23,319 (1)
Does Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound 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
- 5.17
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.88
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.77
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.53
- Weekend total hours
- 4.40
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 37.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 25, 2025 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 31, 2024, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound 1 time in the past 3 years, for $23,319 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 55.2 residents live here, about 92% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 55.2
- Certified since
- March 27, 2017
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
- Legal business name
- Georgian Rehab LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 27 homes nationally under Avamere, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
- Eliseo1301 N Highlands Parkway, Tacoma 98406
- Park Rose Care Center3919 South 19th Street, Tacoma 98405
- Cottesmore of Life Care2909 14th Avenue Northwest, Gig Harbor 98335
- Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center4755 South 48th, Tacoma 98409
- Agility Health and Rehabilitation5520 Bridgeport Way West, University Place 98467
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 Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound, 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 Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound
What is the CMS star rating of Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound?
Georgian Rehab LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.