Ballard Center
Nursing home in Seattle, Washington, CMS certification number 505042
820 Northwest 95th Street, Seattle, WA 98117 · King County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 142
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 32
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Ballard Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ballard Center 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Ballard Center 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
- 3.47
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.98
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.53
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.96
- Weekend total hours
- 3.16
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 16, 2026 and cited 32 deficiencies, plus 13 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 8, 2025, found 19.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Ballard Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 104.3 residents live here, about 73% of its 142 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 142
- Average residents per day
- 104.3
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Ballard Center
- Legal business name
- 820 NW 95th Street Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 183 homes nationally under Genesis Healthcare, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Ballard Center
- The Broadview Center13023 Greenwood Avenue North, Seattle 98133
- Columbia Lutheran Home4700 Phinney Avenue North, Seattle 98103
- Avamere Rehabilitation of Shoreline1250 Northeast 145th Street, Seattle 98155
- Cascades of St Anne3540 Northeast 110th Street, Seattle 98125
- Queen Anne Healthcare2717 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle 98109
See also all nursing homes in Seattle.
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 19 in Seattle, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Ballard Center, 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 Ballard Center
What is the CMS star rating of Ballard Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ballard Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ballard Center?
32 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ballard Center?
820 NW 95th Street Operations LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.