Columbia Lutheran Home
Nursing home in Seattle, Washington, CMS certification number 505470
4700 Phinney Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103 · King County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 116
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 8, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Columbia Lutheran Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Columbia Lutheran Home 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Columbia Lutheran Home 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
- 5.25
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.25
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.54
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.45
- Weekend total hours
- 4.53
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 31.6%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 8, 2026 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 20, 2025, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Columbia Lutheran Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 64.1 residents live here, about 55% of its 116 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 116
- Average residents per day
- 64.1
- Certified since
- March 1, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Columbia Lutheran Home
- Legal business name
- Columbia Lutheran Ministries
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Columbia Lutheran Home
- Queen Anne Healthcare2717 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle 98109
- Ballard Center820 Northwest 95th Street, Seattle 98117
- Mirabella116 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle 98109
- Bailey-Boushay House2720 East Madison, Seattle 98112
- Park Shore1630 43rd Avenue East, Seattle 98112
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 Columbia Lutheran Home, 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 Columbia Lutheran Home
What is the CMS star rating of Columbia Lutheran Home?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Columbia Lutheran Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Columbia Lutheran Home?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Columbia Lutheran Home?
Columbia Lutheran Ministries, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.