Emerald Care
Nursing home in Wapato, Washington, CMS certification number 505265
209 North Ahtanum Avenue, Wapato, WA 98951 · Yakima County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 82
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 30, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,278 (1)
Does Emerald Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Emerald Care 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Emerald Care 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
- 3.75
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.76
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.66
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.33
- Weekend total hours
- 2.89
- Nursing staff turnover
- 35.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 35.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 30, 2026 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 4, 2025, found 5.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Emerald Care 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,278 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 74.9 residents live here, about 91% of its 82 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 82
- Average residents per day
- 74.9
- Certified since
- June 1, 1982
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Emerald Care
- Legal business name
- Emerald Care
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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- Summitview Rehab and Health Center3801 Summitview Avenue, Yakima 98902
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Emerald Care, 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 Emerald Care
What is the CMS star rating of Emerald Care?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Emerald Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Emerald Care?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Emerald Care?
Emerald Care, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.