Life Care Center of Kennewick
Nursing home in Kennewick, Washington, CMS certification number 505080
1508 West Seventh Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336 · Benton County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 136
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 21, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- $42,550 (1)
Does Life Care Center of Kennewick take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Kennewick 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 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 Life Care Center of Kennewick 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
- 3.76
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.90
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.56
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.29
- Weekend total hours
- 3.27
- Nursing staff turnover
- 56.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 21, 2025 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 10 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 26, 2024, found 6.
Infection control citations: 0.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Life Care Center of Kennewick. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center of Kennewick 1 time in the past 3 years, for $42,550 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 81.1 residents live here, about 60% of its 136 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 136
- Average residents per day
- 81.1
- Certified since
- June 1, 1974
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Kennewick
- Legal business name
- Kennewick Medical Investors, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
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- Regency at the Park1440 SE Garrison Village Way, College Place 99324
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 Life Care Center of Kennewick, 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 Life Care Center of Kennewick
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Kennewick?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Kennewick accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Kennewick?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Kennewick?
Kennewick Medical Investors, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.