Life Care Center of Kirkland
Nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, CMS certification number 505334
10101 Northeast 120th Street, Kirkland, WA 98034 · King County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 190
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 26, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $53,560 (2)
Does Life Care Center of Kirkland take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Kirkland 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 | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Kirkland 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
- 3.80
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.00
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.68
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.12
- Weekend total hours
- 3.03
- Nursing staff turnover
- 49.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 53.8%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 26, 2025 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 6, 2024, found 17.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center of Kirkland 2 times in the past 3 years, for $53,560 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 86.9 residents live here, about 46% of its 190 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 190
- Average residents per day
- 86.9
- Certified since
- May 1, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Kirkland
- Legal business name
- Lake Vue Operations, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
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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 Kirkland, 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 Kirkland
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Kirkland?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Kirkland accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Kirkland?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Kirkland?
Lake Vue Operations, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.