Life Care Center of Port Orchard
Nursing home in Port Orchard, Washington, CMS certification number 505210
2031 Pottery Avenue, Port Orchard, WA 98366 · Kitsap County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 125
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 10, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of Port Orchard take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Port Orchard 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 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 Port Orchard 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
- 3.90
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.00
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.77
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.13
- Weekend total hours
- 3.21
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 36.4%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 10, 2026 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 28, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of Port Orchard in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 85.6 residents live here, about 68% of its 125 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 125
- Average residents per day
- 85.6
- Certified since
- August 1, 1979
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Port Orchard
- Legal business name
- Port Orchard Operations, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of Port Orchard
- Avamere Rehabilitation at Ridgemont2051 Pottery Avenue, Port Orchard 98366
- Washington Veteran Home-Retsil1141 Beach Drive, Port Orchard 98366
- Port Washington Post Acute140 South Marion Avenue, Bremerton 98312
- Belmont Terrace560 Lebo Boulevard, Bremerton 98310
- Bremerton Trails Post Acute2701 Clare Avenue, Bremerton 98310
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 Port Orchard, 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 Port Orchard
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Port Orchard?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Port Orchard accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Port Orchard?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Port Orchard?
Port Orchard Operations, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.