Life Care Center of South Hill
Nursing home in Puyallup, Washington, CMS certification number 505526
2508 7th St Southeast, Puyallup, WA 98374 · Pierce County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 100
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- November 21, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $17,388 (1)
Does Life Care Center of South Hill take Medicare and Medicaid?
Life Care Center of South Hill is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of South Hill 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
- 5.01
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.31
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.31
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.40
- Weekend total hours
- 4.09
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 3
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 21, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 31, 2024, found 14.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center of South Hill 1 time in the past 3 years, for $17,388 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 98.1 residents live here, about 98% of its 100 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 98.1
- Certified since
- June 24, 2015
Who owns Life Care Center of South Hill
- Legal business name
- South Hill 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 South Hill
- Puyallup Post Acute516 23rd Ave SE, Puyallup 98372
- Rainier Rehabilitation920 12th Avenue Southeast, Puyallup 98372
- Life Care Center of Puyallup511 10th Avenue Southeast, Puyallup 98372
- Linden Grove Health Care Center400 - 29th Street Northeast, Puyallup 98373
- Heartwood Extended Healthcare1649 East 72nd, Tacoma 98404
See also all nursing homes in Puyallup.
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 5 in Puyallup, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center of South Hill, 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 South Hill
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of South Hill?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of South Hill accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of South Hill?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of South Hill?
South Hill Operations LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.