Mt Baker Care Center
Nursing home in Bellingham, Washington, CMS certification number 505376
2905 Connelly Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225 · Whatcom County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 70
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 2, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Mt Baker Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Mt Baker Care Center 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 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 Mt Baker Care Center 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
- 5.04
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.69
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.02
- Weekend total hours
- 4.60
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 2, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 12, 2024, found 6.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Mt Baker Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 53.4 residents live here, about 76% of its 70 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 53.4
- Certified since
- April 1, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Mt Baker Care Center
- Legal business name
- Clay & Davis Mt Baker Development L L C
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 27 homes nationally under Regency Pacific Management, 4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Mt Baker Care Center
- Highland Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia2400 Samish Way, Bellingham 98229
- Rock Hill Health & Rehabilitation1530 James Street, Bellingham 98225
- Avalon Healthcare Bellingham3121 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham 98225
- Alderwood Park Health and Rehab of Cascadia2726 Alderwood Avenue, Bellingham 98225
- North Cascades Health and Rehabilitation4680 Cordata Parkway, Bellingham 98226
See also all nursing homes in Bellingham.
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 6 in Bellingham, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Mt Baker Care Center, 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 Mt Baker Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Mt Baker Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Mt Baker Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Mt Baker Care Center?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Mt Baker Care Center?
Clay & Davis Mt Baker Development L L C, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.