LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL — Nursing Home in PUYALLUP, WA
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 100 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 83.1 |
| CMS Certification Number | 505526 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 4.92 HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | 1.07 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL had 7 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (November 21, 2025).
Inspection Findings — November 21, 2025
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Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. (Level D)Corrected — December 22, 2025
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Level D)Corrected — December 22, 2025
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Level D)Corrected — December 22, 2025
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Level D)Corrected — December 22, 2025
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Level D)Corrected — December 22, 2025
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (Level D)Corrected — December 22, 2025
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Level D)Corrected — December 22, 2025
Life Care Center of South Hill is a 100-bed nursing home in Puyallup, Washington. It holds a 5-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 4.9 hours per resident day, above the Washington average of 4.4. Its most recent inspection, in November 2025, cited 7 deficiencies, none of them severe.
The facility shows strengths in overall quality and has stronger-than-average nurse staffing, which suggests good day-to-day attention to residents. Still, you should ask what specific steps the home has taken to correct recent problems with care planning, following physicians’ orders, grievance processes, abuse prevention, and respiratory care to understand how these issues have been addressed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL Medicare and Medicaid certified?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL is Medicare certified and not Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL's CMS star rating?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL has an overall CMS rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL reports 4.91955 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL had 7 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL have?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL has 100 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- PUYALLUP NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER — 3/5 — 0.1 mi
- RAINIER REHABILITATION — 5/5 — 1.0 mi
- LIFE CARE CENTER OF PUYALLUP — 5/5 — 1.0 mi
- LINDEN GROVE HEALTH CARE CENTER — 1/5 — 2.5 mi
- HEARTWOOD EXTENDED HEALTHCARE — 1/5 — 5.9 mi
- AVALON HEALTHCARE - TACOMA — 1/5 — 6.7 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.