Overview
Columbia Crest Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Washington average of 3.3. Among the 2 nursing homes in Moses Lake, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 59% of nursing homes in Washington (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 9, 2026, found 21 health deficiencies, more than the Washington average of 15.5. 7 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $163,278 in the past three years.
Columbia Crest Center is a for-profit facility with 111 certified beds, caring for about 58 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 9, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 21
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $163,278
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.23 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.07 hrs
- Nurse aides2.49 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 111
- Average residents per day
- 58
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 21, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes