Overview
Heartwood Extended Healthcare has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Washington average of 3.3. It ranks 11th of 11 nursing homes in Tacoma. Its strongest area is staffing (4 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 56% of nursing homes in Washington (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 30, 2026, found 31 health deficiencies, more than the Washington average of 15.5. 8 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $351,357 in the past three years.
Heartwood Extended Healthcare is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 95 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
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 30, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 31
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 8
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $351,357
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.21 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.75 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.84 hrs
- Nurse aides2.61 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 95
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes