Overview
Life Care Center of South Hill has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Washington average of 3.3. It ranks 2nd of 5 nursing homes in Puyallup. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 86% of nursing homes in Washington (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 1.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 21, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Washington average of 15.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $17,388 in the past three years.
Life Care Center of South Hill is a for-profit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 98 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 2015.
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.
Top 40%
Top 9%
Top 9%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $17,388
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.01 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.31 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.31 hrs
- Nurse aides2.40 hrs
- Physical therapists0.30 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 98
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 24, 2015
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes