Overview
Yakima Valley School has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Washington average of 3.3. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Selah. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 15.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 100% of nursing homes in Washington (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 2.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 1, 2026, found 9 health deficiencies, fewer than the Washington average of 15.5. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 58% of Washington nursing homes have been fined.
Yakima Valley School is a government-run facility with 112 certified beds, caring for about 49 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
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 55%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 1, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff15.44 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.97 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.68 hrs
- Nurse aides12.80 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 112
- Average residents per day
- 49
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 21, 1994
- 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