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Auburn Post Acute

414 - 17Th Southeast, Auburn, WA 980022538331740Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 96Avg. daily residents: 82County: King
Special Focus Facility candidate — CMS has identified this facility as one of the most poorly performing in the state and it is eligible for the Special Focus program, which brings inspections twice as often as normal.
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The complete public record on Auburn Post Acute, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Auburn, Washington, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Washington average: 3.2 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Auburn Post Acute holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $376,629 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.66 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (4.37)
0.93 RN hours per resident per day
about the state average (0.94)
3.17 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
44.3% total nursing staff turnover
about the state average (45.1)
53.8% RN turnover
3 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

January 31, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
31 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (16.0)
55 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$376,629 in federal fines across 5 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($53,962)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

60 citations on record across recent inspections, 9 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
May 6, 20260919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. ComplaintF · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 6, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 26, 20260610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. ComplaintK · Immediate jeopardy
February 26, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintK · Immediate jeopardy
February 26, 20260686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. ComplaintG · Actual harm
February 26, 20260835Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. ComplaintF · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 26, 20260926Have policies on smoking. ComplaintF · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 26, 20260947Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. ComplaintF · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 26, 20260600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 26, 20260851Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.