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Puget Sound Transitional Care

2800 South 224Th Street,, Des Moines, WA 981982068240600Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 165Avg. daily residents: 81Chain: The Ensign Group (342 facilities)County: King

The complete public record on Puget Sound Transitional Care, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Des Moines, 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.
Puget Sound Transitional Care holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. 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

3.85 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (4.37)
0.76 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.94)
3.39 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
32.4% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (45.1)
60.0% RN turnover
1 administrator 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

August 27, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
24 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (16.0)
22 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
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, 1 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
April 30, 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
March 5, 20260693Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a… ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 5, 20260842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 27, 20250628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 27, 20250657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 27, 20250801Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service,…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 27, 20250812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 27, 20250887Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 27, 20250552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 27, 20250578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental…D · 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.