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Emerald Care

209 North Ahtanum Avenue, Wapato, WA 989515098773175Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 82Avg. daily residents: 74County: Yakima

The complete public record on Emerald Care, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Wapato, 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.
Emerald Care holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. Federal regulators have fined this facility $8,278 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

3.98 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (4.37)
0.80 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.94)
3.19 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
46.3% total nursing staff turnover
about the state average (45.1)
55.6% 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

January 30, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
14 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (16.0)
6 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$8,278 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($53,962)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

23 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
March 24, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintG · Actual harm
January 30, 20260801Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service,…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 30, 20260812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 30, 20260607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 30, 20260609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 30, 20260610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 30, 20260646Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 30, 20260726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 30, 20260558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 30, 20260645PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesD · 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.