Nursing Home
Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation
5601 S Orchard Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
2
2
CMS Overall Rating — Below average
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CMS five-star sub-ratings
Health inspection
2
Staffing
3
Quality measures
4
Long-stay QM
5
Short-stay QM
2
The overall rating starts from the health-inspection rating and is adjusted by staffing and quality-measure performance. How this works.
Facility details
- Type
- Nursing Home
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Certified beds
- 124
- Phone
- (253) 474-8421
- CMS Certification Number
- 505289
- Address
- 5601 S Orchard Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
- 3.69 hrs
- RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
- 0.68 hrs
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 49.6 %
Inspection
- Total weighted health survey score
- 172
Other measures
- Average residents per day
- 110
Inspection history
74citations on record
3serious (scope/severity G+)
17from complaints
March 26, 2026most recent survey
Recent citations
| Date | Tag | Issue | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0689 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies complaint | |
| Mar 2026 | 0690 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies complaint | |
| Mar 2026 | 0726 | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies complaint | |
| Mar 2026 | 0803 | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0812 | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0605 | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0610 | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0645 | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0656 | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0695 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0578 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0582 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0584 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0641 | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | |
| Mar 2026 | 0657 | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
Scope/severity runs A (least) to L (most serious); G and above indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy. Source: CMS health inspection surveys.
Penalties
No federal fines or payment denials are recorded for this nursing home in the latest CMS data.
Ownership
| Owner | Type | Role | Stake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wash 6 SNF Operations Holdings LLC | Organization | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% |
| Idels, Shimon | Individual | Corporate Officer | — |
| Schwartz, Steven | Individual | Corporate Officer | — |
| Gig Harbor SNF Operations Manager LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | — |
| Idels, Shimon | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | — |
| Schwartz, Steven | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | — |
Owners, managing employees and organizations on file with CMS. Ownership can affect accountability and care patterns. Source: CMS Ownership data.
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