AVAMERE AT PACIFIC RIDGE
AVAMERE AT PACIFIC RIDGE is a 102-bed nursing home in TACOMA, Washington. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1982-04-01. It averages 65.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at AVAMERE AT PACIFIC RIDGE?
CMS lists 69 health-inspection deficiencies for AVAMERE AT PACIFIC RIDGE, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-04-24.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | F0761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | F |
| 2026-04-24 | F0605, F0689, F0757, F0883, F0887 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | E |
| 2026-04-24 | F0578, F0584, F0585, F0609, F0610, F0628, F0641, F0657, F0676, F0677, F0679, F0692, F0742, F0744, F0790 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. | D |
| 2026-04-23 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | G |
| 2025-12-12 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-05-20 | F0627 | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | D |
| 2025-03-27 | F0645, F0805, F0812 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-03-27 | F0584, F0625, F0677, F0756, F0758, F0761, F0880, F0883, F0887, F0947 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E |
| 2025-03-27 | F0552, F0578, F0604, F0640, F0641, F0656, F0657, F0658, F0679, F0684, F0688, F0689, F0692, F0791 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D |
| 2025-01-17 | F0693 | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | G |
| 2024-10-04 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-07-19 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-04-26 | F0584, F0693, F0755, F0758, F0761, F0919 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | E |
| 2024-04-26 | F0585, F0641, F0658, F0684, F0692, F0757 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2024-04-26 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | C |
| 2024-04-26 | F0625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | B |
| 2023-09-28 | F0691 | Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
Why was AVAMERE AT PACIFIC RIDGE fined 3 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-17 | Fine | $22,432 |
| 2024-10-04 | Fine | $27,073 |
| 2024-07-19 | Fine | $8,278 |
How is AVAMERE AT PACIFIC RIDGE staffed?
| Measure | This facility | WA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 5.15869 | 4.36934 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 36.0 | 45.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 65.4 | 76.0 |
Who owns AVAMERE AT PACIFIC RIDGE, and what chain is it in?
AVAMERE AT PACIFIC RIDGE is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name TACOMA REHAB, LLC and belongs to the AVAMERE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ARISO LLC | since 01/06/2006 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ARI OPERATIONS, LLC, AVAMERE GROUP LLC, KARL RICKARD MILLER JR REVOCABLE TRUST, MILLER, KARL | since 01/06/2006 |
| 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTEREST | MIDCAP FINCO LLC | since 01/22/2010 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | CAVALLO, GLEN, FEAKIN, CODY, FUNDERBERG, MICHELLE, HASKINS, DAMIEN, HILL, KEVIN, HOSKINS, TONIA, INSKEEP, TODD, KOFSTAD, MARY, MUNRO, JOLYNN, OKOLI, IKE, POLSON, JUSTIN, POWELSON, MICHELE, REID, MISTY, SANDERS, AMANDA, SIMPSON, ANDREW, STAPLES, CAROLYN, STRUNK, COLBY, VANDERZANDEN, CARRIE | since 06/01/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | AVAMERE HEALTH SERVICES LLC, AVAMERE SKILLED ADVISORS LLC, MIDCAP FINCO LLC, BROOKS, ANTHONY, FANUNAL, LORIEL, FOWLER, KATHERINE, KOFSTAD, MARY, KRETCHMAR, JOSHUA, MCKINNEY, MARY, MUNRO, JOLYNN, POIRIER, STACY, POLSON, JUSTIN, POWELSON, MICHELE, PRESLEY, YOLANDA, REID, MISTY, SIMPSON, ANDREW, STRIDER, SHELBY | since 01/01/2005 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | AVAMERE HEALTH SERVICES LLC, AVAMERE SKILLED ADVISORS LLC, BROOKS, ANTHONY, FANUNAL, LORIEL, FEAKIN, CODY, FOWLER, KATHERINE, FUNDERBERG, MICHELLE, GAMES, KIM, HASKINS, DAMIEN, HILL, KEVIN, HOSKINS, TONIA, INSKEEP, TODD, KOFSTAD, MARY, KRETCHMAR, JOSHUA, MCKINNEY, MARY, MUNRO, JOLYNN, POIRIER, STACY, POLSON, JUSTIN, POWELSON, MICHELE, PRESLEY, YOLANDA, REID, MISTY, SCAGLIONE, ANITA, SIMPSON, ANDREW, STAPLES, CAROLYN, STRIDER, SHELBY, STRUNK, COLBY, VANDERZANDEN, CARRIE, WHYTE, ASHLEY | since 01/01/2024 |
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