Washington Soldiers Home
Washington Soldiers Home is a 97-bed nursing home in ORTING, Washington. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2007-01-01. It averages 89.2 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Washington Soldiers Home?
CMS lists 31 health-inspection deficiencies for Washington Soldiers Home since 2023-06-07, 28 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 2026-05-19.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2025-08-29 | F0686, F0687 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate foot care. | G |
| 2025-08-29 | F0552, F0583, F0584, F0628, F0641, F0645, F0684, F0688, F0692, F0756, F0791 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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. / 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. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / 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. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D |
| 2025-08-29 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2025-04-08 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2024-07-18 | F0804, F0808 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. | E |
| 2024-07-18 | F0578, F0609, F0610, F0645, F0658, F0676, F0684, F0689, F0697, F0758 | 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. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / 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. | D |
| 2023-06-07 | F0658, F0690, F0698 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
Why was Washington Soldiers Home fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | Fine | $10,358 |
How is Washington Soldiers Home staffed relative to the WA average?
| Measure | This facility | WA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.27016 | 4.36934 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 40.7 | 45.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 89.2 | 76.0 |
Who owns Washington Soldiers Home?
Washington Soldiers Home is registered with CMS as Government - State, operates under the legal business name STATE OF WASHINGTON WASHINGTON SOLDIERS HOME.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF VETE | since 09/27/2006 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | GILBERT, SOLOMON, MURRAY, DANIEL, PUENTE, DAVID | since 02/01/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF VETE, BUTTITTA, JAMES, PUENTE, DAVID, SMITH, DANIEL, WESTHOFF, TERRANCE | since 01/01/2023 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | BUTTITTA, JAMES, SMITH, DANIEL | since 08/20/2025 |
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