Spokane County Times

In the fourth quarter of 2023, Spokane Health and Rehabilitation stood out as the second largest nursing home in Spokane County, tied with one other nursing home, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It shared its ranking with Sullivan Park Care Center.

Data shows that the nursing center had a total of 125 beds available, 28 more than the average in Spokane County as of the fourth quarter of 2023. They aided an average of 80.3 residents during that period.

Spokane Health and Rehabilitation had an overall rating of 3 from the CMS, which lags behind the average of 3.1 recorded for nursing homes in Washington.

During the quarter, Royal Park Health and Rehabilitation stood out as the largest nursing home in Spokane County, with 164 beds available.

As of the fourth quarter of 2023, Spokane Health and Rehabilitation has already spent a total of $287,020 in nine fines and suffered 10 penalties.

In total, there were five non-profit nursing homes in Spokane County, Washington.

According to US Census data, in 2020, nearly 1 in 6 Americans were aged 65 years or older. Since 1920, the older population skyrocketed from 4.9 million to 55.8 million, reflecting a growth rate of roughly 1,000%, five times higher than the average growth for the overall U.S. population.

A 2021 study suggests that nearly half of this age group, roughly 28 million individuals, may require long-term services and support. Additionally, the study projects that over a third of them may eventually need nursing home care.

“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, an insurance education group. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”

Rank	Nursing Home	Overall Rating
1	Royal Park Health and Rehabilitation	5
2	Spokane Health and Rehabilitation	3
2	Sullivan Park Care Center	2
4	Aurora Valley Care	2
5	Regency at Northpointe	5
6	Avalon Care Center at Northpointe	4
7	Providence St. Joseph Care Center	4
8	Spokane Falls Care	2
8	Spokane Veterans Home	4
10	North Central Care Center	3
11	Spokane Valley Health and Rehabilitation of Cascad	3
12	Lakeland Village Nursing Facility	5
13	Alderwood Manor	2
14	Touchmark on South Hill Nursing	3
15	Cheney Care Center	1
16	Rockwood South Hill	5
17	Sunshine Health and Rehabilitation	5