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Nursing Homes & Extended Care in Puyallup, WA.

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6 licensed nursing homes in Puyallup, WA
Updated October 21, 2026
4.9Mixed

Puyallup Post Acute

516 23RD AVE SE, PUYALLUP, WA 98372

Puyallup Post Acute lands with a 1.0 overall rating, a score anchored by 1.0 for staffing and a 2.0 health inspection score. They manage antianxiety and sleep medication use below the national average, a number that looks better than most.

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9.7Excellent

RAINIER REHABILITATION

920 12TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST, PUYALLUP, WA 98372

RAINIER REHABILITATION brings a 5.0-star CMS rating, strong inspection scores (5.0/5), high quality measure scores (5.0/5), 1.24 RN hours per resident daily, low staff turnover (21%), and no federal fines on record. Worth asking: Long-stay antipsychotic rate is just 3% — well below the national median of about 14%.

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6.6Solid

LIFE CARE CENTER OF PUYALLUP

511 10TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST, PUYALLUP, WA 98372

LIFE CARE CENTER OF PUYALLUP brings above-average staffing (4.0/5), 0.95 RN hours per resident daily, low staff turnover (36%), and no federal fines on record.

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0.0

LINDEN GROVE HEALTH CARE CENTER

400 - 29TH STREET NORTHEAST, PUYALLUP, WA 98373

Linden Grove Health Care Center carries a 1-star overall rating, a serious flag in the federal system, showing a substantiated finding of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident. Their use of antipsychotic medications exceeds national benchmarks, while RN hours per resident are below where they should be.

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7.2Solid

LIFE CARE CENTER OF SOUTH HILL

2508 7TH ST SOUTHEAST, PUYALLUP, WA 98374

Life Care Center of South Hill presents a 5-star overall rating, a strong signal that is complicated by a single federal fine, the date of which remains unclear. You get more registered nurse hours here than the national average at 1.16 hours per resident daily, which means complex medical changes often get caught before they become emergency room trips.

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ALASKA GARDENS

2549 S MERIDIAN, PUYALLUP, WA 98373

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6 licensed nursing homes in Puyallup, WA, drawn from federal CMS records and state licensing data.
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