Life Care Center of Kennewick

A nursing home in Kennewick, Washington 99336

1508 West Seventh Avenue, Kennewick, Washington 99336. (509) 586-9185.

Cited for abuse (CMS flag)

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

3of 5 CMS’s overall rating
17 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Washington average: 15.7
3.76 nurse hours per resident per day Washington average: 4.42
1 fine in the last three years (needs attention)

The last 24 months 40 citations in 18 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). Every month

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What these words mean8

Star ratings: CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey): A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation: What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Scope and severity (A to L): CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
Nurse staffing hours: The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
Fines and payment denials: A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
Immediate jeopardy: CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
Capacity: The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

17 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Washington average is 15.7.

Last standard inspection Nov 21, 2025.

Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a standard inspection on Aug 26, 2024

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

40 citations in 18 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

40 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
2024	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2025	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 40 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 27 came from complaint inspections.

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Jul 27, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Rule F0600. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 20, 2026.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 20, 2026.

Apr 13, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 24, 2026.

Mar 4, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations

Let each resident or the resident’s legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident’s records.

Rule F0573. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 3, 2026.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Rule F0600. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 3, 2026.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Rule F0607. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 3, 2026.

Jan 26, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 12, 2026.

Jan 20, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Rule F0607. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 12, 2026.

Dec 17, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Rule F0842. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 26, 2026.
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Rule F0849. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 26, 2026.

Nov 21, 2025: standard inspection7 citations

Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Rule F0550. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2026.
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident’s ability to function.

Rule F0605. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2026.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Rule F0645. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2026.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Rule F0658. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2026.
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.

Rule F0825. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2026.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Rule F0883. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2026.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Rule F0925. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 2, 2026.

Sep 11, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation

Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Rule F0580. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Sep 29, 2025.

Aug 14, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Sep 8, 2025.

Jun 25, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Rule F0600. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 31, 2025.

May 23, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations

Honor the resident’s right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.

Rule F0563. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 13, 2025.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Rule F0609. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 13, 2025.

Mar 6, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 26, 2025.

Jan 13, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Rule F0658. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 13, 2025.

Oct 3, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Rule F0689. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 24, 2024.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Rule F0609. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 24, 2024.

Aug 26, 2024: standard inspection6 citations

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Rule F0604. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 4, 2024.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Rule F0689. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 4, 2024.
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.

Rule F0688. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 4, 2024.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Rule F0698. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 4, 2024.
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Rule F0791. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 4, 2024.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Rule F0908. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 4, 2024.

Jun 24, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Rule F0684. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 31, 2024.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Rule F0609. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 31, 2024.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Rule F0610. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 31, 2024.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.

Rule F0726. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 31, 2024.

May 23, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 28, 2024.

Mar 20, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Rule F0684. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 15, 2024.

Feb 12, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations

Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Rule F0580. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 12, 2024.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Rule F0842. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 12, 2024.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jun 1, 1974.
Not on CMS’s special focus list.
CMS marks it with its abuse icon: cited for abuse or neglect that harmed a resident.
No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
136 certified beds.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

1 fine in the last three years, $42,550 in all.
No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
27 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
Date	Kind	Amount
Aug 26, 2024	Fine	$42,550

Who does the caring?

3.76 nurse hours per resident per day

The Washington average is 4.42.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
Measure	This home	Washington average
Nurse hours per resident per day	3.76	4.42
Of which registered nurses	0.90	0.99
At weekends	3.27	3.82
Nursing staff turnover	56.4%	43.9%
Registered nurse turnover	50%	43.8%
Administrators who left	1	Not given

Who owns it?

Life Care Centers of America, Inc. owns 100% directly since May 13, 2005.
Life Care Centers of America, Inc. runs it.
21 owners or officers are people: Forrest L Preston (owns 5% or more through other companies, 100%); Forrest L Preston (owns a share through other companies, 100%); Forrest L Preston (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Forrest L Preston (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Terry Henry (corporate officer); Delia Takagi (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Delia Takagi (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Todd Fletcher (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Aubrey Preston (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Colette Devries (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Colette Devries (on the governing body (managing control)); Joan E Thurmond (corporate officer); Nancy Butner (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Nancy Butner (on the governing body (managing control)); Cindy S Cross (corporate officer); Monte Jones (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Monte Jones (on the governing body (managing control)); Monte Jones (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Richard Swanker (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lisa M Lay (runs it (operational or managerial control)); James Ziegler (runs it (operational or managerial control)).
Part of Life Care Centers of America (194 homes in CMS’s data).
No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
Organisation	Role	Share	Since
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.	Owns 5% or more directly	100%	May 13, 2005
An organisation CMS lists without a name	Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)		Oct 1, 2005
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.	Runs it (operational or managerial control)		May 13, 2005
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.	Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)		Oct 1, 2005
An organisation CMS lists without a name	Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)		Feb 14, 2025

How do residents fare?

CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (Washington average 4.1).

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
Measure	Rating
Overall rating	3 of 5
Health inspections	2 of 5
Staffing	3 of 5
Quality measures	5 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

Among the 12 nearest homes, within 41.7 miles, this one had the 3rd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (17; the middle value was 11.5).

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
Place	Miles away	Citations, latest cycle
Life Care Center of Kennewick This nursing home		17
Regency Canyon Lakes Rehab and Nursing Center	1.6	1
Avalon Health & Rehabilitation Center - Pasco	3.2	22
Life Care Center of Richland	7.8	28
Richland Post Acute	9.5	9
Regency Hermiston Nursing & Rehab Center	26.5	6
Regency at the Park	38.5	8
Park Manor Rehabilitation Ctr	39.3	2
Washington Odd Fellows Home	39.8	16
Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation	40.3	5
Willowbrook Post Acute	40.8	17
Washington State Walla Walla Veterans Home	41.7	14

What the record doesn’t say

Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

Sources

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Replies

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Life Care Center of Kennewick

The short answer

What did inspectors find?

When those citations happened

All 40 citations in the last three years

Is it certified, and in good standing?

Has it been fined or penalized?

Who does the caring?

Who owns it?

How do residents fare?

How does it compare nearby?

What the record doesn’t say

Sources

From the home

Replies

Paid listing

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