Avamere Rehabilitation of Shoreline
Located in Shoreline, WA, Avamere Rehabilitation of Shoreline provides nursing home, respite care, and skilled nursing. The community provides continuous clinical support with nursing services. Short-term stays are also welcome, providing temporary relief to families whose usual caregivers need time away.
The home has 115 beds, with a 47.2% occupancy rate. Residents also receive a total of 4 hours and 8 minutes of nursing care daily. Payment options also include Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, giving families options to cover care costs.
Staffing
Data period: Q4 2025 (October 1 – December 31, 2025).
Nursing care per resident per day and state rankings: CMS Provider Information.
Headcount, shifts and contractors: CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ).
Resident count: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (data as of Jun 2026).
Standout metric: Physical therapist is +104% above Washington average
3 of 6 metrics below Washington average
Daily care time per resident, by role
US average: 41m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 41m
US average: 52m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 52m
US average: 2h 21m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 2h 21m
US average: 4m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 4m
US average: 3h 26m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 3h 26m
US average: 29m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 29m
Headcount
99.7% of staff hours were worked by the facility's own employees
Washington average: 93.8% · Contractors this quarter: Registered Nurse (2), Occupational Therapy Assistant (1), Medical Director (1)
Why it matters: employees work here week after week and get to know each resident's routines and needs. Agency contractors often rotate between facilities, so a higher employee share usually means more consistent care.
Community insights.
Medium-capacity home · Offers a balance of services and community atmosphere.
Based on residents per day and 115 beds.
Source: CMS Provider Information, average daily residents
About This Community
CMS Health Inspection History
ALM Inspection Grade
4 points below the Washington average for CMS-certified facilities (82/100)
Category breakdown
Citations
Concern
244 severity-weighted points (93 deficiencies) · 2× higher than the typical CMS-certified WA facility (median: 123)
Enforcement
Strong
No fines on record · 0 enforcement actions
Persistence
Strong
29 days to fix issues · faster than the typical CMS-certified WA facility (median: 37)
Citation severity
Latest inspection: Jun 16, 2026 · 2 citations, all corrected
Most cited category: Resident Assessment & Care Planning, 21 of 93 citations · 10 categories in total
Citations history
Most recent firstShowing the 50 most recent of 93 citations.
Top deficiency categories
Share of 93 citationsHow citations are counted
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
65 of 93 citations resulted from standard inspections; and 28 of 93 resulted from complaint investigations.
Includes all CMS health inspection records for this property, which could include management/ownership changes.
Source
Data sourced from CMS Health Deficiencies reports. Citation severity codes range from A (least serious) to L (most serious). Immediate Jeopardy (J-L) citations indicate situations where the facility's noncompliance has placed residents at risk of death or serious harm.
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Penalties and fines
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database · Data as of Aug 2026
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials on record since Aug 2023.
Quality of care over time
How residents at this home fare on health outcomes and preventive care, compared with the Washington average.
13 long-stay measures: 5 better, 6 worse, 2 near WA average
8 short-stay measures: 3 better, 1 worse, 1 near WA average, 3 compared with US only
Long-stay residents
People who live at the home · 13 measures
Daily care & independence
Safety & clinical stability
Physical & mental health
Preventive care
Hospital & emergency visits
Short-stay residents
Rehab and recovery after a hospital stay · 8 measures
Daily care & independence
Safety & clinical stability
Physical & mental health
Preventive care
Hospital & emergency visits
Arrows show whether a figure is above or below the average. Green is better for residents, red is worse, and yellow means within 5% of the average. Grey compares with the US average only, because CMS publishes no state figure. The line on each bar marks the average.
Quality measures are calculated by CMS from Minimum Data Set (MDS) resident assessments and Medicare claims.
Money and staffing.
Avamere Rehabilitation of Shoreline’s finances from its CMS cost report for the fiscal year ending December 2024, compared with 60 Washington nursing homes that filed a recent report. Includes all financial data for this property, which could include management/ownership changes.
Is it financially stable?
Losing money on care, but less than last year
−8.8% operating margin
+14.7 pts vs prior year
An operating loss in 5 of the last 8 reported years. Other income ($0.0M) trims the net loss to −$1.0M. Watch for cost-cutting that reaches staffing.
Does it invest in staff?
Payroll in line with Washington homes
61.7% payroll share of revenue
WA average 64.4%Rank #25 / 60Payroll % of net patient revenue — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 25th out of 60 nursing homes we track in Washington for payroll % of net patient revenue. Shows payroll as a percentage of net patient revenue versus the Washington average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Washington that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric.
Payroll fell $0.6M while revenue fell $0.7M. Check hours per resident in the staffing section to confirm it reaches the floor.
FY 2024 scorecard
Each row shows the FY 2024 figure, the change since the prior report, the trend, and how it compares with Washington homes.
Revenue & profit
Losing money on care
| Metric | FY 2024 | vs prior year | Trend 2016 → 2024Trend | WA median | Compared with WA homesRank in WA | In short |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net patient revenue What the home earns from resident care, after discounts and bad debt. | $11.4M | −$0.7M | Trend 20162024 | WA median $13.7M | Rank in WA Rank #43 / 60Net patient revenue — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 43rd out of 60 nursing homes we track in Washington for net patient revenue. Shows this facility's net patient revenue compared to the Washington average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Higher revenue generally means more resources for staffing and capital — read alongside Payroll %. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Washington that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 29% of homes | Below WA median Higher net patient revenue than 29% of WA homes that filed a recent report. Revenue mostly follows how big a home is. |
| Operating expenses Everything it costs to run the home: staff, supplies, rent, admin. | $12.4M | −$2.6M | Trend 20162024 | WA median — | Rank in WA Not ranked | Exceeds revenue Operating expenses are higher than net patient revenue, so resident care runs at a loss. |
| Net patient income Revenue minus operating expenses. Negative means care loses money. | −$1.0M | +$1.8M | Trend 20162024 | WA median — | Rank in WA Not ranked | Loss, narrowing Resident care lost money this year, less than in the prior report. |
| Operating margin Net patient income as a share of revenue. The clearest health signal. | −8.8% | +14.7 pts | Trend 20162024 | WA median — | Rank in WA Not ranked | Loss A negative margin means resident care costs more than it earns. |
| Other income Money not from resident care: investments, grants, services. | $0.0M | — | Trend — | WA median — | Rank in WA Not ranked | Offsets part of the loss Income from outside resident care covers part of the loss on care. |
| Net income The bottom line after other income. | −$1.0M | +$1.3M | Trend — | WA median — | Rank in WA Not ranked | Loss The bottom line is below zero even after other income. |
Staffing spend
Staff spending in line with Washington homes
| Metric | FY 2024 | vs prior year | Trend 2016 → 2024Trend | WA median | Compared with WA homesRank in WA | In short |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll costs Salaries and wage-related benefits, not counting contract labor. | $7.0M | −$0.6M | Trend 20162024 | WA median $8.4M | Rank in WA Rank #41 / 60Payroll costs — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 41st out of 60 nursing homes we track in Washington for payroll costs. Shows total staff payroll — salaries plus wage-related benefits — benchmarked to the Washington average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Higher payroll relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on contract labor. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Washington that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 32% of homes | Below WA median Higher payroll than 32% of WA homes. Payroll in dollars mostly follows how big a home is, so this compares size, not staffing levels. |
| Payroll share of revenue Payroll divided by revenue. Higher usually means more staff per resident. | 61.7% | −1.5 pts | Trend 20162024 | WA median 58.9% | Rank in WA Rank #25 / 60Payroll % of net patient revenue — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 25th out of 60 nursing homes we track in Washington for payroll % of net patient revenue. Shows payroll as a percentage of net patient revenue versus the Washington average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Washington that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 59% of homes | Near WA average The WA average is 64.4% of revenue. Within 3 points of it reads as near the average. |
Charts, 2016–2024 2 charts · WA benchmark drawn as a dashed line
Revenue, expenses and income
What the home earned from resident care (net patient revenue), what it cost to run (operating expenses) and the difference between the two (net patient income), for each fiscal year it filed a CMS cost report.
USD, millions
Net patient revenue Operating expenses Net patient income No report
Where revenue goes
Both lines are a share of net patient revenue. Payroll share is what goes to salaries and wage-related benefits; operating margin is what is left after every operating cost (below 0%, resident care lost money). The dashed line is the Washington payroll average.
% of net patient revenue
Payroll share Operating margin WA payroll average No report
Year-by-year data, 2016–2024 every reported year · latest first, scroll sideways
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023no report | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net patient revenue | $14.4M | $14.1M | $14.2M | $14.6M | $12.8M | $13.7M | $12.2M | $11.4M | |
| Operating expenses | $13.2M | $13.4M | $14.8M | $15.0M | $14.0M | $13.6M | $15.0M | $12.4M | |
| Net patient income | $1.2M | $0.7M | −$0.6M | −$0.3M | −$1.2M | $0.1M | −$2.9M | −$1.0M | |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 5.0% | −4.3% | −2.4% | −9.1% | 0.5% | −23.5% | −8.8% | |
| Net income | $1.2M | $0.5M | −$0.9M | −$0.3M | $0.1M | $0.3M | −$2.3M | −$1.0M | |
| Payroll costs | $7.6M | $7.8M | $8.7M | $8.2M | $7.3M | $7.1M | $7.7M | $7.0M | |
| Payroll share of revenue | 53.1% | 55.4% | 60.9% | 55.9% | 57.0% | 51.7% | 63.2% | 61.7% | |
| Beds | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | |
| Gross revenue | $16.0M | $15.8M | $16.0M | $16.8M | $12.5M | $13.4M | $14.8M | $12.5M | |
| Salaries | $6.7M | $6.9M | $7.2M | $7.2M | $6.2M | $6.3M | $6.4M | $6.0M | |
| Wage-related costs | $0.9M | $0.9M | $1.5M | $1.0M | $1.1M | $0.8M | $1.3M | $1.0M | |
| Contract labor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other operating costs | $5.6M | $5.6M | $6.2M | $6.8M | $6.7M | $6.5M | $7.3M | $5.4M | |
| Net patient revenue per day | $381 | $370 | $373 | $411 | $489 | $477 | $475 | $481 | |
| Cost per day | $350 | $352 | $389 | $421 | $533 | $474 | $586 | $523 | |
| Average length of stay | 92.7 days | 93.1 days | 98.0 days | 86.5 days | 93.8 days | 85.8 days | 78.6 days | 85.2 days |
Showing 2024–2022 · scroll sideways for 6 earlier years
Earlier and partial years are in the download. Download CSV
Who this home usually serves
Residents split by who pays for their care: Medicare, Medicaid, or private pay and other sources.Mix of rehab and long-term care
This home supports both short-term rehab and long-term care, with residents staying for a wide range of durations.
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