80/100
Above average
Ballard Center
820 Northwest 95Th Street, Seattle, WA 98117
- Certified beds
- 142
- Occupancy
- 69%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
Our read on Ballard Center
Ballard Center runs 142 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing numbers sit below what you'd want to see: 3.44 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping about 8% below its own weekday coverage. That gap matters because weekend shifts are when problems tend to surface. Annual turnover of 53.4% tops the national rate, so the people providing care are cycling through faster than average. The current inspection record shows 63 deficiencies, six of them abuse-related, though none rose to the harm or jeopardy level. Inspectors last visited in January 2025, and the health inspection rating came back at 2 out of 5, worth weighing carefully against the 4-star staffing score.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
22/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →4.05 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →1.04 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 8% against weekdays
Staff stability
9/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →53% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
9/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
10/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: April 16, 2026 (6 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
Who owns this home
Full recordPart of GENESIS HEALTHCARE, which operates 184 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
What families say
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Common questions about Ballard Center
What is the ElderGrade for Ballard Center? +
Ballard Center holds an ElderGrade of B (80 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Ballard Center? +
Residents receive an average of 3.44 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Ballard Center been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Ballard Center accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Ballard Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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