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68/100

Average

Colfax Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia

1150 West Fairview Road, Colfax, WA 99111

CMS 1/5 stars #2 of 2 in Whitman County (509) 397-4603
Certified beds
55
Occupancy
79%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $76,831 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 3 penalty action(s).

  • Nursing staff turnover of 71%

    High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.

Our read on Colfax Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia

Colfax Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia runs 55 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers that matter most here are the inspection and staffing ones. State surveyors cited 64 deficiencies on the current record, four of them at the harm or jeopardy level, plus four abuse-related findings and $81,864 in fines across three penalties, with the most recent inspection dated June 2025. Nurse staffing sits at 3.67 hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average, and weekends run about 13% below the home's own weekday coverage. Staff turnover is 71.4%, well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning more than two-thirds of the caregiver workforce turns over annually. The quality measure score looks strong, but consistent staffing and a clean inspection record are what hold up day to day.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing22/30Stability2/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement2/10

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

30/30

Citations 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

22/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.8 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.01 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 13% against weekdays

Staff stability

2/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →71% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

2/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$76,831 in federal fines across 3 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.67 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.01 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.18 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover71.40%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: June 14, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of CASCADIA HEALTHCARE, which operates 47 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Colfax Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia

What is the ElderGrade for Colfax Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia? +

Colfax Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia holds an ElderGrade of C (68 out of 100), which we describe as "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 Colfax Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia? +

Residents receive an average of 3.67 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Colfax Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia 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 Colfax Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Colfax Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia 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.