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C

68/100

Average

Mckay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr

127 Second Avenue Southwest, Soap Lake, WA 98851

CMS 4/5 stars #2 of 4 in Grant County (509) 246-1111
Certified beds
42
Occupancy
91%
Ownership
Government
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.

  • $113,505 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

  • Nursing staff turnover of 73%

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

Our read on Mckay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr

McKay Healthcare & Rehab Center is a small hospital-district home in Soap Lake, and its day-to-day staffing looks solid on paper, 4.29 total nurse hours per resident, roughly 11% above the national average. But that average hides two things worth asking about: weekends run about 14% thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover sits at 72.9%, well above the national 45.8%. A recent inspection in March 2025 and a four-star health inspection rating are genuine positives, but the current record carries 40 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and five tied to abuse, plus a $113,505 fine. Good inspections, but the staffing churn is the number I'd press them on.

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.

  • →4.21 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.9 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 14% 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.

  • →73% 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.

  • →$113,505 in federal fines across 1 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 day4.29 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.90 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.67 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover72.90%
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 4, 2026 (5 months ago). No citations were recorded.

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

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Common questions about Mckay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr

What is the ElderGrade for Mckay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr? +

Mckay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr 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 Mckay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr? +

Residents receive an average of 4.29 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Mckay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr 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 Mckay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Mckay Healthcare & Rehab Ctr 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.