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88/100

Excellent

The Oaks At Lakewood

11411 Bridgeport Way, Tacoma, WA 98499

CMS 5/5 stars #3 of 21 in Pierce County (253) 581-9002
Certified beds
80
Occupancy
89%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on The Oaks At Lakewood

The Oaks At Lakewood sits at 80 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers tell a fairly steady story. Nurse staffing runs 4.08 hours per resident day, about 6% above the national average, though weekends dip roughly 14% below the home's own weekday levels, worth asking about if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover is 28.6%, well under the national 45.8%, which suggests people stay. The 28 deficiencies on record include two abuse-related citations, but none rose to harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection was in January 2026.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing18/30Stability15/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement10/10

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

18/30

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

  • →4.01 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.53 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 14% against weekdays

Staff stability

15/15

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

  • →29% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

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

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

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines 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 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 day4.08 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.53 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.52 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover28.60%
National average 45.80%Better than average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: January 29, 2026 (9 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 record

Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP, which operates 344 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about The Oaks At Lakewood

What is the ElderGrade for The Oaks At Lakewood? +

The Oaks At Lakewood holds an ElderGrade of A (88 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". 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 The Oaks At Lakewood? +

Residents receive an average of 4.08 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has The Oaks At Lakewood 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 The Oaks At Lakewood accept Medicaid? +

Yes, The Oaks At Lakewood 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.