North Auburn Care
2830 I Street Northeast, Auburn, WA 98002 · 125 beds · For profit - Limited Liability company
The records flag: 3 citations at the most serious level.
These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.
Who's actually on the floor
Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.
Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.
Registered nurse coverage drops about 32% at weekends.
Staff turnover: 33%
High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.
What inspectors found
State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 103 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.
| Severity | Citations |
|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | 3 |
| Actual harm | 2 |
| Potential for harm | 98 |
| No harm | 0 |
11 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. 3 citations are not yet recorded as corrected.
Medicare has issued $12,035 in fines here over the past three years.
Disclosed affiliations
Medicare has not published ownership or affiliation information for this facility. That is a gap in the federal record, not a finding about the facility — the great majority of facilities do have entries, so it is a reasonable thing to ask about on a visit.
Other options nearby
Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.
| Facility | Miles | Rating | Nurse hrs | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center | 1.5 | 5 | 0.84 | −34% |
| Auburn Post Acute | 2.7 | 1 | 1.03 | −28% |
| Canterbury House | 3.4 | 2 | 0.71 | −29% |
| Life Care Center of Federal Way | 4.7 | 2 | 0.69 | −34% |
| Benson Heights Rehabilitation Center | 4.9 | 3 | 0.76 | −31% |
| Hallmark Manor | 5.3 | 2 | 0.73 | −13% |
| Avalon Care Center Federal Way, L.l.c. | 5.6 | 4 | 0.85 | −23% |
| Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way | 5.7 | 5 | 1.31 | −11% |
Worth asking on a visit
Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.
- Can I visit on a Sunday rather than a weekday? How many registered nurses are on duty then, and for how many residents?
- Medicare's records show a citation at the most serious level. What happened, and what changed afterwards?
- 3 findings are not confirmed as corrected yet. Where do those stand?
- Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?