North Snohomish News

In the fourth quarter of 2023, Edmonds Care stood out as the third largest nursing home in Snohomish County, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Data shows that the nursing center had a total of 128 beds available, 33 more than the average in Snohomish County as of the fourth quarter of 2023. They aided an average of 83.2 residents during that period.

Edmonds Care had an overall rating of 2 from the CMS, which lags behind the average of 3.1 recorded for nursing homes in Washington.

During the quarter, Josephine Caring Community stood out as the largest nursing home in Snohomish County, with 160 beds available. Bethany at Silver Lake came in second place, with 151 beds available.

As of the fourth quarter of 2023, Edmonds Care has already spent a total of $174,672 in eight fines and suffered nine penalties.

In total, there were 13 for-profit nursing homes in Snohomish County, Washington.

According to US Census data, in 2020, nearly 1 in 6 Americans were aged 65 years or older. Since 1920, the older population skyrocketed from 4.9 million to 55.8 million, reflecting a growth rate of roughly 1,000%, five times higher than the average growth for the overall U.S. population.

A 2021 study suggests that nearly half of this age group, roughly 28 million individuals, may require long-term services and support. Additionally, the study projects that over a third of them may eventually need nursing home care.

“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, an insurance education group. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”

Rank	Nursing Home	Overall Rating
1	Josephine Caring Community	3
2	Bethany at Silver Lake	2
3	Edmonds Care	2
4	Alderwood Post Acute and Rehabilitation	1
5	Everett Center	1
6	Bothell Health Care	2
7	Marysville Care Center	2
8	Regency Care Center at Monroe	5
9	Snohomish of Cascadia, LLC	2
10	Mountain View Rehabilitation and Care Center	2
11	Bethany at Pacific	4
11	Prestige Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center - Edmonds	4
13	Arlington Health and Rehabilitation	4
14	View Ridge Care Center	5
15	Lynnwood Post Acute Rehabilitation Center	3
16	Everett Transitional Care Services	3
17	Sunrise View Convalescent Center	2