Columbia Basin Hospital
200 Nat Washington Way, Ephrata, WA, 98823
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 12 · avg 12 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 23.5% — lower than most Washington nursing homesWashington avg: 45.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 50A181
- Certified beds
- 12 beds · avg 12 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - Hospital district
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 32)
- D0609·Dec 3, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E0921·Mar 14, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D0882·Mar 14, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- D0880·Mar 14, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0868·Mar 14, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- D0625·Mar 14, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- D0623·Mar 14, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D0604·Mar 14, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Fire-safety citations
24 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 14, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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