Avalon Care Center At Northpointe
9827 North Nevada, Spokane, WA, 99218
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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
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Avalon Health Care
- Certified beds
- 119 · avg 95 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 67.1% — higher than most Washington nursing homesWashington avg: 45.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 75% — higher than most Washington nursing homesWashington avg: 46.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Washington averageWashington avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $84,614 total
- Infection control citations
- 1
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 505496
- Certified beds
- 119 beds · avg 95 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Avalon Care Center - Spokane, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Avalon Health Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Avalon Health Care chain — 15 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Parent entity
Avalon Health Care Inc
Disclosed owners (26 on record)
- Byron a Kirton
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
- Hyrum a Kirton Individual tr
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
- Hyrum Kirton
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
- K-team Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 7% · since 2025
- Spencer k Kirton Individual tr
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
- Spencer Kirton
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
+ 20 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 75)
- D0841·Sep 17, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
- D0760·Sep 17, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- E0758·Feb 7, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
- E0689·Feb 7, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0686·Feb 7, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0677·Feb 7, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0661·Feb 7, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- E0641·Feb 7, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $76K
- 20241 fine · $8,278
Most recent events
- Jan 17, 2025Fine · $76K
- Aug 26, 2024Fine · $8,278
Largest single fine on record: $76K.
Fire-safety citations
27 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 7, 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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