South Hill Rehabilitation And Care Center
17 East 8Th Avenue, Spokane, WA, 99202
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 113 · avg 85 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 63.1% — higher than most Washington nursing homesWashington avg: 45.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 60% — 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
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 505414
- Certified beds
- 113 beds · avg 85 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Last Empire Healthcare Llc
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Jason Heffernan
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Michael k Rackham
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Ami Sato
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Pennant Healthcare Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2024
- Soon Burnam
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Stephen w Farnsworth
Corporate Officer · since 2024
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
March 2025 (1 year ago) · acquired from Providence st Joseph Care Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 31)
- E0677·Dec 5, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0658·Dec 5, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E0880·Jun 18, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0849·Jun 18, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- E0812·Jun 18, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0761·Jun 18, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0693·Jun 18, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0692·Jun 18, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Fire-safety citations
25 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 18, 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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