Avamere Transitional Care Of Puget Sound
630 South Pearl Street, Tacoma, WA, 98465
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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 - Limited Liability company · Chain: Avamere
- Certified beds
- 60 · avg 53 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 30% — lower than most Washington nursing homesWashington avg: 45.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 35% — lower 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)
- 1 fine · $35,875 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 505529
- Certified beds
- 60 beds · avg 53 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
- Georgian Rehab Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Avamere
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Avamere chain — 29 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.1 / 5.
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- Andrew Simpson
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Mary Kofstad
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Bradley j Schmitz
Contracted Managing Employee · since 2023
- Ike Okoli
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2023
- Karl Rickard Miller
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2014
- Ariso LlcHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2007
+ 3 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 45)
- G0686·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0641·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0880·Nov 25, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- C0803·Nov 25, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- F0761·Nov 25, 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.
- D0757·Nov 25, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0756·Nov 25, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- E0725·Nov 25, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $36K
Most recent events
- Mar 19, 2026Fine · $36K
Fire-safety citations
50 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 25, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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