Pierce County, Washington
County inventory for Pierce County, Washington is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
7 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Pierce County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 21 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Washington medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet WA-PIERCE-WASHINGTON · Pierce, WA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 21 homes
- BEDS-MID 2,333 beds
- STAR-LOW 3.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 7 HH
- RANK-TOP #117/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Greene
- AL-MID $7,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 21/21 NH · 7/7 HH
Photo-finish peer: Greene County, MO (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Pierce County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Pierce County: 7 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 21 nursing homes and 2,333 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.0/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Washington medians: assisted living $7,600/mo, semi-private nursing $13,155/mo, private nursing $15,969/mo, home health aide $8,580/mo, adult day $5,395/mo. Local Pierce providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Pierce County break as 6 at 1★, 4 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 3 at 4★, 6 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (43% of 21 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound, Heron'S Key, Life Care Center of South Hill. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Pierce, WA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in Pierce County
21 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound | Tacoma | 5/5 | 60 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Heron'S Key | Gig Harbor | 5/5 | 30 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Life Care Center of South Hill | Puyallup | 5/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Rainier Rehabilitation | Puyallup | 5/5 | 117 | For profit - Corporation |
| Tacoma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Tacoma | 5/5 | 150 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Oaks at Lakewood | Tacoma | 5/5 | 80 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Eliseo | Tacoma | 4/5 | 187 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Life Care Center of Puyallup | Puyallup | 4/5 | 102 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Washington Soldiers Home | Orting | 4/5 | 97 | Government - State |
| Agility Health and Rehabilitation | University Place | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Cottesmore of Life Care | Gig Harbor | 3/5 | 108 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Birch Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation | Tacoma | 2/5 | 124 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Gig Harbor Health and Rehabilitation | Gig Harbor | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Park Rose Care Center | Tacoma | 2/5 | 139 | For profit - Corporation |
| Puyallup Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Puyallup | 2/5 | 96 | For profit - Corporation |
| Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation | Tacoma | 1/5 | 123 | For profit - Individual |
| Avalon Healthcare - Tacoma | Tacoma | 1/5 | 81 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Avamere at Pacific Ridge | Tacoma | 1/5 | 102 | For profit - Corporation |
| Heartwood Extended Healthcare | Tacoma | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Individual |
| Linden Grove Health Care Center | Puyallup | 1/5 | 130 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Orchard Park Health Care & Rehab Center | Tacoma | 1/5 | 147 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Pierce County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound Home Health | Tacoma | 5.0 |
| Centerwell Home Health | Tacoma | 4.0 |
| Chi Franciscan Health at Home | University Place | 4.0 |
| Puget Sound Home Health of King County | Tacoma | 4.0 |
| Careage Home Health | Dupont | 2.5 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Home Health | Tacoma | 2.5 |
| Wellspring Home Health Center, LLC | Lakewood | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Pierce
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Pierce County, WA, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Washington overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (21 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (7 here).
Continue on the Washington elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Washington state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Pierce County.