Thurston County, Washington
County inventory for Thurston 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. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Thurston County average 3.6 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 7 nursing homes - 772 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Washington medians.
County care plate
Sheet WA-THURSTON-WASHINGTON · Thurston, WA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 772 beds
- STAR-MID 3.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #478/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Santa Cruz
- AL-MID $7,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Santa Cruz County, CA (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Thurston County
CMS star quality is the standout for Thurston County: rated homes average 3.6/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 7 nursing homes and 772 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
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 Thurston providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 3 at 4★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (71% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Lacey Post Acute & Rehabilitation, Panorama City Conv & Rehab Ctr, Olympia Transitional Care and Rehabilitation. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Thurston, 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 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Thurston County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey Post Acute & Rehabilitation | Lacey | 5/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Panorama City Conv & Rehab Ctr | Lacey | 5/5 | 155 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Olympia Transitional Care and Rehabilitation | Olympia | 4/5 | 113 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Puget Sound Care | Olympia | 4/5 | 108 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Regency Olympia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Olympia | 4/5 | 28 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Woodard Creek Health & Rehabilitation | Olympia | 2/5 | 152 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Crystal Cove Post Acute | Lacey | 1/5 | 96 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Thurston County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Providence at Home With Compassus, Puget Sound South | Lacey | 4.5 |
Read next for stronger-star Thurston
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Thurston 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 (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 Thurston County.