Auburn · 98002
Canterbury House
502 29th Street Southeast
Auburn, WA 98002
Auburn Post Acute
⌖ Auburn, WA · King County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds96
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Auburn Post Acute
Auburn Post Acute is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Auburn, WA. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Washington is 3.3. Medicare lists it as a candidate for its Special Focus program because of a history of serious problems. At its last full inspection (May 2026), inspectors found 32 problems, more than the Washington average of 15.8. 3 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 39 min a day with each resident, less than the Washington average of 4 hr 22 min. About 44% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $353,307 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for short-term rehab than for long-term care.
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Key details
Facility nameAuburn Post Acute
LocationKing County, Washington
Phone(253) 833-1740
Address414 - 17th Southeast, Auburn, WA 98002 · King County
CMS provider number505355
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceNovember 1, 1989 (36 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
About average
- Registered nurse time per resident56 min a dayWashington average: 56 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover44% a yearWashington average: 45%About average
Things to ask about
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- Special Focus Facility candidateYesMedicare lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus program, which follows homes with a history of quality problems more closely.Ask about this
- Serious health citations2 for immediate jeopardy and 1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Feb 2026 (within the past year). All 3 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties5 fines totaling $353,307Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Feb 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection32 (May 2026)Washington average: 15.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 39 min a dayWashington average: 4 hr 22 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Washington average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital19.9%State average: 19.9%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit9.5%State average: 13.4%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.1%State average: 1.3%About average
Physical therapist time: about 3 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 5 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury0.4%State average: 2.6%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.4%State average: 4.3%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs21.6%State average: 15.1%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.4State average: 1.3Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Washington average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Washington, Medicaid pays for 62% of resident days at a typical home.
- 88% Medicaid
- 7% Medicare
- 6% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average76%Washington typical: 75%
Cost of care per resident day$422Washington typical: $474
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 8 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing4★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.7 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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