Centralia · 98531
Three Rivers Care
1305 Alexander St
Centralia, WA 98531
South Creek Post Acute
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⌖ Centralia, WA · Lewis County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds128
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About South Creek Post Acute
South Creek Post Acute is a 128-bed for-profit nursing home in Centralia, WA. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Washington is 3.3. At its last full inspection (Feb 2026), inspectors found 14 problems, close to the Washington average of 15.8. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 14 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Washington average of 4 hr 22 min. About 55% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $8,278 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (4 of 5) and long-term care (5 of 5).
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Key details
Facility nameSouth Creek Post Acute
LocationLewis County, Washington
Phone(360) 736-9384
Address917 South Scheuber Road, Centralia, WA 98531 · Lewis County
CMS provider number505373
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyPacs Group · 275 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceApril 1, 1991 (35 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
4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
About average
- Health citations at last inspection14 (Feb 2026)Washington average: 15.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 14 min a dayWashington average: 4 hr 22 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Dec 2025 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $8,278Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Dec 2025 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Registered nurse time per resident35 min a dayWashington average: 56 minWorse than state average
- Nursing staff turnover55% a yearWashington average: 45%Worse 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 hospital20.1%State average: 19.9%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit13.5%State average: 13.4%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.4%State average: 1.3%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 6 minutes per resident a day. That is about the same as 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 injury1.8%State average: 2.6%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.5%State average: 4.3%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs14.7%State average: 15.1%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.5State average: 1.3Better 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.
- 59% Medicaid
- 18% Medicare
- 23% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average67%Washington typical: 75%
Cost of care per resident day$443Washington typical: $474
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2023. 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 4 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 21 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections3★
Staffing3★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4.2 |
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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