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Life Care Center of South Hill

2508 7TH ST SOUTHEAST, PUYALLUP, WA, 98374

(253) 661-5948

lcca.com

100 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

2508 7th St Southeast

Puyallup, WA 98374

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Bed capacity

100

CMS facility ID

505526

Care type

Nursing home

County

Pierce

Facility name

Life Care Center of South Hill

Street address

2508 7TH ST SOUTHEAST

City / state / ZIP

Puyallup, WA 98374

Phone

(253) 661-5948

Website

lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of South Hill

Life Care Center of South Hill is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Puyallup, Washington. It is licensed for 100 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Washington (97 beds).

It is one of 26 senior care facilities in Puyallup and 193 skilled nursing facilities across Washington. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Life Care Center of South Hill 48 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $17,388 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Life Care Centers of America

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Butner, Nancy

Governing body · Operational control — since 2018

Cross, Cindy

Officer — since 2014

Developers Investment Company Inc

Direct owner · Operational control — since 2014

Fletcher, Todd

Operational control — since 2024

Henry, Terry

Officer — since 1999

Lay, Lisa

Officer — since 2018

Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014

Medina, Alexander

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Preston, Aubrey

Operational control — since 2024

Preston, Forrest

Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2011

Schmitz, Bradley

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Suwaneh, Alhaji

Governing body · Operational control — since 2023

Swanker, Richard

Officer — since 2011

Thurmond, Joan

Officer — since 2014

Ziegler, James

Operational control — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

2015-06-24

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$17,388 total

Last standard inspection

2025-11-21

Nurse staffing

4.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$951 per day (≈ $28,910/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

0% Medicaid · 74% Medicare · 26% private/other

Occupancy

82% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

98% above the WA median of $480/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

100

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-11-21Health inspection7 citations

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2025-12-22

F-0600

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-12-22

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2025-12-22

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-12-22

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2025-12-22

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-12-22

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-12-22

2025-11-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-12-08

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (40 citations)

2024-10-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered15 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0623

B · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0625

B · No harm found

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0656

E · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0684

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0692

E · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0693

D · No harm found

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0732

C · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0757

E · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0758

E · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0760

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-10-25

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0881

E · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2024-12-06

2024-09-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-10-15

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-10-15

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-10-15

F-0660

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

Corrected 2024-10-15

2023-10-12Health inspection2 citations

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-10-27

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-10-27

2025-11-21Fire-safety inspection10 citations

E-0009

F · No harm found

Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.

Corrected 2025-12-15

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2025-12-15

K-0293

F · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2025-12-13

K-0324

J · Immediate jeopardy

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-12-24

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-12-15

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-12-15

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-12-15

K-0531

F · No harm found

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Corrected 2025-12-15

K-0915

F · No harm found

Have proper power supply for life support equipment.

Corrected 2025-12-13

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-12-15

2024-10-31Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0100

D · No harm found

Meet other general requirements.

Corrected 2024-11-22

K-0293

F · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2024-11-22

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-11-22

K-0374

F · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2024-11-22

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-11-22

K-0753

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2024-11-22

2023-10-12Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0211

F · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2023-10-24

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2023-10-24

K-0923

F · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-10-24

Federal penalties

2025-11-13Fine$17,388

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 505526.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.81,030 ratings on Google

★★★★★Joey Long · 2026-07-28 · via Google
“We are very impressed with Life Care Center of South Hill, this facility is so well staffed. The rooms are top notch and we are honestly blown away by the care and professionalism of everyone we have had the chance to come in contact with. The meals look very yummy and are delivered to our Mom hot. The grounds are beautiful. I would recommend a white board in the rooms with the current day/date an…”

★★★★★Jolie Dominique · 2026-03-02 · via Google
“A very clean nice place. I got to see my great uncle recovering from a stroke and bit of back story, ive been to multiple different stroke rehabilitation centers and houses for past family member’s strokes, and safe to say this place seems so nice and clean and from what i could tell they have amazing physical therapy devices and very kind staff members. Overall very pleased with the place looking…”

★★★★★Cheri · 2026-08-07 · via Google
“My elderly father in law went to life care center after a hospital stay for physical, speech, and occupational therapy and the team there has done a great job helping him recover his strength and confidence. The staff is patient, encouraging, and highly skilled, and the facilities are quite nice. It's been such a pleasure to see dad improve, and to see how focused and positive everyone is when wor…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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