CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in King County, Washington
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 47 nursing homes in King County, Washington qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes King County as urban.
In Washington, 156 of 193 nursing homes (80.8%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUBURN POST ACUTE | Auburn | Yes, urban county | 96 | 505355 | |
| Avalon Care Center Federal Way, L.L.C. | Federal Way | Yes, urban county | Avalon Health Care | 120 | 505510 |
| AVAMERE REHABILITATION AT PARK WEST | Seattle | Yes, urban county | Avamere | 137 | 505270 |
| Avamere Rehabilitation of Burien | Burien | Yes, urban county | Avamere | 140 | 505252 |
| AVAMERE REHABILITATION OF ISSAQUAH | Issaquah | Yes, urban county | Avamere | 140 | 505004 |
| AVAMERE REHABILITATION OF SHORELINE | Seattle | Yes, urban county | Avamere | 115 | 505009 |
| BAILEY-BOUSHAY HOUSE | Seattle | Yes, urban county | Commonspirit Health | 35 | 505476 |
| BALLARD CENTER | Seattle | Yes, urban county | Genesis Healthcare | 142 | 505042 |
| Bellevue Post Acute | Bellevue | Yes, urban county | Kalesta Healthcare Group | 69 | 505500 |
| BENSON HEIGHTS REHABILITATION CENTER | Kent | Yes, urban county | Avalon Health Care | 91 | 505519 |
| BRIARWOOD AT TIMBER RIDGE | Issaquah | Yes, urban county | Life Care Services | 45 | 505518 |
| Bridges To Home | Shoreline | Yes, urban county | 12 | 505535 | |
| Canterbury House | Auburn | Yes, urban county | Evergreen Healthcare Group | 100 | 505344 |
| CAROLINE KLINE GALLAND HOME | Seattle | Yes, urban county | 205 | 505442 | |
| CASCADES OF ST ANNE | Seattle | Yes, urban county | Cascades Healthcare | 47 | 505417 |
| CEDAR RIVER HEALTHCARE CENTER | Renton | Yes, urban county | Pacs Group | 60 | 505532 |
| COLUMBIA LUTHERAN HOME | Seattle | Yes, urban county | 116 | 505470 | |
| Corwin Center At Emerald Heights | Redmond | Yes, urban county | 61 | 505478 | |
| COVENANT SHORES HEALTH CENTER | Mercer Island | Yes, urban county | Covenant Living | 43 | 505504 |
| Enumclaw Health and Rehabilitation | Enumclaw | Yes, urban county | Evergreen Healthcare Group | 92 | 505400 |
| FIRCREST NURSING FACILITY | Seattle | Yes, urban county | 110 | 50A260 | |
| GARDEN TERRACE HEALTHCARE CENTER OF FEDERAL WAY | Federal Way | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 70 | 505512 |
| HALLMARK MANOR | Federal Way | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 147 | 505313 |
| JUDSON PARK HEALTH CENTER | Des Moines | Yes, urban county | Humangood | 96 | 505455 |
| KIN ON HEALTH CARE CENTER | Seattle | Yes, urban county | 100 | 505453 | |
| LEA HILL REHABILITATION AND CARE CENTER | Auburn | Yes, urban county | 36 | 505528 | |
| Life Care Center Of Federal Way | Federal Way | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 157 | 505188 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF KIRKLAND | Kirkland | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 190 | 505334 |
| MARIANWOOD HEALTH AND REHABILITATION | Issaquah | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 117 | 505418 |
| Mirabella | Seattle | Yes, urban county | 46 | 505520 | |
| North Auburn Care | Auburn | Yes, urban county | 125 | 505195 | |
| NORTH BEND POST ACUTE | North Bend | Yes, urban county | 64 | 505339 | |
| PARK SHORE | Seattle | Yes, urban county | 28 | 505493 | |
| PROVIDENCE MOUNT ST VINCENT | Seattle | Yes, urban county | Providence Health & Services | 215 | 505182 |
| PUGET SOUND TRANSITIONAL CARE | Des Moines | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 165 | 505513 |
| QUEEN ANNE HEALTHCARE | Seattle | Yes, urban county | Avamere | 120 | 505204 |
| REDMOND CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Redmond | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 139 | 505181 |
| RENTON HEALTH & REHABILITATION | Renton | Yes, urban county | Vertical Health Services | 99 | 505280 |
| Richmond Beach Rehab | Shoreline | Yes, urban county | Avamere | 131 | 505488 |
| SEATTLE MEDICAL POST ACUTE CARE | Seattle | Yes, urban county | Evergreen Healthcare Group | 103 | 505311 |
| SHORELINE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION | Seattle | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 114 | 505262 |
| THE BROADVIEW CENTER | Seattle | Yes, urban county | Hill Valley Healthcare | 211 | 505416 |
| THE TERRACES AT SKYLINE | Seattle | Yes, urban county | 34 | 505469 | |
| Transitional Care Of Seattle | Seattle | Yes, urban county | Evergreen Healthcare Group | 165 | 505534 |
| VALLEY VIEW SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION | Renton | Yes, urban county | Vertical Health Services | 136 | 505202 |
| WASHINGTON CARE CENTER | Seattle | Yes, urban county | 165 | 505017 | |
| WESLEY HOMES DES MOINES HEALTH CENTER | Des Moines | Yes, urban county | 148 | 505475 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.