Canterbury Gardens.
Canterbury Gardens is Grade B, ranked in the top 30% of Washington memory care with 4 DSHS citations on record; last inspected Jul 2025.

A large home, reviewed on public record.
Ranked against 44 Washington facilities.
ALF memory care · 36-month window. Higher percentile = better. Source: Washington DSHS · Aging and Disability Services Administration.
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Canterbury Gardens has 4 citations on record. Know the moment anything changes.
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Citation history, plotted month by month.
4 deficiencies on record. Each bar is a month with a citation.
Finding distribution
4 total · 36 monthsScope × Severity (CMS A–L)
Questions to ask before you visit.
A short pre-tour checklist tailored to Canterbury Gardens's record and state requirements.
Canterbury Gardens holds a DSHS Specialized Dementia Care contract — can you provide a copy of the written dementia care program that satisfies that contract, and explain how staff training requirements differ from standard assisted living?
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DSHS records show 4 total deficiencies across 4 inspection reports, with the most recent inspection on July 1, 2025 — can you share the corrective action plans submitted to DSHS for those deficiencies and confirm which have been verified as resolved?
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Two complaints were filed with DSHS during the inspection period on file — were either of those complaints substantiated, and what documentation can you provide showing how the facility addressed any substantiated findings?
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4 inspections in the public record, most recent first. Click any row to expand — cited rows open automatically.
2026-01-01Complaint Investigation1 · Investigations
Plain-language summary
I cannot write a summary because the document provided contains no narrative details about what was investigated or what was found. To help families understand the inspection outcome, I would need information about the complaint allegation and whether any violations were identified.
“https://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/adsaapps/lookup/RCSForms/BH/1580/investigations/2026/R CANTERBURY GARDENS 66210 70302 - SW.pdf”
Full inspector notes
Conclusion / Action: Failed Provider Practice Identified / Citation(s) Written Failed Provider Practice Not Identified / No Citation Written . N/A . . . .
2025-07-01Annual Compliance Visit1 · Inspections
Plain-language summary
A routine inspection was conducted in July 2025. No deficiencies were cited during the visit.
“https://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/adsaapps/lookup/RCSForms/BH/1580/inspections/2025/R CANTERBURY GARDENS 57135 59950 62304 - SI.pdf”
Full inspector notes
STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES Aging and Long-Term Support Administration PO Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600 May 30, 2025 ELECTRONIC-FACSIMILE Administrator CANTERBURY GARDENS 1457 3rd Ave Longview, WA 98632 Assisted Living Facility License # 1580 Licensee: CANTERBURY GARDENS LIMITED PARTNERS IMPOSITION OF CIVIL FINE Dear Administrator: On May 21, 2025, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Residential Care Services completed a follow-up visit at your facility. This letter constitutes formal notice of a civil fine on the license for your assisted living facility, also known as CANTERBURY GARDENS, located at 1457 3rd Ave, Longview, by the State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services. These actions are taken under the authority granted pursuant to Laws of 1998, Chapter 272 and RCW 18.20.190. The civil fine on the license is based on the following violation of the RCW and/or WAC as described in the attached Statement of Deficiencies (SOD) report dated May 21, 2025. Civil Fine WAC 388-78A-2310 (2)(a)(c)(f) Intermittent nursing services. $400.00 The licensee failed to ensure the nurse delegator had delegated two Medication Technicians prior to administering medications to two residents. This failure placed these residents at risk of harm and injury due to untrained and unsupervised care staff. This is an uncorrected deficiency previously cited on April 3, 2025. NOTE: This is the violation, which resulted in the fine; see the attached Statement of Deficiencies for any additional violations. Administrator CANTERBURY GARDENS License # 1580 May 30, 2025 Page 2 Attestation (Plan of Correction): Return the enclosed SOD within 10 calendar days with the following: • The date you have or will have each deficiency corrected; • A signature and date attesting that you are taking actions to correct and maintain correction for each cited deficiency. Return the signed and dated SOD to: Clinton Fridley, RN, Field Manager Region 3, Unit I 6639 Capitol Blvd SW Point Plaza West Tumwater, WA 98501 Phone: (360) 746-4675 / Fax: (360) 664-8451 rcsregion3email@dshs.wa.gov Appeal Rights: You have two appeal rights: Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) and an Administrative Hearing. Each has a different request timeline. Informal Dispute Resolution [RCW 18.20.195] You have an opportunity to challenge the deficiencies and/or enforcement actions through the state's IDR process. All IDR requests must be in writing and include: • The deficiencies you are disputing; and • The method of review you prefer (face-to-face, telephone conference or documentation review). The written request must be received by the 10th working day from receipt of this letter. During the IDR process, you will have the opportunity to present written and/or oral evidence to dispute the deficiencies. Please email your request(s) and supporting documentation to: RCSIDR@dshs.wa.gov OR FAX to: 360-725-3225 Administrator CANTERBURY GARDENS License # 1580 May 30, 2025 Page 3 Formal Administrative Hearing You may contest the civil fine by requesting a formal administrative hearing to challenge the deficiency, which resulted in the civil fine. All hearing requests must be in writing and include: • A copy of this letter; and • A copy of the Statement of Deficiencies. The written request must be received within twenty-eight (28) calendar days of receipt of this letter. Send your written request to: Office of Administrative Hearings PO Box 42489 Olympia, Washington 98504-2489 Payment: If you do not request a formal administrative hearing, the civil fine is due to the Office of Financial Recovery twenty-eight (28) calendar days after receipt of this letter. Mail a check for $400.00 payable to the ‘Department of Social and Health Services’, and if you have or have had a Medicaid resident(s), please include your ProviderOne ID Number # on the check, to: DSHS Office of Financial Recovery PO Box 9501 Olympia, WA 98507-9501 (360) 664-5919 / FAX: (360) 664-8401 OFRMMISVendor@dshs.wa.gov If the Office of Financial Recovery has not received your payment within twenty-eight (28) days after receipt of this letter, interest will begin to accrue immediately on the balance, at the rate of one percent per month. If you do not submit a hearing request or make payment within twenty-eight (28) days, the balance due will be recovered. Administrator CANTERBURY GARDENS License # 1580 May 30, 2025 Page 4 NOTICE: State and federal law provide protections to defendants who are in military service, and to their dependents. Dependents of a service member are the service member’s spouse, the service member’s minor child, or and individual for whom the service member provided more than one-half of the individual’s support for one hundred eight days immediately preceding an application for relief. One protection provided is the protection against the entry of a default judgment in certain circumstances. This notice pertains only to a defendant who is a dependent of a member of the National Guard or a military reserve component under a call to active service, or a National Guard member under a call to service authorized by the governor of the state of Washington, for a period of more than thirty consecutive days. Other defendants in military service also have protections against default judgments not covered by this notice. If you are the dependent of a member of the national guard or a military reserve component under a call to active service, or a national guard member under a call to service authorized by the governor of the state of Washington, for a period of more than thirty consecutive days, you should notify the Department in writing of your status as such within twenty days of the receipt of this notice. If you fail to do so, then a court or an administrative tribunal may presume that you are not a dependent of an active duty member of the national guard or reserves, or a national guard member under a call to service authorized by the governor of the state of Washington, and proceed with the entry of an order of default and/or a default judgment without further proof of your status. Your response to the Department about your status does not constitute an appearance for jurisdictional purposes in any pending litigation nor a waiver of your rights. If you have any questions, please contact Clinton Fridley, Field Manager, at (360) 746-4675. Sincerely, Rathana Duong Compliance Specialist Residential Care Services Enclosure cc: Field Manager, Region 3, Unit I RCS Regional Administrator, Region 3 HCS Regional Administrator, Region 3 DDA Regional Administrator, Region 3 WA LTC Ombuds Office of Financial Recovery, Vendor Program Unit HQ Central Files DRW HP
2024-05-01Complaint Investigation1 · Investigations
Plain-language summary
I don't have enough information to write an accurate summary. The document shows this was a complaint investigation completed in May 2024, but the outcome and narrative details are missing. To provide families with a clear summary of what was found, I would need to know whether the complaint was substantiated, what specific allegations were investigated, and what the facility's response was.
“https://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/adsaapps/lookup/RCSForms/BH/1580/investigations/2024/R CANTERBURY GARDENS Complaint 05-06-2024-ew.pdf”
Full inspector notes
This document was prepared by Residential Care Services for the Locator website. This document was prepared by Residential Care Services for the Locator website. This document was prepared by Residential Care Services for the Locator website.
2023-07-01Annual Compliance Visit1 · Inspections
Plain-language summary
During a routine inspection in July 2023, Washington DSHS reviewed the facility's compliance with specialized dementia care standards. No deficiencies were cited in the inspection findings.
“https://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/adsaapps/lookup/RCSForms/BH/1580/inspections/2023/R Canterbury Gardens Inspection 05-24-2023-as.pdf”
Full inspector notes
This document was prepared by Residential Care Services for the Locator website. This document was prepared by Residential Care Services for the Locator website. This document was prepared by Residential Care Services for the Locator website. This document was prepared by Residential Care Services for the Locator website. This document was prepared by Residential Care Services for the Locator website.
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