Gig Harbor Memory Care.
Gig Harbor Memory Care is Ranked in the top 39% of Washington memory care with 5 DSHS citations on record; last inspected Sep 2025.
A large home, reviewed on public record.
Compared to 38 Washington facilities with a similar number of beds.
ALF memory care · 36-month window. Higher percentile = better performance on inspection record. Source: Washington DSHS · Aging and Disability Services Administration.
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Rankings based on 36-month DSHS inspection data. Severity and frequency: fewer citations = higher percentile. Repeat rate: lower repeat citation share = higher percentile.
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Gig Harbor Memory Care has 5 citations on record. Know the moment anything changes.
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5 deficiencies on record. Each bar is a month with a citation.
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5 total · 36 monthsScope × Severity (CMS A–L)
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This facility holds a DSHS Specialized Dementia Care contract — can you provide a copy of the written dementia care program that describes the specialized staffing, environment modifications, and activity protocols required under that contract?
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Three complaints were filed with DSHS during the inspection period on file — were any of those complaints substantiated, and what documentation can you provide about the facility's response and corrective measures?
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4 inspections in the public record, most recent first. Click any row to expand — cited rows open automatically.
2025-09-01Annual Compliance VisitType B · 3 findings
Plain-language summary
A routine inspection found deficiencies in service agreement planning and signing, monitoring of resident well-being, and medication services. Citations were issued under Washington regulations 388-78A-2130, 2150, 2120, and 2210. The facility was required to address these failed practices.
“The assisted living facility failed to implement safe medication services with parameters for one resident. Specifically, the facility failed to document the resident's blood pressure and pulse before administering Losartan with parameters to hold the medication if systolic blood pressure was less than 100 or heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.”
“One caregiver (Staff D), hired on 08/21/2022, did not have a valid First Aid card as required within thirty days of hire. This failure placed 46 residents at risk of not receiving emergency medical care in a timely manner.”
“The assisted living facility failed to ensure the environment was kept safe, clean, and in good repair for all 46 residents. Observations showed an unidentified person in a wheelchair smoking in the parking area, large piles of dried tree limbs, and cigarette butts littered throughout the parking area and flower beds.”
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WAC 388-78A-2210: The assisted living facility failed to implement safe medication services with parameters for one resident. Specifically, the facility failed to document the resident's blood pressure and pulse before administering Losartan with parameters to hold the medication if systolic blood pressure was less than 100 or heart rate less than 60 beats per minute. WAC 388-112A-0720: One caregiver (Staff D), hired on 08/21/2022, did not have a valid First Aid card as required within thirty days of hire. This failure placed 46 residents at risk of not receiving emergency medical care in a timely manner. WAC 388-78A-3090: The assisted living facility failed to ensure the environment was kept safe, clean, and in good repair for all 46 residents. Observations showed an unidentified person in a wheelchair smoking in the parking area, large piles of dried tree limbs, and cigarette butts littered throughout the parking area and flower beds.
2025-04-01Complaint InvestigationType A · 1 finding
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A complaint investigation at Gig Harbor Memory Care on January 28, 2025 found that the facility failed to protect residents from an aggressive resident who assaulted six residents and injured at least four of them between August 2024 and February 2025. The facility did not implement a behavior management plan or make meaningful changes to the resident's care plan despite knowing the resident had extensive behavioral issues and was refusing prescribed behavioral medication. A deficiency was cited for failure to develop and implement appropriate policies and procedures to respond to aggressive or assaultive residents.
“The facility failed to develop, implement, and ensure staff adherence to policies and procedures for appropriately responding to aggressive or assaultive residents. Specifically, the facility did not take adequate actions when one resident continually assaulted other residents, causing injuries including head injury and hip fracture. No effective behavior management plan or professional mental health intervention was implemented despite the resident's documented need for such services.”
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WAC 388-78A-2600: The facility failed to develop, implement, and ensure staff adherence to policies and procedures for appropriately responding to aggressive or assaultive residents. Specifically, the facility did not take adequate actions when one resident continually assaulted other residents, causing injuries including head injury and hip fracture. No effective behavior management plan or professional mental health intervention was implemented despite the resident's documented need for such services.
2024-06-01Complaint InvestigationNo findings
2024-03-01Complaint InvestigationType A · 1 finding
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A complaint investigation found that the facility failed to notify the resident's primary care physician about two injuries—bruising around the left eye from a fall on December 5, 2023, and redness to the forehead on December 24, 2023—as required by state rules. A deficiency was cited under the regulation requiring facilities to report significant changes in a resident's condition to their physician. The facility did notify the resident's family of at least one of the injuries by phone.
“Facility failed to notify the resident's primary care physician of a significant injury (bruising around left eye) related to a fall that occurred on 12-5-23, as required by regulation.”
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WAC 388-78A-2640: Facility failed to notify the resident's primary care physician of a significant injury (bruising around left eye) related to a fall that occurred on 12-5-23, as required by regulation. WAC 388-78A-2640: Facility failed to notify the resident's primary care physician of a significant injury (redness/bruising to forehead) that occurred on 12-24-23, despite notifying the complainant of the incident.
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