Avamere Bellingham Health Care & Rehab Services is a nursing home in Bellingham, WA, with 84 certified beds. Avamere Bellingham Health Care & Rehab Services is a senior care company operated by Avamere Living. In addition to being a nursing home, this facility provides assisted living and memory care for residents with Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia. The community also has an independent living option. This facility may offer respite stays. If this is something you need, you will need to find out if there are any additional restrictions on this option. Avamere Bellingham Health Care & Rehab Services offers physical therapy services to its residents.

Costs at this community start at $3,185 and range up to $6,692 per month. The average price in the community is $4,939, which is more than the average cost of $4,848 for nursing home care in the area. The cost of nursing home care in this area is essentially the same as the cost throughout the state. Depending on other care the resident needs, additional care may increase the monthly cost. This facility is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid.

When considering a nursing home, it's important to understand how much time nurses spend with each resident and what type of nurse provides care. The total time nurses spend with residents in this community is 3.8 hours daily per resident. This time is made up of 1.5 hours with licensed nurses (0.6 by an RN and 0.9 by an LPN) and 2.3 hours with non-licensed nurse aides.

Special diet meals are not always available. This community provides no or low-sodium meals. Residents need to have a scheduled, structured activity every day. See our amenity list below for more information.

There are three hospitals within 25 miles of Avamere Bellingham Health Care & Rehab Services. The two closest hospitals are St Joseph Medical Center, which is 0.9 miles away, and Island Hospital, which is 19.9 miles away.

This nursing home has an overall rating of 2, which is an average rating of all facilities reviewed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This nursing home has a health inspection rating of 1. The ratings for quality are excellent and the staff ratings are average, with a rating of 2.

Some of the key amenities available at Avamere Bellingham Health Care & Rehab Services are:

• Pet Friendly
• Parking
• Activity Center