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Community overview

Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Tacoma that offers skilled nursing, rehabilitation, long-term care and respite care. The 60-bed community offers private rooms and bathrooms and a gym surrounded by glass.

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Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound is a 60-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation community at 630 S Pearl St in Tacoma.

Care & support

Skilled nursing staff include registered and practical nurses, with nurses specialized in advanced wound care. The team supports recovery after surgery, stroke, heart attack, broken hip and knee replacement.

Care & support

Physical, occupational and speech-language therapy are offered, with therapy available seven days a week in a large therapy gym.

Care & support

Medical and nursing services include restorative nursing, palliative care, pain management, wound care, dialysis coordination and IV therapy, with close collaboration between staff and the overseeing physician.

Care & support

On-site resources include a diagnostics lab and x-ray, physicians and nurse practitioners, and personal wheelchair assessment. Hospice, behavioral health, podiatry, dental care and optometry are available through partners.

Care & support

Licensed nurses are on duty 24 hours a day, and each room has a nurse call system.

Rooms & living spaces

All patients have a private room with a private bathroom and shower, modern furnishings, free in-room cable television, free WiFi and a telephone.

Everyday life

Day-to-day services include nutrition and dining services, transport to care appointments, telehealth capabilities and resident-run committees.

Dining & meals

Menus are designed by a certified culinary chef, and optional in-room dining with chef-prepared meals is available.

Activities & connection

The community runs social and recreational services and an activities program, and has a library with books and movies.

Accessibility

Rooms and bathrooms have grab bars and emergency call buttons, and the private rooms include walk-in showers.