Katy Mullen
Apr 2026
The service here is fantastic! They took AMAZING care of my dad!
Washington Veterans Home
1141 Beach Drive
4.2(34 ratings)
1 / 5Quick Facts
- Total units
- 240
- Medicare rating
- 4 of 5
- Ownership
- Government, State
- Certified beds
- 240
- Eligibility
- Admission limited to veterans, widow(er)s, and Gold Star Parents
- Care model
- Residents grouped into 40-bed care neighborhoods
- Setting
- Historic 1910 building on a 31-acre bluff
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What Families Think
This is a state-run skilled nursing home exclusively for veterans, their widow(er)s, and Gold Star Parents, offering 24-hour nursing and rehabilitative care. Reviewers largely praise the caring staff, though a serious complaint describes dangerous lapses in oxygen equipment and medical knowledge for a resident with a specific lung condition.
The Good
- Staff described as attentive and caring by several reviewers
- Resident says program and community feel amazing
- Organized community activities like Halloween events for families
- Care organized into small 40-bed resident-focused neighborhoods
The Bad
- One report of oxygen equipment failures and inadequate emergency response
- One account describes staff unfamiliar with a resident's specific lung condition
- One reviewer felt cafeteria food was only just adequate
- One mention of concerns about facility management practices
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About Washington Veterans Home
Washington Veteran Home-Retsil is a skilled nursing facility located in Port Orchard, Washington, serving 240 residents. The home provides 24-hour nursing care, medical care, and pharmacy services, along with Medicare A rehabilitative services for veterans or their widow(er) needing care following a qualifying hospital stay.
The facility, built in 1910, sits on a 31-acre bluff overlooking the Sinclair Inlet of Puget Sound. It operates as a state-of-the-art, non-institutional facility organized around a "Resident Centered Care" concept, with all primary services available within forty-bed "neighborhoods" that focus resources around individual residents.
Admission is available to those who served at any time in any branch of the United States Armed Forces including the National Guard and are eligible for federal Department of Veterans Affairs monetary benefits, as well as Gold Star Parents who lost a child while serving. The facility is Medicare and Medicaid certified and accepts Medicare, Medicaid, third-party insurance, and private pay. Veterans rated 70%-100% Service Connected Disabled, or whose service connected disability is the reason nursing care is needed, may have their nursing home care paid by the Federal VA.
The home provides supportive programs and services to complement its core nursing and medical care offerings. The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age and provides auxiliary aids and services such as assistive listening devices and interpreters at no charge for persons with disabilities.
Types of Care
Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care
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Help Me ChooseReviews
4.2overall · 34 ratings combined
4.2★ on Google (34)
Anton
Mar 2026
I'm a resident here right now and from what ii can see the facility and the staff are amazing. i feel extremely fortunate to have been given this opportunity to be in this program.
Virginia McDowell
Jan 2026
If I could give this place 0 stars, that’s what this place would get. My late dad was here for three short weeks and almost died multiple times due to lack of care and knowledge. If it weren’t for him advocating for himself and finding work arounds, he would have died before his time. He had end stage pulmonary fibrosis and their uneducated staff (including the nurse practitioner) were treating him as though he had COPD. Two VERY different things. He needed continuous oxygen. His orders from the hospital from where he was transferred stated this explicitly. Without oxygen for even a minute, his o2sat would go down easily between 50-70. Knowing his condition, they accepted him into their care without a single fully functioning oxygen machine. They broke regularly and did not even call the company to fix them. No back up plan the first 2 weeks he was there. My dad had to call the company that made the oxygen machines. He also had to call the EMTs twice on his own accord. Both times the EMTs removed him from Retsil and the second time he did not go back there. Enough was enough. The list goes on with the complaints. I filed a negligent complaint while he was there and they didn’t even interview him. Go there at your own peril.
Jeff Redfox
May 2023
The food served in the cafeteria is just enough to sustain life.With the manager at this place a couple years ago,I’ve always felt some underhanded business dealings go on
SB- 63
Oct 2021
This incredible place put out a wonderful trick or treat time for the littles. Awesome job, even with the miserable weather. Thank you.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Washington Veterans Home offer?
Washington Veterans Home offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Where is Washington Veterans Home located?
Washington Veterans Home is located at 1141 Beach Drive in Pt Orchard, Washington.
What do families say about Washington Veterans Home?
This is a state-run skilled nursing home exclusively for veterans, their widow(er)s, and Gold Star Parents, offering 24-hour nursing and rehabilitative care. Reviewers largely praise the caring staff, though a serious complaint describes dangerous lapses in oxygen equipment and medical knowledge for a resident with a specific lung condition.
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