Spring Creek Retirement & Assisted Living Community
223 East Bakerview Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 · Assisted living · 115 licensed beds · Licensed
What the licence record says about this community
State inspection record
Assisted living is licensed and inspected by the state, not by Medicare/Medicaid — so there is no federal 5-star rating. Below is this community’s record from the state licensing agency.
Inspection & complaint findings
22 findings, most recent first.
- Inspection (statement of deficiency)2026-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 69326 72492-ew
- Fire inspection2025-10-06 · state report ↗R Spring Creek Retirement and Assisted Living Community FIRE 10-06-2025 - ec
- Enforcement action2025-01-01 · state report ↗SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 1913 CF CD 61478 7 15 25
- Enforcement action2025-01-01 · state report ↗SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 1913 CF CD 55572 3 28 25
- Inspection (statement of deficiency)2025-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 32134 49217 54078 -SW
- Complaint investigation2025-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 61478 65467-ew
- Complaint investigation2025-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 55354 60579-ew
- Complaint investigation2025-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 50628 55572 59387-ew
- Complaint investigation2025-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 54953 59385-ew
- Complaint investigation2025-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 49760 54290-ew
- Complaint investigation2025-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 44626 50624 53011-ew
- Enforcement action2024-12-06 · state report ↗SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 1913 CF CD 49217 - 12 06 2024
- Enforcement action2024-11-27 · state report ↗SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 1913 CF CD 50624 - 11 27 2024
- Fire inspection2024-10-03 · state report ↗R Spring Creek Retirement Assisted Living Community FIRE 10-03-2024 -SW
- Complaint investigation2024-10-02 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY Complaint 10-02-2024 - SI
- Fire inspection2024-01-23 · state report ↗R Spring Creek Retirement Assisted Living Community FIRE 01-23-2024-ec
- Complaint investigation2024-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 43438 48044 - SW
- Complaint investigation2024-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 42401 47381 - SW
- Complaint investigation2024-01-01 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 31453 34688-ew
- Complaint investigation2023-11-09 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT ASSISTED LIVING Complaint 11-09-2023 - bm
- Fire inspection2023-09-25 · state report ↗R Spring Creek Retirement Assisted Living Community FIRE 09-25-2023-ec
- Complaint investigation2023-08-22 · state report ↗R SPRING CREEK RETIREMENT & ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY Complaint 08-22-2023 - EL
What these are — and what they are not. Washington State publishes the kind of document it posted (a statement of deficiency, an enforcement action) but not how serious the finding was. A statement of deficiency can be a missed medication pass or a missing signature, and nothing here tells you which. So we do not call any of these a serious violation, and we do not rank this state by severity — we cannot. Open the state report to read the actual citation.
What it costs around here
Median private-pay cost, CareScout (Genworth) 2025 Cost of Care Survey — a regional midpoint, not any single community’s rate. Private rooms and higher care levels cost more; ask for a current quote. Project your own in the cost-of-care planner.
† Memory care is our estimate, not survey data: CareScout does not survey memory care, so we take the assisted-living median for the state and add $1,200/month — the typical secured-dementia-unit premium. It is a planning figure with no state-level detail behind it, and real memory-care pricing varies far more than that. Treat it as a starting point and ask the community for its own memory-care rate.
Estimated cost range · regional
In Washington, assisted living typically runs about $6,100–$9,100/month.
This is a regional estimate modeled from published survey data (the CareScout/Genworth state median, ±20%) — not this community’s actual price, which it sets privately. Ask the community for its current all-in monthly rate and what each care level adds.
Does this community take Medicaid?
Not published. Washington State does not record Medicaid acceptance in its licensing file, so we do not know — and we will not infer it from Washington’s waiver rules, because a state covering assisted living says nothing about whether this building accepts it. Ask the community directly, and get the run-out-of-money answer in writing.
Washington Medicaid can help pay for assisted living, through a waiver. A waiver pays for care, never for room and board. Which Washington waivers, waitlists and how to apply →
Cost
Assisted-living and memory-care prices are set by each community and not publicly disclosed — no state or federal source publishes them, and the “starting at” figures on referral sites are estimates, not this community’s real rate. Ask the community directly for its current monthly price and what it includes (base rent versus care-level add-ons and memory-care premiums).
Worried about someone here? How to report it
If you have seen something that concerns you — neglect, an injury, medication problems, or a resident who seems afraid — you do not need proof to report it. Reporting is what triggers an inspection, and inspections are what put a record on this page in the first place.
- The state licensing agency — Washington State licenses this community and is the body that can inspect it and act on a complaint: Washington DSHS ALTSA ↗. Complaints can usually be made anonymously.
- Your Long-Term Care Ombudsman — free, independent, and works for the resident, not the state or the company. They will visit and advocate. Find yours via the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116 or theconsumervoice.org/get_help ↗.
- Adult Protective Services — for suspected abuse, neglect or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The Eldercare Locator above routes you to your local APS office.
- If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 first. Report to the agencies above afterwards — the two are separate, and one does not do the job of the other.
We are a data site, not a regulator: we cannot investigate or intervene, and there is no point reporting it to us. The three routes above are the ones with actual power.
Location & what’s nearby
Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.
Source: Washington State DSHS, ALTSA facility inspection & enforcement records (public record), last pulled from the state 2026-07-14.