About Open Senior Care
A non-affiliated public research tool that aggregates Washington State regulatory data to help families and caregivers make informed decisions.
Our mission
Washington State publishes valuable regulatory data about senior care facilities — licensing records, inspection histories, Medicaid rates, ownership changes, and enforcement actions — but that data is spread across multiple state and federal systems that require technical effort to navigate.
Open Senior Care collects, organizes, and republishes that public data in one place so that families, social workers, ombudsman volunteers, and care managers can quickly compare options and understand the regulatory history of a facility without having to visit every source separately.
What this site is not
- Not affiliated with WA DSHS or CMS. This site has no relationship with the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), the Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), or any other government agency. Official regulatory authority rests with those agencies.
- Not a placement agency or referral service. We do not accept payments from facilities to appear on this site, rank facilities, or facilitate placement referrals. Every listing comes from the state's public licensing data.
- Not a source of professional advice. Nothing on this site constitutes medical, legal, financial, or care advice. Consult qualified professionals before making any care decision.
- Not a real-time source. Data reflects the dates shown on each fact. A facility's license status, Medicaid contract, ownership, or regulatory record may have changed since the last data capture. Always verify with the facility and the appropriate state agency.
How data is collected
We use automated importers to periodically collect data from the official public sources listed on our Data Sources page. Every fact stored in our database is tagged with the source it came from and the date it was captured. We never alter source data — if a field contains an error, it reflects what the source reported on that date.
We maintain a snapshot moat: every data capture is stored as an immutable record. We never overwrite historical snapshots, so the history of every field change is preserved. When you see "as of [date]" next to a data point, that is the exact date the source was captured.
We do not create risk scores, composite ratings, or any derived quality measures. We surface only what the official sources report.
Accuracy and corrections
Because we republish data from public sources, errors in the source data will appear here. If you notice an inaccuracy — a wrong address, incorrect Medicaid status, or an outdated record — please use the Request a correction link on the facility's page. We will flag the record for review and, where appropriate, note the discrepancy or update our data on the next scheduled import.
Corrections to the official record must be made with the relevant state or federal agency (DSHS or CMS). We cannot change data held by those agencies on your behalf.
Privacy
This site does not collect personal information from visitors beyond standard web server access logs (IP address, browser type, page visited). Correction requests ask for a description of the issue; any contact information you voluntarily provide is used only to follow up on the correction and is never sold, shared, or published.
No resident names, health information, or personally identifiable information about facility residents is stored or displayed on this site.
Contact
To report a data error, use the "Request a correction" link on the relevant facility page.
For other inquiries: contact@example.com