Washington Veterans Home, Retsil

240-bed Medicare/Medicaid-certified state veterans home in Port Orchard, built 1910 on a 31-acre bluff overlooking Sinclair Inlet. State-of-the-art 'Resident Centered Care' with 40-bed neighborhoods. CMS Care Compare 4-star.

The Washington Veterans Home in Port Orchard, known as Retsil, was built in 1910 on a 31-acre bluff overlooking Sinclair Inlet on Puget Sound. The home uses a Resident Centered Care model with 40-bed neighborhoods that keep primary services close to each resident. It serves 240 residents needing skilled-nursing care, is Medicare and Medicaid certified, and provides 24-hour nursing, medical, and pharmacy services. The campus also hosts a Transitional Housing Program building (Building 10) for veterans. Located in Kitsap County, Washington.

Cost. Veterans rated 70%, 100% Service Connected Disabled, or whose service-connected disability is the reason nursing care is needed, may have nursing home care paid by the federal VA. Also accepts Medicare, Medicaid, third-party insurance, and private pay.