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Avamere at Three Fountains

835 Crater Lake Avenue, Medford, OR 97504 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Avamere (33 facilities) · 117 certified beds

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Avamere at Three Fountains is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Medford, Oregon. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.79 hours per resident per day, below the Oregon average of 4.95. Its most recent inspection on Jan 16, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.

5 out of 5Overall CMS rating
4 out of 5Health inspections
4 out of 5Staffing
117 bedsCertified beds

CMS quality ratings

Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.

Overall rating5/5
Health inspections4/5
Staffing4/5
Quality measures5/5
Long-stay quality5/5
Short-stay quality5/5

How Avamere at Three Fountains compares

This facility vs. the Oregon and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.

MetricThis facilityOregon avgNational avgCompared with the state
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)4.794.953.89below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)0.540.680.68below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)3.493.372.34above avg
Nursing staff turnover41.8%49.1%46.4%below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection5.010.49.5below avg

Staffing

Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.

4.79Total nurse hrs/resident/day
0.54RN hrs/resident/day
0.77LPN hrs/resident/day
3.49Aide hrs/resident/day
4.41Weekend nurse hrs/resident/day

Staff turnover

Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.

Total nursing staff41.8%
Registered nurses28.6%
Administrator changes0 in last year

Recent health inspection

CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.

Jan 16, 2025Most recent inspection
5Deficiencies found
32Health inspection score
0Fines

What inspectors found at Avamere at Three Fountains

Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.

  • Potential for harm

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

    Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

    Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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  • Actual harm

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Actual harm

    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 25, 2023
  • Potential for harm

    Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

    Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 25, 2023
  • Potential for harm

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 25, 2023
  • Potential for harm

    Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

    Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 25, 2023

Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.

About this facility

Address
835 Crater Lake Avenue
Medford, OR 97504
CMS certification #
385126
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds
117
Avg residents/day
75.9
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
1975-06-01
Chain
Avamere (33 facilities)
Setting
Urban

Part of Avamere

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Location and nearby

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Other public records

  • Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2017, 17 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources

Staff pay and workplace safety

Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.

OSHA workplace safety inspections

OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.

  • May 10, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Sep 5, 2024. 6 violations cited (4 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $5,532 proposed, $5,532 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317736423 - Waterford Operations LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
    Details
    • Serious: Fall protection (1910.28(b)(1)(i)). Penalty $2,766 proposed, $2,766 now. To be fixed by May 10, 2024.
    • Serious: Cited rule 1910.30(a)(1). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 10, 2024.
    • Serious: Abrasive wheel machinery (1910.215(a)(4)). Penalty $2,766 proposed, $2,766 now. To be fixed by May 10, 2024.
    • Serious: Abrasive wheel machinery (1910.215(b)(9)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 10, 2024.
    • Other than serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(b)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 10, 2024.
    • Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(g)(8)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 10, 2024.
  • Mar 28, 2017: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Aug 14, 2017. 11 violations cited (8 serious, 3 other). Penalties: $1,820 proposed, $1,820 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317716337 - Waterford Operations LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
    Details
    • Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(a)(2)). Penalty $350 proposed, $350 now. To be fixed by May 12, 2017.
    • Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(a)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 12, 2017.
    • Serious: Accident prevention signs and tags (1910.145(c)(3)). Penalty $350 proposed, $350 now. To be fixed by May 1, 2017.
    • Serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $350 proposed, $350 now. To be fixed by May 12, 2017.
    • Serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $350 proposed, $350 now. To be fixed by May 12, 2017.
    • Serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(b)(1)(ii)). Penalty $210 proposed, $210 now. To be fixed by May 12, 2017.
    • Serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 12, 2017.
    • Serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(b)(1)). Penalty $210 proposed, $210 now. To be fixed by May 12, 2017.
    • Other than serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(b)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 12, 2017.
    • Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 12, 2017.
    • Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 12, 2017.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room
Providence Medford Medical Center, Medford. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
Nearest Medicare nursing home
Avamere Health Services of Rogue Valley, Medford. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
Nearest home health agency office
Accentcare Home Health Of Rogue Valley, LLC, Medford. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
Nearest pharmacy
Safeway. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
Area
USDA classes ZIP code 97504 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
Dialysis within 15 miles
Davita Siskiyou Dialysis, Medford, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Rogue Valley Dialysis, Medford, 2.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice
7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 97504.
Providence Medford Hospice, office in Medford, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Signature Healthcare At Home, office in Central Point, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Asante Hospice, office in Talent, 7.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Nearest geriatric medicine practice
Peacehealth, Springfield. 120.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.

Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.

Emergency and natural hazard risk

Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.

Flood zone
Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
FEMA National Risk Index
Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)

A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.

What we checked

Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.

SourceData as ofWhat we found
U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour casesOct 15, 2026Nothing on record
OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016Oct 15, 2026See above
FEMA flood mapSee above
USDA wildfire riskApr 15, 2026Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low
FEMA National Risk IndexSee above
CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmaciesSee above
HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedJul 6, 2026Nothing on record
State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory)Sep 20, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Hospice - General InformationAug 19, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Home Health Care AgenciesMay 27, 2026Nothing on record
The community’s own websiteCould not read the site

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Frequently asked questions

Is Avamere at Three Fountains a good nursing home?

CMS gives Avamere at Three Fountains an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.

How is Avamere at Three Fountains staffed?

Avamere at Three Fountains reports 4.79 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oregon average of 4.95.

Has Avamere at Three Fountains had inspection problems?

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.

How many beds does Avamere at Three Fountains have?

Avamere at Three Fountains is certified for 117 beds.