Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Bend Transitional Care
900 Ne 27Th Street, Bend, OR 97701 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Avamere (33 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Bend Transitional Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bend, Oregon. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.91 hours per resident per day, below the Oregon average of 4.95. Its most recent inspection on Jun 27, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bend Transitional Care 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.
| Metric | This facility | Oregon avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.91 | 4.95 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.28 | 0.68 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.00 | 3.37 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.8% | 49.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 10.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the June 27, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 5, 2025
What inspectors found at Bend Transitional Care
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 · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2023 - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2023
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- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 10, 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
- 900 Ne 27Th Street
Bend, OR 97701 - CMS certification #
- 385253
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 58.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-11-07
- Chain
- Avamere (33 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Avamere
Avamere operates 33 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Avamere facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Charles Medical Center - Bend, Bend. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pilot Butte Rehabilitation Center, Bend. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- St. Charles Home Health Services, Bend. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Safeway. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 97701 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bend, Bend, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Deschutes River Dialysis, Bend, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc Redmond, Redmond, 14.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 97701.
Heart 'N Home Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC, office in Bend, 0.7 miles away, straight line
St. Charles Hospice, office in Bend, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Partners In Care, office in Bend, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Peacehealth, Springfield. 87.8 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. 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.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bend Transitional Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bend Transitional Care an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bend Transitional Care staffed?
Bend Transitional Care reports 4.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oregon average of 4.95.
Has Bend Transitional Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bend Transitional Care have?
Bend Transitional Care is certified for 60 beds.