Nursing home
Blue Mountain Care Center
112 East Fifth Street, Prairie City, OR 97869 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 40 certified beds
Blue Mountain Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Prairie City, Oregon. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on Oct 17, 2025 cited 18 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Blue Mountain Care Center 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) | — | 4.95 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.68 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 3.37 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 49.1% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 10.4 | 9.5 | above 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.
What inspectors found at Blue Mountain Care Center
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
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · 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 · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 112 East Fifth Street
Prairie City, OR 97869 - CMS certification #
- 38E040
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 40
- Avg residents/day
- 14.7
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-09-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Blue Mountain Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 4 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2018, 2 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.
- Jan 14, 2025: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Jan 14, 2025. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317739126 - Blue Mountain Hospital District.
- Jul 11, 2019: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 22, 2020. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $350 proposed, $350 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317724841 - Blue Mountain Hospital District.
Details
- Serious: Asbestos (1910.1001(j)(3)(iii)). Penalty $350 proposed, $350 now. To be fixed by Jul 11, 2019.
- Serious: Asbestos (1910.1001(j)(3)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 11, 2019.
- Jun 3, 2019: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Jul 2, 2019. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317724502 - Blue Mountain Hospital District.
- Jun 27, 2018: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Jun 27, 2018. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317721068 - Blue Mountain Hospital District.
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
- Blue Mountain Hospital, John Day. 12.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- La Grande Post Acute Rehabilitation, La Grande. 66.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Blue Mountain Home Health Agency, John Day. 12.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Prairie Drug. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 97869 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 97869.
Blue Mountain Hospice, office in John Day, 12.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Kennewick. 121.6 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Prairie City, OR, risk to homes is greater than 82% of communities in Oregon and 94% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very high, 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 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Blue Mountain Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Blue Mountain Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has Blue Mountain Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Blue Mountain Care Center have?
Blue Mountain Care Center is certified for 40 beds.