Nursing home
Chehalem Post Acute
1900 E. Fulton Street, Newberg, OR 97132 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities) · 84 certified beds
Chehalem Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newberg, Oregon. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.92 hours per resident per day, below the Oregon average of 4.95. Its most recent inspection on Mar 28, 2025 cited 27 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $54,581In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Chehalem Post Acute 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) | 4.92 | 4.95 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.68 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.48 | 3.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 49.1% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 27.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the January 15, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 3, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $54,581, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Chehalem Post Acute
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 care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 28, 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 · Mar 28, 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
- 1900 E. Fulton Street
Newberg, OR 97132 - CMS certification #
- 385199
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 84
- Avg residents/day
- 65.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-05-19
- Chain
- Pacs Group (264 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacs Group
Pacs Group operates 264 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacs Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Chehalem Post Acute using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
- Workplace safety 5 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2017, 10 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Chehalem Post Acute says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Transportation Assistance
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
We offer 24/7 personalized healthcare services and functional support within a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility featuring private and semi-private rooms.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending May 20, 2011.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 23, 2026: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Mar 13, 2026. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317743410 - Care Center (chehalem) INC.
- Aug 25, 2025: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case open. 6 violations cited (3 serious, 3 other). Penalties: $14,120 proposed, $14,120 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317741675 - Chehalem SNF Healthcare LLC.
Details
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(d)). Penalty $7,060 proposed, $7,060 now. To be fixed by Oct 20, 2025.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(viii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Oct 20, 2025.
- Serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $7,060 proposed, $7,060 now. To be fixed by Oct 20, 2025.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(iii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Oct 20, 2025.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Oct 20, 2025.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(f)(2)(iv)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Oct 20, 2025.
- Dec 26, 2023: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 6, 2024. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $1,050 proposed, $1,050 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317735046 - Care Center (chehalem) INC.
Details
- Serious: Asbestos (1910.1001(j)(7)(iv)). Penalty $750 proposed, $750 now. To be fixed by Mar 28, 2024.
- Serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $300 proposed, $300 now. To be fixed by Mar 28, 2024.
- Feb 10, 2023: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Aug 3, 2023. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $300 proposed, $300 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317732309 - Care Center (chehalem) INC.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $300 proposed, $300 now. To be fixed by Apr 10, 2023.
- Oct 23, 2017: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Mar 19, 2018. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317718617 - Care Center (chehalem) INC.
Details
- Other than serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(g)(2)(iii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 1, 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 Newberg Medical Center, Newberg. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Marquis Newberg, Newberg. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Physicians Choice, Wilsonville. 9.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 97132 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Pnrs Newberg Dialysis Center, Newberg, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Noble Woods Dialysis Clinic, Hillsboro, 9.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Tualatin, Tualatin, 10.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 97132.
Vistariver Hospice, office in Wilsonville, 9.2 miles away, straight line
Beloved Hospice, Inc, office in Wilsonville, 9.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Brighton Hospice, office in Tualatin, 10.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Clinics LLC, Tualatin. 11.6 miles away, straight line. 4 geriatric medicine doctors 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: very high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very 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.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chehalem Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Chehalem Post Acute an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Chehalem Post Acute staffed?
Chehalem Post Acute reports 4.92 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oregon average of 4.95.
Has Chehalem Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 27 deficiencies.
How many beds does Chehalem Post Acute have?
Chehalem Post Acute is certified for 84 beds.