Nursing home
Fernhill Rehabilitation and Care
5737 Ne 37Th Avenue, Portland, OR 97211 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Sapphire Health Services (8 facilities) · 63 certified beds
Fernhill Rehabilitation and Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Portland, Oregon. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.57 hours per resident per day, above the Oregon average of 4.95. Its most recent inspection on Aug 8, 2025 cited 17 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 1 fine totaling $8,278In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Fernhill Rehabilitation and 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) | 5.57 | 4.95 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.92 | 3.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 49.1% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 17.0 | 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 August 8, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 9, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,278, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Fernhill Rehabilitation and 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
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 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 8, 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
- 5737 Ne 37Th Avenue
Portland, OR 97211 - CMS certification #
- 385237
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 63
- Avg residents/day
- 42.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-07-01
- Chain
- Sapphire Health Services (8 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Sapphire Health Services
Sapphire Health Services operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Sapphire Health Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Fernhill Rehabilitation and Care using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 4 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2017, 7 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.
- Nov 1, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Jul 11, 2026. 2 violations cited (2 other). Penalties: $100 proposed, $100 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317738350 - Sapphire at Fernhill LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 30, 2025.
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $100 proposed, $100 now. To be fixed by Jan 30, 2025.
- May 11, 2023: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Oct 11, 2024. 2 violations cited (1 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $180 proposed, $180 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317733104 - Fernhill Estates LLC.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $180 proposed, $180 now. To be fixed by Jul 10, 2023.
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 3, 2023.
- Nov 1, 2018: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Apr 2, 2019. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317722349 - Fernhill Estates LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 1, 2018.
- Mar 9, 2017: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Oct 6, 2017. 2 violations cited (2 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317716110 - Fernhill Estates LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(b)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 13, 2017.
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 13, 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
- Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Portland. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Porthaven Post Acute, Portland. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Providence Home Health, Portland. 2.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 97211 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Rose Quarter, Portland, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Piedmont, Portland, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Portland Mlk Dialysis, Portland, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 24 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 97211.
Traditions Health, office in Portland, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Providence Hospice, office in Portland, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Kaiser Permanente Continuing Care Services Hospice, office in Portland, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Emanuel Hospital And Health Center, Portland. 2.4 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: very low. By hazard: inland flooding very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Fernhill Rehabilitation and Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Fernhill Rehabilitation and Care an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Fernhill Rehabilitation and Care staffed?
Fernhill Rehabilitation and Care reports 5.57 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oregon average of 4.95.
Has Fernhill Rehabilitation and Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 17 deficiencies.
How many beds does Fernhill Rehabilitation and Care have?
Fernhill Rehabilitation and Care is certified for 63 beds.