Nursing home
Gracelen Care Center
10948 S.E. Boise, Portland, OR 97266 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 80 certified beds
Gracelen Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Portland, Oregon. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.22 hours per resident per day, below the Oregon average of 4.95. Its most recent inspection on Jul 25, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Gracelen 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) | 4.22 | 4.95 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.42 | 0.68 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.08 | 3.37 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 49.1% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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 Gracelen 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
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 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 · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 25, 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 · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 25, 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 · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 25, 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 · Jul 25, 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
- 10948 S.E. Boise
Portland, OR 97266 - CMS certification #
- 38E188
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 80
- Avg residents/day
- 63.7
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-12-06
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Gracelen Care Center 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.
- Jan 27, 2026: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Feb 5, 2026. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317742902 - Sapphire at Gracelen LLC.
- Dec 1, 2025: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case open. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317742551 - Sapphire at Gracelen LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jan 22, 2026.
- Jan 27, 2023: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Oct 11, 2024. 6 violations cited (4 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $450 proposed, $450 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317732126 - H & L Care Centers INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)). Penalty $450 proposed, $450 now. To be fixed by Apr 3, 2023.
- Serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 3, 2023.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(f)(1)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 3, 2023.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(b)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 3, 2023.
- Other than serious: Sanitation (1910.141(c)(1)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 10, 2023.
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 10, 2023.
- Sep 7, 2017: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Sep 13, 2017. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317718215 - H & L Care Centers INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
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
- Adventist Health Portland, Portland. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Secora Rehabilitation of Cascadia, Portland. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Affordable Home Health Care Agency, Inc., Portland. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy.com. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 97266 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc East Portland Home Dialysis, Portland, 2.4 miles away, straight line
Usrc Portland Dialysis, Portland, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Portland Gateway Dialysis, Portland, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 26 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 97266.
Pinnacle Hospice Care Of Portland, office in Portland, 2.3 miles away, straight line
Agape Hospice Nw, office in Clackamas, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars)
Bristol Hospice Oregon LLC, office in Clackamas, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Daiya Healthcare PLLC, Portland. 0.5 miles away, straight line. 2 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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.
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Gracelen Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Gracelen Care Center 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 Gracelen Care Center staffed?
Gracelen Care Center reports 4.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oregon average of 4.95.
Has Gracelen Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Gracelen Care Center have?
Gracelen Care Center is certified for 80 beds.