Nursing home
Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center
1525 Monmouth Street, Independence, OR 97351 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Evergreen Healthcare Group (41 facilities) · 80 certified beds
Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Independence, Oregon. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.97 hours per resident per day, above the Oregon average of 4.95. Its most recent inspection on Feb 18, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $69,876In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Independence Health & Rehabilitation 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) | 4.97 | 4.95 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.24 | 0.68 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.49 | 3.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 66.1% | 49.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $69,876, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Feb 18, 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 · Feb 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 18, 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 · Feb 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 17, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2023 · 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
- 1525 Monmouth Street
Independence, OR 97351 - CMS certification #
- 385188
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80
- Avg residents/day
- 36.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-03-13
- Chain
- Evergreen Healthcare Group (41 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Evergreen Healthcare Group
Evergreen Healthcare Group operates 41 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Evergreen Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 6 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2017, 4 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.
- Jun 24, 2025: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 24, 2025. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317740950 - Independence SNF Operations LLC.
- Mar 27, 2025: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Sep 27, 2025. 2 violations cited (2 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317739998 - Independence SNF Operations LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 3, 2025.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 3, 2025.
- Oct 1, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Feb 11, 2025. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317737995 - Independence SNF Operations LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Oct 1, 2024.
- Jun 16, 2022: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Jan 23, 2023. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317730753 - Evergreen Oregon Healthcare Independence LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 6, 2022.
- Jun 16, 2022: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Aug 5, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317730759 - Healthcare Services Group INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Oct 24, 2017: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Oct 24, 2017. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317718619 - Evergreen Oregon Healthcare Independence LLC.
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
- Salem Health West Valley, Dallas. 6.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Dallas Retirement Village Health Center, Dallas. 7.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- First Call Home Health Agency, LLC, Salem. 10.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kaiser Permanente Skyline Pharmacy. 7.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 97351 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Salem Dialysis, Salem, 8.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc West Salem, Salem, 9.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Glen Creek Dialysis, Salem, 10.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 97351.
Willamette Vital Health, office in Salem, 9.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Serenity Hospice, office in Salem, 10.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Samaritan Evergreen Hospice, office in Albany, 18.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mid-Valley Healthcare Inc, Lebanon. 25.6 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively high, 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: 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center reports 4.97 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oregon average of 4.95.
Has Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center have?
Independence Health & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 80 beds.