Nursing home
Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center
120 Elzora Street, Milton Freewater, OR 97862 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Evergreen Healthcare Group (41 facilities) · 70 certified beds
Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Milton Freewater, Oregon. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.42 hours per resident per day, above the Oregon average of 4.95. Its most recent inspection on Jan 15, 2026 cited 9 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 Milton Freewater 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) | 5.42 | 4.95 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.09 | 0.68 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.09 | 3.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.3% | 49.1% | 46.4% | below 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: 1 fine totaling $8,278, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Milton Freewater 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.
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · 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 · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 7, 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 · Aug 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 · Jun 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 28, 2024 · 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 · Jun 28, 2024 · 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
- 120 Elzora Street
Milton Freewater, OR 97862 - CMS certification #
- 385161
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 70
- Avg residents/day
- 30.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1984-01-20
- Chain
- Evergreen Healthcare Group (41 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
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 Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 4 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2017, 1 violation 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.
- Apr 22, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, no inspection (health). Case closed Apr 22, 2024. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317736229 - Milton Freewater SNF Operation.
- Jan 11, 2023: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Jan 11, 2023. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317732038 - Evergreen Oregon Healthcare Orchards Rehabil. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Nov 20, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Dec 2, 2019. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317726197 - Evergreen Oregon Healthcare Valley View LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Mar 14, 2017: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Jul 24, 2017. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317716151 - Evergreen Oregon Healthcare Orchards Rehabil. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(h)(5)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 15, 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 St Mary Medical Center, Walla Walla. 11.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Regency at the Park, College Place. 7.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Providence At Home With Compassus Home Health, Walla Walla, Walla Walla. 8.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 97862 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Qualicenters - Walla Walla LLC, Walla Walla, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 97862.
Walla Walla Community Hospice, office in Walla Walla, 9.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Kennewick. 39.2 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
- Zone X: Area protected by a levee from the 1% annual chance flood (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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: 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 Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center reports 5.42 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Oregon average of 4.95.
Has Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center have?
Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 70 beds.