Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside
Nursing home in Salem, Oregon, CMS certification number 385189
4515 Sunnyside Road SE, Salem, OR 97302 · Marion County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 88
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 6, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 5.20
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.19
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.46
- Weekend total hours
- 4.63
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 62.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 6, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 26, 2024, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 74.2 residents live here, about 84% of its 88 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 88
- Average residents per day
- 74.2
- Certified since
- January 24, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside
- Legal business name
- Sunnyside Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 27 homes nationally under Avamere, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside
- Salem Transitional Care3445 Boone Road SE, Salem 97317
- Windsor Health and Rehabilitation820 Cottage Street NE, Salem 97301
- Tierra Rose Care Center4254 Weathers Street NE, Salem 97301
- Keizer Nursing and Rehabilitation4062 Arleta Avenue NE, Keizer 97303
- Avamere Court at Keizer5210 River Road N., Keizer 97303
Who inspects nursing homes in Oregon
Oregon's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Oregon, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside
What is the CMS star rating of Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside?
Sunnyside Operations LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.