Blue Mountain Care Center
Nursing home in Prairie City, Oregon, CMS certification number 38E040
112 East Fifth Street, Prairie City, OR 97869 · Grant County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 40
- Certified for
- Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 17, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 20
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Blue Mountain Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Blue Mountain Care Center is certified for Medicaid only, so Medicare won't pay for a stay here.
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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Blue Mountain Care Center 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
- 6.36
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.10
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.64
- Nurse aide hours
- 4.63
- Weekend total hours
- 5.04
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 17, 2025 and cited 20 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 15, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Blue Mountain Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 15.3 residents live here, about 38% of its 40 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 15.3
- Certified since
- September 1, 1974
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Blue Mountain Care Center
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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 Blue Mountain Care Center, 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 Blue Mountain Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Blue Mountain Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Blue Mountain Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Blue Mountain Care Center?
20 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Blue Mountain Care Center?
Legal Business Name Not Available, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.