Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Milton Freewater, Oregon, CMS certification number 385161
120 Elzora Street, Milton Freewater, OR 97862 · Umatilla County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 70
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,278 (1)
Does Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation 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
- 5.61
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.26
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.17
- Nurse aide hours
- 4.18
- Weekend total hours
- 4.89
- Nursing staff turnover
- 28.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 36.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 15, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 28, 2024, found 7.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,278 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 28.7 residents live here, about 41% of its 70 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 28.7
- Certified since
- January 20, 1984
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Milton Freewater SNF Operations, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Evergreen Healthcare Group, 2.3-star chain average
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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 Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation, 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 Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Milton Freewater Health and Rehabilitation?
Milton Freewater SNF Operations, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.