Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER
Does BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER (CCN 38E040), in PRAIRIE CITY, OR, has federal inspection findings on its record.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 18 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity F on CMS's A–L scale — CMS's "potential for harm" tier, below actual harm. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2025-10-17. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS and draws no conclusion of its own. Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
The Federal Record
The most recent federal inspection on file records no actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy citations for this facility.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 3.1
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
19 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
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