BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1974-09-01, BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER is a 40-bed nursing home in PRAIRIE CITY, Oregon, averaging 13.7 residents a day.
Has BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 39 health-inspection deficiencies for BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER since 2023-05-18, 28 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-28.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | F0656, F0740 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D |
| 2025-10-17 | F0725, F0727, F0732, F0835, F0851, F0880, F0882 | 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. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | F |
| 2025-10-17 | F0578, F0712 | 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. | E |
| 2025-10-17 | F0552, F0553, F0609, F0610, F0761, F0790, F0791, F0825, F0849 | 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. / 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. | D |
| 2024-08-15 | F0759 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | E |
| 2024-08-15 | F0658, F0677, F0684, F0686, F0755, F0756, F0842 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. | D |
| 2023-05-18 | F0730, F0881 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | E |
| 2023-05-18 | F0568, F0636, F0684, F0686, F0690, F0756, F0758, F0842, F0880 | Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. / 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. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
How is BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | OR average |
|---|---|---|
| Average number of residents per day | 13.7 | 58.1 |
Who owns BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER?
BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation.
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