# Blue Mountain Care Center

Blue Mountain Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing facility · Medicaid only) in Prairie City, OR, CMS Certification Number 38E040, with 40 certified beds and about 15 residents per day. CMS rates it 1/5 overall (health inspections 1/5, staffing 4/5, quality measures 4/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: 112 East Fifth Street, Prairie City, OR 97869 (Grant County)
- Ownership type: Non profit - Corporation

- Operator (legal business name): not published
- CMS chain: not part of a CMS-reported chain

- Phone: 5418203341
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/38E040

## Inspection record
7 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2026-05-28); 59 citations (39 health, 20 fire safety); 0 at actual harm and 0 at immediate jeopardy; 0 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history.
- 2026-05-28 — [F-0656](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0656) Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2026-05-28 — [F-0740](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0740) Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-10-17 — [E-0007](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0007) Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [E-0015](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0015) Address subsistence needs for staff and patients. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [E-0039](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0039) Conduct testing and exercise requirements. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [E-0041](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0041) Implement emergency and standby power systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [K-0281](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0281) Install proper backup exit lighting. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [K-0345](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0345) Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [K-0353](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0353) Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [K-0712](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0712) Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [K-0741](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0741) Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [K-0918](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0918) Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [F-0552](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0552) Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [F-0553](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0553) Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [F-0578](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0578) 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. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [F-0609](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0609) Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [F-0610](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0610) Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [F-0712](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0712) Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [F-0725](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0725) Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-10-17 — [F-0727](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0727) 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. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- …and 39 more on the source page.

## Penalties
No fines or payment denials in the CMS penalties file (about the last three years).

## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day)
- Total nurse: 6.36423 (state avg 5.12557, US 3.90085)
- RN: 1.09508
- Nursing staff turnover: n/a%

## Sources
- cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=38E040&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=38E040&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=38E040&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=38E040&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=38E040&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=38E040&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-38e040 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.
