Blue Mountain Nurs Home
Nursing Home Facility
112 East Fifth Street, Prairie City, OR 97869
Blue Mountain Nurs Home is a senior care community located in Prairie City, OR. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Prairie City area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (541) 820-3341.
Blue Mountain Nurs Home is licensed for 40 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 34% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in October 2025 and recorded 20 deficiencies.
The community is located in Grant County, OR.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 39 problems at Blue Mountain Nurs Home. None of them caused harm to a resident. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Post nurse staffing information every day.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Infection Control
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Administration
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Blue Mountain Nurs Home offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Government - Hospital district
- Beds / units 40
- Occupancy 34%
- Last health inspection October 2025
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