Avamere Rehabilitation of Newport
835 SW 11th Street, Newport, OR 97365 · Lincoln County · 52 certified beds · avg 40 residents/day · certified since May 3, 1984
Part of chain: AVAMERE (27 facilities, chain avg rating 3.0★)
3/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
4.70
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
All citations in the current public record (22)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not have enough support staff to safely and effectively run its food and nutrition service. |
| Aug 8, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Aug 8, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not properly inform residents or their representatives about arbitration agreements — contracts that give up the right to sue in court — including their right to refuse to sign. |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not honor residents' right to make their own choices about their daily lives, such as when to wake up, what to eat, or how to spend their time. |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide necessary behavioral health care and services — support for residents' mental and emotional wellbeing, including conditions like depression and anxiety. |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide timely, quality laboratory tests to meet residents' needs. |
| Apr 4, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Apr 4, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to those eligible after that education, or properly document everyone's vaccination status. |
| Apr 4, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. |
| Apr 4, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. |
| Apr 4, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not help a resident get vision and hearing services — such as eye exams, glasses, hearing tests, or hearing aids. |
| Apr 4, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. |
| Apr 4, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Jan 13, 2023 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Jan 13, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not give residents proper notice about what Medicare or Medicaid covers, or about charges the resident might owe for services that aren't covered. |
| Jan 13, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. |
| Jan 13, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. |
| Jan 13, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide necessary behavioral health care and services — support for residents' mental and emotional wellbeing, including conditions like depression and anxiety. |
| Jan 13, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (7 → 9).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | F |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Oregon avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.70 | 5.42 | 3.95 | bottom 14% in Oregon; top 18% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.69 | top 39% in Oregon; top 32% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.31 | 4.85 | 3.50 | bottom 18% in Oregon; top 15% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.48 | bottom 46% in Oregon; bottom 45% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 29.8 | 47.4 | 45.8 | top 8% in Oregon; top 14% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 0.0 | 51.6 | 42.9 | top 1% in Oregon; top 1% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.46, RN 0.70, weekend 4.08. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ari Operations, LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/06/2006 |
| Ariso LLC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/06/2006 |
| Avamere Group LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/06/2006 |
| Karl Rickard Miller Jr Revocable Trust | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/11/2011 |
| Miller, Karl | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/1996 |
| Avamere Health Services LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2005 |
| Avamere Health Services LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/03/2026 |
| Avamere Skilled Advisors LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2005 |
| Avamere Skilled Advisors LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/06/2025 |
| Barber, Daniel | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/10/2022 |
| Barber, Daniel | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/02/2026 |
| Becerra, Shannon | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2025 |
| Cavallo, Glen | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2025 |
| Deis, Michelle | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/02/2021 |
| Deis, Michelle | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/02/2021 |
| Feakin, Cody | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2025 |
| Feakin, Cody | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/15/2025 |
| Feakin, Cody | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Fowler, Katherine | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/08/2025 |
| Funderberg, Michelle | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "How is your kitchen staffed, and have meals ever been delayed because of staffing?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Is signing an arbitration agreement required for admission, and can we refuse it without affecting my family member's care?"
- "What choices do residents have over their daily schedule, like meal times, bathing, and activities?"
- "If my family member falls or their condition changes, exactly when and how will I be notified?"
- "How many aides are on each shift, and how do you make sure every resident gets timely help with bathing, dressing, and meals?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "What mental health services do you provide on-site, and who delivers them?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
No other Medicare-certified nursing homes within 20 miles in the current records.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 385162.