1525 Monmouth Street, Independence, OR 97351 (opens Google Maps) · Polk County · (503) 838-0001· 80 certified beds · avg 35 residents/day · certified since Mar 13, 1989 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: EVERGREEN HEALTHCARE GROUP (44 facilities, chain avg rating 2.5★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5 · how star ratings work →
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 quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Feb 18, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Mar 21, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Showing the latest 3 of 31 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not keep all essential equipment working safely — things like heating and cooling systems, kitchen equipment, and medical devices. F-0908
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. F-0812
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. F-0880
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not keep all essential equipment working safely — things like heating and cooling systems, kitchen equipment, and medical devices. · F-0908 |
| May 11, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0812 |
| May 11, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0880 |
| May 11, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| May 11, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0887 |
| May 11, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make sure residents were fully informed about their own health, care, and treatments in a way they could understand. · F-0552 |
| May 11, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| May 11, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way. · F-0637 |
| May 11, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0677 |
| May 11, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| May 11, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · from a complaint · F-0686 |
| May 11, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689 |
| May 11, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · F-0690 |
| May 11, 2026 | C · Potential for minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · F-0644 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint · F-0684 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0688 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. · from a complaint · F-0697 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. · F-0756 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. · F-0757 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have a working call system — the button or cord residents use to summon help — in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. · F-0919 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0812 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make sure residents were fully informed about their own health, care, and treatments in a way they could understand. · F-0552 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. · F-0692 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. · F-0757 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint · F-0658 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · from a complaint · F-0695 |
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (9 → 14).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2026 | 14 | 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.
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3 fines totaling $69,876.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2025 | Fine | $45,819 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Fine | $16,039 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Oregon avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 5.54 | 5.42 | 3.95 | top 35% in Oregon; top 7% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.57 | 0.78 | 0.69 | bottom 34% in Oregon; bottom 48% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.92 | 4.85 | 3.50 | top 40% in Oregon; top 7% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | top 31% in Oregon; top 35% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 65.1 | 47.4 | 45.8 | bottom 11% in Oregon; bottom 10% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | — | 51.6 | 42.9 | — |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — 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 5.29, RN 0.54, weekend 4.70.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (5.29 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Pacific Northwest Holdings LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Couve Financial Services LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Herzka, Yisroel | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Independence SNF Operations LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Pacific Northwest SNF Operations Holdings (or) LLC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Pacific Northwest SNF Operations Holdings LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Witzcorp Global LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Yenowitz, Yitzchok | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Cepeda, Mylene | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Cepeda, Mylene | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| CH Pacific Northwest Holdings LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Couve Financial Services LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Couve Financial Services LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/20/2025 |
| Couve Healthcare Consulting LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Couve Healthcare Consulting LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/27/2025 |
| Durst, Julie | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Durst, Julie | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Heiman, Jacob | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Heiman, Jacob | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
| Herzka, Yisroel | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2023 |
Showing 20 of 37 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 17 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Evergreen Healthcare Group — 44 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 43 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Retirement Village Health Center | 7.7 mi | Dallas, OR | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside | 8.8 mi | Salem, OR | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Windsor Health and Rehabilitation | 11.0 mi | Salem, OR | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Salem Transitional Care | 11.0 mi | Salem, OR | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Tierra Rose Care Center | 13.0 mi | Salem, OR | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Keizer Nursing and Rehabilitation | 13.1 mi | Keizer, OR | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Avamere Court at Keizer | 13.6 mi | Keizer, OR | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Timberline Post Acute | 15.8 mi | Albany, OR | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Regency Albany | 16.6 mi | Albany, OR | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Corvallis Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 17.7 mi | Corvallis, OR | —/5 | SFF | |
| Mennonite Home | 19.0 mi | Albany, OR | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Rivers Edge Rehabilitation and Care | 19.1 mi | Sheridan, OR | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 385188.
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