Overview
Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Oregon average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 4 nursing homes in Salem. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 64% of nursing homes in Oregon (the state average is 5.1 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 6, 2025, found 8 health deficiencies, fewer than the Oregon average of 9.1. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 49% of Oregon nursing homes have been fined.
Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside is a for-profit facility with 88 certified beds, caring for about 74 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 75%
Top 63%
Top 59%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 6, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.20 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.54 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.19 hrs
- Nurse aides3.46 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 88
- Average residents per day
- 74
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 24, 1989
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes