Overview
Blue Mountain Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Oregon average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Prairie City. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 6.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 95% of nursing homes in Oregon (the state average is 5.1 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 17, 2025, found 20 health deficiencies, more 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.
Blue Mountain Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 40 certified beds, caring for about 15 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
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 86%
Top 89%
Family reviews
No reviews yet. If your family has experience with Blue Mountain Care Center, your review helps others decide.
Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 17, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 20
- 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 staff6.36 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.10 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.64 hrs
- Nurse aides4.63 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 15
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 1, 1974
- 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