Overview
Nehalem Valley Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Oregon average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Wheeler. It scores 3 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 78% of nursing homes in Oregon (the state average is 5.1 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 4, 2026, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Oregon average of 9.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $16,801 in the past three years.
Nehalem Valley Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 28 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
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 69%
Top 62%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 4, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $16,801
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.65 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.45 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.96 hrs
- Nurse aides3.24 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 28
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1994
- 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