Avamere at Three Fountains: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avamere at Three Fountains is a 117-bed for-profit nursing home in Medford, Oregon, part of Avamere. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Oregon average of 3.40, and 44.0% nursing staff turnover (Oregon average 47.4%).
Avamere at Three Fountains
835 Crater Lake AvenueMedford, OR 97504
Jackson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Avamere at Three Fountains, nurse aides logged 3.61 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Oregon average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 271 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oregon avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.61 | 3.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.06 | 5.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.53 | 4.51 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
44.0% of nursing staff at Avamere at Three Fountains left over the year CMS measured, against a Oregon average of 47.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 45.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Oregon average 9.3). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Avamere at Three Fountains holds 5 of 5 overall; the Oregon average is 3.1.
About Avamere at Three Fountains
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Avamere, 27 homes
- Legal name: Waterford Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1975
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avamere at Three Fountains
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avamere Health Services of Rogue Valley Medford | 0.5 | 91 | 3.11 | 4.55 | 31.1% | 2 | None |
| Hearthstone Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Medford · abuse citation | 2.1 | 87 | 3.07 | 4.41 | 37.1% | 1 | $230,522 |
| Rogue Valley Manor Medford | 2.4 | 68 | 4.21 | 6.56 | 42.1% | 5 | None |
| Ashland Post Acute Ashland | 11.5 | 87 | 3.03 | 4.48 | 40.8% | 1 | $31,369 |
| Regency Care of Rogue Valley Grants Pass | 24.0 | 102 | 3.59 | 5.14 | 23.0% | 5 | None |
| Laurel Hill Nursing Center Grants Pass | 24.6 | 44 | 2.97 | 5.14 | 60.0% | 3 | $23,465 |
| Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Grants Pass | 25.5 | 119 | 3.14 | 4.41 | 45.5% | 1 | $36,852 |
| Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center Grants Pass | 25.6 | 145 | 3.38 | 4.91 | 56.6% | 2 | $182,193 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.