Clatsop Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Clatsop Care Center is a 71-bed government-run nursing home in Astoria, Oregon. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Oregon average of 3.40, and 67.9% nursing staff turnover (Oregon average 47.4%).
Clatsop Care Center
646 16th StreetAstoria, OR 97103
Clatsop 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 Clatsop Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.45 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Oregon average. With about 34 residents a day, that works out to roughly 117 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oregon avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.45 | 3.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.04 | 5.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.60 | 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
67.9% of nursing staff at Clatsop Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Oregon average of 47.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Clatsop Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Oregon average is 3.1.
About Clatsop Care Center
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Legal name: Clatsop Care Center Health District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Clatsop Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willapa Harbor Care Raymond | 34.0 | 60 | 2.42 | 3.68 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Nehalem Valley Care Center Wheeler | 34.7 | 50 | 3.36 | 4.78 | 63.2% | 3 | $16,801 |
| Americana Health and Rehabilitation Longview | 43.3 | 74 | 2.31 | 3.93 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Beacon Hill Rehabilitation Longview | 43.5 | 67 | 2.44 | 4.10 | 37.5% | 5 | $25,350 |
| Frontier Rehabilitation and Extended Care Longview | 43.7 | 140 | 2.76 | 4.21 | 41.2% | 4 | None |
| Saint Helens Post Acute Saint Helens · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 53.4 | 92 | 2.96 | 4.21 | 58.5% | 2 | $43,525 |
| South Creek Post Acute Centralia | 54.0 | 128 | 2.58 | 4.23 | 55.0% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Pacific Care and Rehabilitation Hoquiam | 54.6 | 72 | 2.29 | 4.01 | 40.5% | 5 | None |
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.