Columbia Basin Care Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Columbia Basin Care Facility is a 90-bed government-run nursing home in The Dalles, Oregon. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Oregon average of 3.40, and 68.2% nursing staff turnover (Oregon average 47.4%).
Columbia Basin Care Facility
1015 Webber StreetThe Dalles, OR 97058
Wasco 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 Columbia Basin Care Facility, nurse aides logged 2.92 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Oregon average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 120 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oregon avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.92 | 3.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.45 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.13 | 5.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.59 | 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
68.2% of nursing staff at Columbia Basin Care Facility 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 2, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Oregon average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $52,030 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2026 | Fine | $52,030 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Columbia Basin Care Facility holds 1 of 5 overall; the Oregon average is 3.1.
About Columbia Basin Care Facility
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Legal name: Wasco County Nursing Care, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Columbia Basin Care Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Dalles Health and Rehabilitation The Dalles | 0.9 | 121 | 3.72 | 5.06 | 48.1% | 4 | $14,380 |
| Oregon Veterans Home The Dalles · abuse citation | 3.9 | 151 | 3.76 | 5.03 | 41.2% | 3 | $13,065 |
| Hood River Post Acute Hood River | 17.2 | 100 | 3.31 | 4.94 | 48.2% | 3 | $38,636 |
| Regency Gresham Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Gresham | 56.7 | 128 | 3.75 | 5.39 | 29.7% | 5 | None |
| Fairlawn Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Gresham | 58.0 | 82 | 3.43 | 4.76 | 33.7% | 5 | None |
| Lacamas Creek Post Acute Camas | 58.0 | 83 | 2.94 | 4.63 | 53.8% | 5 | None |
| Village Manor of Cascadia Wood Village | 58.7 | 60 | 3.26 | 4.52 | 20.9% | 4 | None |
| Gresham Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation Gresham | 59.5 | 78 | 4.12 | 6.25 | 66.2% | 2 | $76,801 |
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.