Independence Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Independence Health and Rehabilitation is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Independence, Oregon, part of Evergreen Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the Oregon average of 3.40, and 65.1% nursing staff turnover (Oregon average 47.4%).
Independence Health and Rehabilitation
1525 Monmouth StreetIndependence, OR 97351
Polk 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 Independence Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 3.69 hours per resident per day, 9% above the Oregon average. With about 35 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oregon avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.69 | 3.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.29 | 5.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.70 | 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
65.1% of nursing staff at Independence Health and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Oregon average of 47.4% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 11, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Oregon average 9.3). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $69,876 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2025 | Fine | $45,819 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Fine | $16,039 |
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. Independence Health and Rehabilitation holds 2 of 5 overall; the Oregon average is 3.1.
About Independence Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Evergreen Healthcare Group, 44 homes
- Legal name: Independence SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 13, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Independence Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Dallas Retirement Village Health Center Dallas | 7.7 | 121 | 3.42 | 5.40 | 44.0% | 4 | None |
| Avamere Transitional Care at Sunnyside Salem | 8.7 | 88 | 3.50 | 5.22 | 42.1% | 2 | None |
| Salem Transitional Care Salem | 11.0 | 80 | 3.06 | 4.81 | 44.8% | 2 | $22,523 |
| Windsor Health and Rehabilitation Salem | 11.0 | 100 | 3.54 | 5.07 | 51.4% | 3 | $20,910 |
| Tierra Rose Care Center Salem | 13.0 | 76 | 3.88 | 5.15 | 30.6% | 5 | None |
| Keizer Nursing and Rehabilitation Keizer | 13.1 | 49 | 3.05 | 4.57 | 54.8% | 3 | None |
| Avamere Court at Keizer Keizer | 13.6 | 69 | 3.18 | 4.97 | 18.5% | 4 | None |
| Timberline Post Acute Albany | 15.8 | 67 | 3.25 | 4.68 | 43.2% | 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.