Nehalem Valley Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Nehalem Valley Care Center is a 50-bed nonprofit nursing home in Wheeler, Oregon. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Oregon average of 3.40, and 63.2% nursing staff turnover (Oregon average 47.4%).
Nehalem Valley Care Center
280 Rowe StreetWheeler, OR 97147
Tillamook 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 Nehalem Valley Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.36 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Oregon average. With about 26 residents a day, that works out to roughly 88 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oregon avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.36 | 3.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.78 | 5.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.55 | 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
63.2% of nursing staff at Nehalem Valley Care Center 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 Jun 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Oregon average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $16,801 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
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. Nehalem Valley Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Oregon average is 3.1.
About Nehalem Valley Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Wheeler Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Nehalem Valley Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Clatsop Care Center Astoria | 34.7 | 71 | 3.45 | 5.04 | 67.9% | 4 | None |
| Marquis Forest Grove Post Acute Rehab Forest Grove | 39.9 | 63 | 3.19 | 5.39 | 34.3% | 5 | $13,065 |
| Forest Grove Post Acute Forest Grove | 40.3 | 114 | 3.07 | 4.53 | 21.5% | 4 | None |
| Avamere Rehabilitation Of Hillsboro Hillsboro | 45.0 | 87 | 3.30 | 4.97 | 33.3% | 3 | $22,116 |
| Village at Hillside McMinnville | 45.6 | 22 | 4.18 | 6.29 | 68.8% | 5 | None |
| Hillsboro Health and Rehabilitation Hillsboro | 45.7 | 78 | 3.21 | 4.67 | 41.1% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of McMinnville McMinnville | 46.0 | 110 | 2.87 | 4.44 | 56.8% | 4 | None |
| Evan Terrace Post Acute McMinnville | 46.9 | 96 | 3.46 | 4.69 | 51.1% | 1 | $25,116 |
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.