Pioneer Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pioneer Nursing Home is a 33-bed government-run nursing home in Vale, Oregon. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% above the Oregon average of 3.40.
Pioneer Nursing Home
1060 D Street WestVale, OR 97918
Malheur 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 Pioneer Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 4.11 hours per resident per day, 21% above the Oregon average. With about 14 residents a day, that works out to roughly 57 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oregon avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.11 | 3.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.76 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.96 | 5.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.13 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Pioneer Nursing Home in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 23, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Oregon average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $114,520 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2023 | Fine | $114,520 |
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. Pioneer Nursing Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Oregon average is 3.1.
About Pioneer Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Legal name: Pioneer Nursing Home Health District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 13, 2010
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pioneer Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Payette Healthcare of Cascadia Payette | 17.1 | 80 | 2.14 | 3.58 | 55.8% | 5 | None |
| Weiser Care of Cascadia Weiser | 23.2 | 76 | 2.02 | 3.32 | 54.2% | 3 | None |
| Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center Homedale | 29.4 | 58 | 2.45 | 3.98 | 38.8% | 5 | None |
| Caldwell Care of Cascadia Caldwell | 34.8 | 68 | 2.45 | 3.77 | 47.3% | 1 | None |
| Canyon West of Cascadia Caldwell | 37.0 | 103 | 1.67 | 3.08 | 49.3% | 4 | None |
| Cherry Ridge of Cascadia Emmett · SFF candidate | 37.3 | 40 | 1.60 | 3.08 | 66.7% | 1 | None |
| River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center Emmett | 38.4 | 74 | 2.01 | 3.50 | 52.4% | 4 | None |
| Karcher Post Acute Nampa · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 41.7 | 66 | 2.27 | 3.98 | 43.9% | 1 | $41,603 |
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.