Saint Helens Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Saint Helens Post Acute is a 92-bed for-profit nursing home in Saint Helens, Oregon, part of Kalesta Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Oregon average of 3.40, and 58.5% nursing staff turnover (Oregon average 47.4%).
Saint Helens Post Acute
75 Shore DriveSaint Helens, OR 97051
Columbia County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Saint Helens Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.96 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Oregon average. With about 80 residents a day, that works out to roughly 237 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oregon avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.96 | 3.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.21 | 5.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.93 | 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
58.5% of nursing staff at Saint Helens Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a Oregon average of 47.4% and a US average of 45.8%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 24 health deficiencies (Oregon average 9.3). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $43,525 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | Fine | $14,613 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Fine | $28,912 |
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. Saint Helens Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the Oregon average is 3.1.
About Saint Helens Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Kalesta Healthcare Group, 19 homes
- Legal name: Mavericks Beach, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 4, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Saint Helens Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Woodland Convalescent Center Woodland | 4.3 | 62 | 1.76 | 3.10 | — | 2 | $31,793 |
| Avalon Care Center - Scappoose Scappoose | 7.6 | 40 | 4.06 | 5.36 | 43.6% | 4 | None |
| Salmon Creek Post Acute & Rehabilitation Vancouver | 12.9 | 120 | 2.18 | 3.98 | 57.2% | 3 | None |
| Brookfield Health and Rehab of Cascadia Battle Ground | 14.5 | 83 | 1.78 | 3.46 | 65.9% | 3 | $10,358 |
| Bridge Crest Post Acute Vancouver | 15.7 | 89 | 2.18 | 4.10 | 63.3% | 2 | $212,847 |
| The Oaks at Timberline Vancouver | 16.6 | 85 | 2.31 | 4.07 | 27.6% | 5 | None |
| Americana Health and Rehabilitation Longview | 19.3 | 74 | 2.31 | 3.93 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Vancouver Specialty and Rehab Care Vancouver | 19.5 | 104 | 2.74 | 4.85 | 52.8% | 4 | $19,841 |
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.