Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Independence Health And Rehabilitation
1525 Monmouth Street, Independence, OR · (503) 838-0001
- Certified beds
- 80
- Residents per day
- 36
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Evergreen Healthcare Group
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- March 13, 1989
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Oregon.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Oregon homes
Independence Health And Rehabilitation carries 80 inspection points. That is fewer than 30% of Oregon's 126 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Oregon: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–14 pts
- 4★ 14–41 pts
- 3★ 41–65 pts
- 2★ 65–95.25 pts
- 1★ over 95.25 pts
Bars show every rated home in Oregon by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
31 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care10D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4D
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Infection Control4E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- E
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Resident Rights4E
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Pharmacy Service3D
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Environmental2F
- F
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Nutrition and Dietary2E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nursing and Physician Services1C
- C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Inspection history
2026-05-11
16 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
2025-02-18
9 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2023-11-17
6 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 5 h 24 min of nursing staff time a day, 36 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
5 h 24 min
Oregon average
5 h 8 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 58% of nursing staff and 0% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$69,876 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | Fine | $45,819 |
| 2024-01-17 | Fine | $8,018 |
| 2024-01-17 | Fine | $16,039 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine0.2 pts better | 95.5% | 95.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.5 pts worse | 87.5% | 94.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.3 pts worse | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.9 pts better | 1.0% | 4.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.5 pts better | 2.1% | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.3 pts worse | 16.5% | 12.2% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication2.6 pts worse | 16.9% | 14.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.3 pts better | 8.9% | 14.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.3 pts better | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.2 pts better | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.9 pts worse | 24.7% | 20.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.2 pts worse | 7.8% | 5.6% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine22.6 pts worse | 63.2% | 85.8% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit19.4 pts worse | 35.4% | 16.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1 pts worse | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine26.9 pts worse | 54.0% | 80.9% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission2.8 pts worse | 24.7% | 21.9% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
37 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cepeda, Mylene | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Cepeda, Mylene | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Ch Pacific Northwest Holdings LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Ch Pacific Northwest Holdings LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Couve Financial Services LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 41 facilities |
| Couve Financial Services LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 41 facilities |
| Couve Financial Services LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 41 facilities |
| Couve Healthcare Consulting LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Couve Healthcare Consulting LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Durst, Julie | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Durst, Julie | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Heiman, Jacob | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Heiman, Jacob | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Herzka, Yisroel | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 75 facilities |
| Herzka, Yisroel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 75 facilities |
| Independence SNF Operations LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Independence SNF Operations LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Independence SNF Operations LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Morris, Christopher | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Morris, Christopher | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Odenthal, Jason | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Odenthal, Jason | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Odenthal, Jason | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Odenthal, Jason | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Oregon SNF Consulting LLC (De) | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Oregon SNF Consulting LLC (De) | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Pacific Northwest Opco Management LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 29 facilities |
| Pacific Northwest Opco Management LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 29 facilities |
| Pacific Northwest SNF Operations Holdings (Or) LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Pacific Northwest SNF Operations Holdings LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Spielman, Shimon | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 48 facilities |
| Spielman, Shimon | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 48 facilities |
| Witzcorp Global LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Witzcorp Global LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Yenowitz, Yitzchok | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Yenowitz, Yitzchok | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Yenowitz, Yitzchok | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 50 facilities |
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Fire safety
9 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Smoke2D
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
- F
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Miscellaneous1F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Egress1E
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
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Dallas Retirement Village Health Center
Dallas, OR · Life Care Services
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 5 h 19 min
- Fines
- $0
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Avamere Transitional Care At Sunnyside
Salem, OR · Avamere
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 5 h 12 min
- Fines
- $0
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Salem Transitional Care
Salem, OR · Cascadia Healthcare
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 4 h 59 min
- Fines
- $22,523