Hood River Post Acute is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1983-07-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (541) 386-2688 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Hood River Post Acute holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 74.3/100, placing it #6265 of 14703 facilities nationally and #64 of 128 in Oregon. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Hood River Post Acute receives a reported average of 4 hours 20 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 22 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 44 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 14 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 59 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 46.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $38,636. 7 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $38,636, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 165.5 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Hood River Post Acute ranks 6265th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 74.3/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within OR, it ranks 64th out of 128 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #3,055 nationally and RN hours rank #11,559 nationally (#107 in OR). Our composite quality score of 74.3/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Hood River, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/oregon/hood-river/