Overview
Columbia Basin Care Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Oregon average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in The Dalles. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 87% of nursing homes in Oregon (the state average is 5.1 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 2, 2026, found 8 health deficiencies, fewer than the Oregon average of 9.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $33,820 in the past three years.
Columbia Basin Care Facility is a government-run facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 43 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 2, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $33,820
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.53 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.83 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.41 hrs
- Nurse aides3.29 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes