Overview
Salem Transitional Care has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Oregon average of 3.2. It ranks 2nd of 4 nursing homes in Salem. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 50% of nursing homes in Oregon (the state average is 5.1 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 24, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Oregon average of 9.1. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $22,523 in the past three years.
Salem Transitional Care is a for-profit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 66 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 24, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $22,523
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.98 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.08 hrs
- Nurse aides3.24 hrs
- Physical therapists0.32 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 66
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes