Avamere Rehabilitation of Newport sits at 835 SW 11th St in Newport, Oregon, where it's been a skilled nursing home caring for elders since 1965, and it's a smaller place with 52 beds, usually about 37 residents, so you'll find it feels a bit like a family more than anything else, and they've got licensed nurses on site around the clock, along with therapists who help out with physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and there's a therapy gym right there in the building, and as for care, the nurses check in often, residents get help with daily needs, wellness checks happen on a regular schedule, and there's hospice care too when it's needed, so people tend to feel looked after and the staff's known for being friendly and considerate, with things like transportation help and telemedicine on offer, and the rooms have their own safety features, including a nurse call system and safety systems to help everyone stay secure.
There's shared rooms, a lobby, a dining area with meals most folks enjoy-residents can even have guests join them for tray service meals a time or two, and on most days, there's routine social things like bingo and games, so you'll find residents keeping busy and able to socialize, which is nice for folks who like activities, and people say the place stays clean and feels well kept up, which makes a difference when you spend a lot of time indoors.
They do have some issues worth knowing about: they've had 19 total deficiencies noted in their inspection reports, three of those related to infection control, including federal standards about infection spread, some problems with staff and resident education about vaccines, plus some slip-ups in food handling and dietary standards, even though these didn't cause actual harm, inspectors saw they could be a risk, so that's a detail not to overlook, and on the positive side, their nurse turnover rate is low at 28.6% compared to the state average, though their nurse hours per resident each day come up a little short at 4.5 versus the state's 5.1.
Avamere Rehabilitation of Newport is owned by Ariso LLC with other owners in the mix, like Ari Operations, LLC, Avamere Group LLC, and Karl Miller, so it's part of the larger Avamere network, and they're focused on helping people recover or live safely, with sub-acute care, long-term and respite options, always aiming to be caring in their approach, and many residents feel respected there, so it tends to be the kind of place where folks can have some fun, get help when they need it, and still keep some independence day to day.
