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Oregon · Portland

Avamere at Bethany.

Avamere at Bethany is Grade A−, ranked in the top 17% of Oregon memory care with 2 OR DHS citations on record; last inspected Mar 2025.

ALF · Memory Care26 licensed beds · mediumDementia-trained staff
16360 Nw Avamere Ct · Portland, OR 97229LIC# 0000050320
Facility · Portland
Avamere at Bethany
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A 26-bed ALF · Memory Care with 2 citations on file — most recent Nov 2025.
Last inspection · Mar 2025 · citedSource · OR-DHS
Licensed beds
26
Memory care
✓ Yes
Last inspection
Mar 2025
Last citation
Nov 2025
Operated by
Phone
§ 01 · Snapshot

A medium home, reviewed on public record.

§ 02 · Peer Comparison

Ranked against 118 Oregon facilities.

ALF memory care · 36-month window. Higher percentile = better. Source: Oregon Dept. of Human Services · Long-Term Care Licensing.

Severity rank
64th
Weighted citations per bed.
peer median
0
100
Repeat rank
100th
Repeat deficiencies as share of total.
peer median
0
100
Frequency rank
85th
Deficiencies per inspection.
peer median
0
100

FACILITY WATCH · BETA

Avamere at Bethany has 2 citations on record. Know the moment anything changes.

New findings, complaint investigations, or status changes — emailed to you free.

§ 03 · The Record

Citation history, plotted month by month.

2 deficiencies on record. Each bar is a month with a citation.

20weighted score · 24 mo
Last citation: NOV 2025. Compared against peer median (dashed).
peer median
NOV 2025
Jun 2024May 2026

Finding distribution

2 total · 36 months

Scope × Severity (CMS A–L)

Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Sev 4 · IJ
J
K
L
Sev 3
G2
H
I
Sev 2
D
E
F
Sev 1
A
B
C
§ 05 · Tour Prep

Questions to ask before you visit.

A short pre-tour checklist tailored to Avamere at Bethany's record and state requirements.

01 /

The facility holds an Oregon DHS Memory Care Endorsement and has 39 inspection reports on file with 33 deficiencies cited — can you walk us through the most recent corrective action plans from the March 6, 2025 inspection and show documentation that those deficiencies have been resolved?

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02 /

With 35 complaints filed with Oregon DHS over the inspection history period, were any of those complaints substantiated, and what written remediation steps did the facility implement in response?

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03 /

Oregon's Memory Care Endorsement requires specific dementia care programming and staff competency standards — can you provide a copy of the facility's written dementia care program and the most recent staff competency assessment records that demonstrate compliance with DHS endorsement requirements?

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§ 06 · Full Inspection Record

Every OR-DHS visit, verbatim.

5 inspections in the public record, most recent first. Click any row to expand — cited rows open automatically.

5
reports on file
2
total deficiencies
2025-11-21
Complaint Investigation
1 · Abuse: Neglect

Plain-language summary

A complaint investigation found that the facility failed to assure food safety. The specific violations or corrective actions required were not detailed in the inspection record provided.

Abuse: NeglectOAR §__or_37203282851204c12c7aa7b220e2f0e6
Verbatim citation text · OAR §__or_37203282851204c12c7aa7b220e2f0e6

Failed to assure food safety

Full inspector notes

—: Failed to assure food safety

2025-03-06
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings
2024-08-10
Complaint Investigation
1 · Abuse: Neglect

Plain-language summary

A complaint investigation found that the facility failed to properly plan care for a resident. The complaint was substantiated as a licensing violation.

Abuse: NeglectOAR §__or_a50912b0f8895a948144bc9aaa7c1616
Verbatim citation text · OAR §__or_a50912b0f8895a948144bc9aaa7c1616

Failed to properly plan care

Full inspector notes

—: Failed to properly plan care

2024-07-10
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings
2023-06-20
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings

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