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Oregon · The Dalles

Footsteps at Mill Creek.

Footsteps at Mill Creek is Grade A−, ranked in the top 15% of Oregon memory care with 3 OR DHS citations on record; last inspected Jul 2025.

ALF · Memory Care25 licensed beds · mediumDementia-trained staff
1201 W 10th Street · The Dalles, OR 97058LIC# 0000050399
Facility · The Dalles
Footsteps at Mill Creek
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A 25-bed ALF · Memory Care with 3 citations on file — most recent Jan 2025.
Last inspection · Jul 2025 · citedSource · OR-DHS
Licensed beds
25
Memory care
✓ Yes
Last inspection
Jul 2025
Last citation
Jan 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
74th
Weighted citations per bed.
peer median
0
100
Repeat rank
100th
Repeat deficiencies as share of total.
peer median
0
100
Frequency rank
81th
Deficiencies per inspection.
peer median
0
100

FACILITY WATCH · BETA

Footsteps at Mill Creek has 3 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.

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

1weighted score · 24 mo
Last citation: JAN 2025. Compared against peer median (dashed).
peer median
JAN 2025
Jun 2024May 2026

Finding distribution

3 total · 36 months

Scope × Severity (CMS A–L)

Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Sev 4 · IJ
J
K
L
Sev 3
G1
H
I
Sev 2
D
E
F
Sev 1
A2
B
C
§ 05 · Tour Prep

Questions to ask before you visit.

A short pre-tour checklist tailored to Footsteps at Mill Creek's record and state requirements.

01 /

Footsteps at Mill Creek holds an Oregon DHS Memory Care Endorsement and has 4 deficiencies recorded across 8 inspections — can you walk us through the corrective action plans you implemented for those deficiencies and show documentation of how you resolved them?

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02 /

Four complaints were filed with Oregon DHS during the inspection period on file — can you explain which complaints were substantiated, what the findings were, and what changes the community made in response?

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03 /

The most recent inspection occurred on July 9, 2025 — can you provide a copy of that inspection report and any written plans of correction you submitted to Oregon DHS, so families can see what was cited and how you addressed it?

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§ 06 · Full Inspection Record

Every OR-DHS visit, verbatim.

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

6
reports on file
3
total deficiencies
2025-07-09
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings
2025-01-27
Complaint Investigation
1 · Licensing Violation

Plain-language summary

A complaint investigation found that the facility failed to follow a resident's care plan. No further details about the nature of the care plan deviation or corrective action were provided in the inspection documentation.

Licensing ViolationOAR §__or_1185ff67775947f8bb992f4ef013b906
Verbatim citation text · OAR §__or_1185ff67775947f8bb992f4ef013b906

Failed to follow care plan

Full inspector notes

—: Failed to follow care plan

2024-08-29
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings
2023-11-02
Complaint Investigation
1 · Abuse: Neglect

Plain-language summary

A complaint investigation found that the facility failed to properly plan care for a resident. The specific details of what care planning deficiency occurred are not provided in the available documentation. No outcome determination is recorded for this complaint.

Abuse: NeglectOAR §__or_cf11a067d4941ea30b10b12a09483b4d
Verbatim citation text · OAR §__or_cf11a067d4941ea30b10b12a09483b4d

Failed to properly plan care

Full inspector notes

—: Failed to properly plan care

2023-10-16
Complaint Investigation
1 · Licensing Violation

Plain-language summary

A complaint investigation found that the facility failed to provide a safe medication administration system. The violation relates to how medications were being stored, tracked, or given to residents. The facility will need to correct this deficiency.

Licensing ViolationOAR §__or_f134cb5c45c55864d33d3425616081e8
Verbatim citation text · OAR §__or_f134cb5c45c55864d33d3425616081e8

Failed to provide a safe medication administration system

Full inspector notes

—: Failed to provide a safe medication administration system

2023-09-25
Annual Compliance Visit
No findings

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§ 07 · Nearby

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