All 4 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Medford,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Avamere At Three Fountains sits in Medford with 117 certified beds and a for-profit LLC owner. The numbers worth knowing: nurse staffing runs about 5.06 hours per resident day, roughly a third above the national average, though weekends dip about 10% below its own weekday coverage. Staff turnover lands at 44%, essentially in line with the 45.8% national figure. Inspectors were last in on January 16, 2025, and the record shows 20 deficiencies total, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse. Quality measure scores are strong; the inspection history is where the questions live.
Rogue Valley Manor runs 6.56 nurse hours per resident day, about 70% above the national average of 3.86, and that staffing shows up in a 5-out-of-5 staffing star rating from CMS. It's a nonprofit with a 4-star health inspection rating, last inspected April 24, 2025, so the record is recent. Staff turnover sits at 42.1%, slightly better than the national 45.8%.
The catch is 17 deficiencies on the current record, including 2 abuse-related citations, though none rose to the level of actual harm or jeopardy. Weekend staffing also drops about 11% below its own weekday level, so coverage isn't perfectly even across the week. Strong hours, a fresh inspection, and a clean harm record are doing a lot of work here.
Avamere Health Services of Rogue Valley runs a 91-bed for-profit home in Medford, and the staffing numbers are the strongest part of the picture: 4.55 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18% above the national average. Turnover sits at 31.1%, well below the 45.8% national figure, which suggests a steadier workforce than many homes manage. The tradeoff shows up in inspections. The health inspection rating is 2 out of 5, with 51 deficiencies on the current record, including six tied to abuse. None reached the harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection was August 2025, so the record is current rather than stale. Weekend staffing dips about 11% below weekday levels, worth asking about if your family visits then.
Hearthstone runs a for-profit shop in Medford with 87 certified beds, and the staffing numbers are real: 4.41 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14 percent above the national average, with turnover at 37.1 percent against a national 45.8. That's a workforce that mostly stays put. The problem is almost everything else. Inspectors have cited 75 deficiencies, six serious enough to put residents in harm's way, nine tied to abuse, and the state has levied three fines totaling $230,522. The most recent inspection was May 2025, so the record is current, not stale. Weekends run about 14 percent thinner than weekdays. If you're weighing this one, ask who's on the floor Saturday night.