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Desire For Healing Inc

44882 MISSION RD, Pendleton, OR 97801 · Residential care · 50 licensed beds · Open

29 abuse/neglect finding(s) on record60 state violations on recordMemory care (state Memory Care Community endorsement)Accepts Medicaid
Memory care / secured dementia unit (per state licensing)

The state licensing record lists a memory-care or dementia unit here. Memory care almost always costs more than standard assisted living — ask about the secured-unit status, the dementia-trained staffing ratio (day and overnight), and the memory-care price premium over standard assisted living.

What the licence record says about this community

Oregon licence type
Residential care. One of 332 in Oregon with this licence.
Licensed beds
50 — a mid-size community — the size most families picture as assisted living. Larger than 51% of licensed communities in Oregon (state median 49).
Choices in this town
6 licensed communities in Pendleton, 4 with this same licence type. 2 with a memory-care designation.

State inspection record

Assisted living is licensed and inspected by the state, not by Medicare/Medicaid — so there is no federal 5-star rating. Below is this community’s record from the state licensing agency.

60 findings from state inspections, most recent first.

  • Licensing Violation9/16/2018 · PT181046
    Failed to have medication available
  • Abuse: Financial abuse9/07/2017 · PT174001
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Licensing Violation9/01/2011 · PT118075
    Failed to follow care plan
  • Licensing Violation8/29/2017 · PT174795
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Licensing Violation8/18/2020 · OR0002605200
    Failed to provide appropriate staffing
  • Licensing Violation8/18/2020 · OR0002605201
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Licensing Violation8/18/2020 · OR0002605202
    Failed to administer medication as ordered
  • Abuse: Neglect8/09/2024 · 00348073-AP-298416
    Failed to provide service
  • Abuse: Neglect8/06/2020 · 00096614-AP-073151
    Failed to provide appropriate skin care
  • Abuse: Neglect8/06/2020 · 00107745-AP-082562
    Failed to provide appropriate skin care
  • Licensing Violation8/06/2020 · OR0002590001
    Failed to comply with nursing delegation requirement
  • Licensing Violation8/06/2020 · OR0002590002
    Failed to assist with toileting
  • Licensing Violation8/06/2020 · OR0002590003
    Failed to assure resident rights
  • Licensing Violation8/06/2020 · OR0002599500
    Failed to have medication available
  • Licensing Violation8/06/2020 · OR0002599502
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Licensing Violation7/27/2017 · OR0001336601
    Failed to administer medication as ordered
  • Licensing Violation7/27/2017 · OR0001336602
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Licensing Violation7/08/2016 · OR0001135702
    Failed to provide proper food/nutrition
  • Licensing Violation7/08/2016 · OR0001135704
    Failed to assure adequate supply or equipment
  • Licensing Violation6/27/2017 · PT172993
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect6/24/2025 · 00410797-AP-361901
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Abuse: Neglect6/24/2021 · 00146664-AP-115921
    Failed to follow care plan
  • Licensing Violation6/20/2016 · OR0001126101
    Failed to control pests
  • Abuse: Financial abuse6/14/2017 · PT172630
    Failure to provide a system that prevents theft or misuse of medication
  • Abuse: Neglect6/12/2020 · 00098620-AP-074781
    Failed to communicate necessary information
  • Abuse: Neglect6/12/2020 · 00098620-AP-084034
    Failed to provide appropriate skin care
  • Abuse: Neglect5/19/2022 · 00201337-AP-161993
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Abuse: Neglect5/19/2022 · 00201345-AP-161999
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Licensing Violation5/08/2024 · 00339326-AP-290161
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Licensing Violation5/07/2020 · OR0002624300
    Failed to administer medication as ordered
  • Licensing Violation5/07/2020 · OR0002624301
    Failed to provide or assist with hygiene
  • Licensing Violation5/07/2020 · OR0002624302
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Licensing Violation5/07/2020 · OR0002624303
    Failed to assure resident was safe
  • Licensing Violation5/07/2020 · OR0002624304
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Licensing Violation4/23/2023 · 00259556-AP-214752
    Failed to protect resident from verbal abuse
  • Abuse: Neglect4/17/2025 · 00396134-AP-346824
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Licensing Violation4/17/2025 · 00396134-AP-364239
    Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
  • Licensing Violation4/03/2018 · OR0001476702
    Failed to assure food safety
  • Abuse: Neglect3/27/2022 · 00191619-AP-153184
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect3/27/2022 · 00191835-AP-153396
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect3/27/2022 · 00191838-AP-153400
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect3/23/2014 · PT146696
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect2/05/2022 · 00184585-AP-146958
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Abuse: Neglect2/05/2022 · 00184597-AP-146971
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Licensing Violation2/05/2018 · CO18429
    Failed to report potential or suspected abuse
  • Abuse: Financial abuse2/05/2018 · PT186634
    Failed to protect resident from financial exploitation
  • Abuse: Physical Abuse2/02/2013 · PT132566
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect12/25/2017 · PT185765
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect12/11/2017 · PT185852
    Failed to administer medication as ordered
  • Licensing Violation12/08/2017 · PT186144
    Failed to assure resident was safe
  • Abuse: Financial abuse12/03/2015 · PT165002
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect12/01/2017 · PT185957
    Failed to provide medical treatment as ordered
  • Abuse: Neglect11/30/2020 · 00114003-AP-088010
    Failure to provide a system that prevents theft or misuse of medication
  • Licensing Violation11/08/2025 · 00438210-AP-390023
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Abuse: Neglect10/22/2020 · 00108543-AP-083275
    Failed to provide safe environment
  • Abuse: Neglect1/29/2018 · PT186469
    Failed to properly plan care
  • Abuse: Neglect1/16/2015 · PT151380A
    Failed to provide service
  • Abuse: Sexual abuse1/16/2015 · PT151380B
    Failed to protect resident from inappropriate sexual contact
  • Licensing Violation1/14/2021 · 00121483-AP-094261
    Failed to protect resident from verbal abuse
  • Licensing Violation1/14/2021 · 00121483-AP-100898
    Failed to protect resident from physical abuse

Inspections

4 state inspections on record, citing 4 deficiencies in total.

What it costs around here

Typical monthly cost in Oregon
$6,875/mo
Assisted living
$8,075/mo
Memory care†our estimate — not surveyed

Median private-pay cost, CareScout (Genworth) 2025 Cost of Care Survey — a regional midpoint, not any single community’s rate. Private rooms and higher care levels cost more; ask for a current quote. Project your own in the cost-of-care planner.

† Memory care is our estimate, not survey data: CareScout does not survey memory care, so we take the assisted-living median for the state and add $1,200/month — the typical secured-dementia-unit premium. It is a planning figure with no state-level detail behind it, and real memory-care pricing varies far more than that. Treat it as a starting point and ask the community for its own memory-care rate.

Estimated cost range · regional

In Oregon, assisted living typically runs about $5,500–$8,250/month.

This is a regional estimate modeled from published survey data (the CareScout/Genworth state median, ±20%) — not this community’s actual price, which it sets privately. Ask the community for its current all-in monthly rate and what each care level adds.

Does this community take Medicaid?

Yes — Oregon’s licensing record lists this community as accepting Medicaid. That is not the same as having a Medicaid place open now: ask whether one is available today, and what happens if a resident’s savings run out later.

Oregon Medicaid helps pay for assisted living only in limited circumstances. A waiver pays for care, never for room and board. Which Oregon waivers, waitlists and how to apply →

Cost

Assisted-living and memory-care prices are set by each community and not publicly disclosed — no state or federal source publishes them, and the “starting at” figures on referral sites are estimates, not this community’s real rate. Ask the community directly for its current monthly price and what it includes (base rent versus care-level add-ons and memory-care premiums).

Worried about someone here? How to report it

If you have seen something that concerns you — neglect, an injury, medication problems, or a resident who seems afraid — you do not need proof to report it. Reporting is what triggers an inspection, and inspections are what put a record on this page in the first place.

  • The state licensing agency — Oregon licenses this community and is the body that can inspect it and act on a complaint. Complaints can usually be made anonymously.
  • Your Long-Term Care Ombudsman — free, independent, and works for the resident, not the state or the company. They will visit and advocate. Find yours via the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116 or theconsumervoice.org/get_help ↗.
  • Adult Protective Services — for suspected abuse, neglect or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The Eldercare Locator above routes you to your local APS office.
  • If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 first. Report to the agencies above afterwards — the two are separate, and one does not do the job of the other.

We are a data site, not a regulator: we cannot investigate or intervene, and there is no point reporting it to us. The three routes above are the ones with actual power.

Location & what’s nearby

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Hospital
GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER29.8 mi
Emergency dept. usually open 24/7 · ER 24/7
Urgent care / clinic
Juliet K Markham MD1.9 mi
27 SW Frazer Ave · (541) 278-3377 · Call to confirm hours
Pharmacy
Ruud's Hearing Aid Service1.9 mi
29 SW Dorion Ave · (541) 972-4490 · Call to confirm hours
Grocery
MOE MART1.9 mi
63 SE Emigrant Ave
Park
Kiwanis Park1.1 mi
1800 SE Byers Pl · Typically dawn to dusk
Place of worship
Pendleton First0.9 mi
1911 SE Court Ave · (541) 276-6417

Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Source: Oregon DHS Office of Licensing & Regulatory Oversight (public record), last pulled from the state 2026-07-15.

What to do next

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