Regency Hermiston Nursing & Rehab Center leads Umatilla County in nursing home size for Q1

Regency Hermiston Nursing & Rehab Center was ranked as the largest nursing home in Umatilla County in the first quarter of 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reports.

The facility offered 105 beds—27 more than the county’s average at the time—and served an average of 76.9 residents throughout the quarter.

The CMS awarded Regency Hermiston Nursing & Rehab Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5, slightly below Oregon’s average nursing home rating of 3.1.

In the same period, Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center was the county’s second largest facility with 70 beds, followed by Willowbrook Post Acute with 59 beds.

Regency Hermiston Nursing & Rehab Center also accumulated $59,777 in fines and incurred two penalties by the end of the quarter.

Overall, Umatilla County, Oregon, housed three for-profit nursing homes.

U.S. Census Bureau estimates show that the national older adult population continues to rise while the number of younger Americans declines. Between 2020 and 2024, Americans age 65 and up increased by 13%, contrasted with a 1.7% decrease in the under-18 population. In the past century, the country’s older adult segment surged from 4.9 million in 1920 to more than 61 million by 2024.

A 2021 study estimates that about half of older adults—about 28 million people—are likely to need long-term services and supports, with over one-third projected to eventually require nursing home care.

“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, an education organization. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”

Details for this report derive from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data, found here.