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File a quality-of-care complaint about an Oregon long-term care facility
Oregon Department of Human Services · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Select the correct licensing complaint route for nursing, assisted living, residential care or adult foster care.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Identify whether the facility is a nursing facility, assisted living or residential care facility, or adult foster home.
1. Is this for me?
Residents, families and others concerned about care in an ODHS-licensed facility; complaint routes vary by facility type.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
- Identify whether the facility is a nursing facility, assisted living or residential care facility, or adult foster home.
- Describe the concern with dates and concrete examples; include as many relevant details as possible.
- Use the nursing complaint route at 877-280-4555, assisted living/residential care route at 844-503-4773, or the adult foster home SAFEline/local APD route listed by ODHS.
- Keep the complaint record and ask where to send further evidence; use 911 for immediate danger and consider ombudsman advocacy separately.
Timing: Report ongoing unsafe care promptly. An administrative complaint does not pause an eviction, discharge or court deadline.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.
Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.
Licensing complaints differ from resident advocacy and legal claims. The appropriate contact and online form must be rechecked on the current ODHS page.
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
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