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Medicaid nursing homes in Idaho

75 of Idaho's 80 nursing homes are certified to accept Medicaid — and 75 accept both Medicare and Medicaid, which matters if a rehabilitation stay may turn into a long one.

Why dual certification matters

A stay often begins as Medicare-funded rehabilitation after a hospital admission and becomes long-term care when recovery stalls. If the home takes Medicare but not Medicaid, that transition means a move — at exactly the point when moving is hardest on the resident. Homes certified for both let the payer change without the address changing.

Questions to ask before admission

  • Do you accept Medicaid, and do you limit how many Medicaid residents you take?
  • If my relative spends down and moves onto Medicaid, can they stay in the same room?
  • Do you require a period of private pay before accepting Medicaid? (Ask this in writing.)
  • Who at the home helps families with the Medicaid application?

Best-graded Medicaid homes in Idaho

#2
A

99/100

Franklin County Transitional Care

Preston, ID · Franklin County

CMS 5/5 35 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.01 /day
Staff turnover
27%
Serious cites
0
#3
A

94.5/100

St Luke's Elmore Long Term Care

Mountain Home, ID · Elmore County

CMS 5/5 38 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
6.99 /day
Staff turnover
35%
Serious cites
0
#5
A

93/100

Ashton Memorial Living Center

Ashton, ID · Fremont County

CMS 5/5 38 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.65 /day
Staff turnover
52%
Serious cites
0
#6
A

91.5/100

Boundary County Nursing Home

Bonners Ferry, ID · Boundary County

CMS 3/5 20 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.74 /day
Staff turnover
41%
Serious cites
0
#7
A

89/100

Life Care Center Of Treasure Valley

Boise, ID · Ada County

CMS 4/5 120 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.90 /day
Staff turnover
39%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#8
A

87.5/100

Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility

Montpelier, ID · Bear Lake County

CMS 3/5 36 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.74 /day
Staff turnover
35%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#9
A

87/100

Bridgeview Estates

Twin Falls, ID · Twin Falls County

CMS 3/5 116 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.98 /day
Staff turnover
39%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#10
A

87/100

Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility

Blackfoot, ID · Bingham County

CMS 5/5 42 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.79 /day
Staff turnover
37%
Serious cites
2

2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#13
A

85.5/100

Mountain Valley Of Cascadia

Kellogg, ID · Shoshone County

CMS 4/5 68 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.75 /day
Staff turnover
33%
Serious cites
0
#14
B

84.5/100

Advanced Health Care Of Coeur D'alene

Coeur D'alene, ID · Kootenai County

CMS 5/5 34 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.49 /day
Staff turnover
45%
Serious cites
0
#15
B

83.7/100

Life Care Center Of Sandpoint

Sandpoint, ID · Bonner County

CMS 3/5 124 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.92 /day
Staff turnover
36%
Serious cites
0
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