Nursing homes across Kootenai County, Idaho, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Advanced Health Care of Coeur d'Alene runs a tight ship on the clinical side. The 34-bed home provides 5.49 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 42 percent more than the national average, and has a perfect five-star rating on both health inspections and quality measures, with no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related on record. The tradeoffs are smaller. Weekend staffing drops about 18 percent below its own weekday level, which matters if your family visits mainly on Saturdays and Sundays, and staff turnover sits at 45.2 percent, essentially matching the national rate of 45.8 percent. Its most recent inspection was in May 2026, so the picture is current.
Life Care Center of Post Falls runs about 4.18 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 8% above the national average, and its last inspection in August 2025 came back clean on the serious stuff, 12 deficiencies on record, none causing harm or jeopardy, none tied to abuse. That 5-star inspection rating is earned. The softer spots are staffing consistency and retention: weekend coverage drops about 18% below weekday levels, and 51.5% of staff turn over in a year against a national 45.8%. This is a for-profit LLC with 120 beds. Solid care on paper, but ask how weekends and evenings actually run.
Life Care Center of Coeur D'alene runs a for-profit, LLC-owned home with 120 beds, and the staffing numbers are genuinely on the high side: 4.18 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average. That's the strongest part of the picture. The problems sit elsewhere. Weekend coverage drops about 13% below the home's own weekday levels, so care thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover runs 48%, a bit worse than the 45.8% national figure, and the inspection record carries 40 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a $39,520 fine. The most recent inspection closed in March 2026, so the record is current rather than stale.
Ironwood Rehabilitation and Care Center runs 80 certified beds in Coeur d'Alene under corporate for-profit ownership, and the numbers a family should weigh are turnover and inspection history. Annual staff turnover sits at 62.2% against a national average of 45.8%, meaning roughly six in ten caregivers left within the year, and weekend nurse coverage drops about 13% below the home's own weekday level. Total nursing hours come in at 3.71 per resident day, slightly under the 3.86 national figure. The current record carries 37 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse. The last inspection was May 1, 2026.
The state-run veterans home in Post Falls has real nursing hours behind it, 4.27 per resident day, roughly 11% above the national average, but that staffing drops about 13% on weekends, when families often visit. The bigger concern is who's providing that care: turnover runs at 69.8%, well above the national rate of about 45.8%, meaning nearly seven in ten staff left over the past year. Inspections tell a harder story. The home's most recent inspection was August 2025, and its record carries 19 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm level and 3 tied to abuse. Two fines total $36,855. Strong staffing numbers, unstable workforce, and serious inspection findings, weigh those together.
Lakeside Rehabilitation and Care Center is a 100-bed for-profit home in Coeur d'Alene, and the numbers behind its record deserve a close look. Nurse staffing sits at 3.81 hours per resident day, just under the national average, but weekends run about 16% thinner than weekdays, and turnover hits 54.2% against a national 45.8%, meaning the people caring for your family member are both stretched and frequently changing. The inspection history is the bigger concern: 43 deficiencies on the current record, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 abuse-related, with $220,832 in fines. The last inspection was August 2025. Ownership is corporate, for profit. Ask hard questions before choosing this one.
Coeur D Alene Health Of Cascadia runs 117 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to look at. Nurses provide 3.61 hours per resident day, roughly 6% under the national average, and weekends dip about 8% below the home's own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Annual turnover sits at 66.3% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents this year likely won't be there next year. The inspection record shows 35 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with two fines totaling $33,815 and a survey dated May 2026.