Gateway Transitional Care Center
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1967-01-01, Gateway Transitional Care Center is a 102-bed nursing home in Pocatello, Idaho, averaging 85.5 residents a day.
Has Gateway Transitional Care Center been cited for violations?
CMS lists 34 health-inspection deficiencies for Gateway Transitional Care Center since 2019-04-12, 27 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-07-24.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-24 | F0689, F0695 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | E |
| 2025-07-24 | F0554, F0558, F0641, F0655, F0657, F0684, F0726, F0728, F0759, F0761, F0812, F0814, F0880 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-07-11 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-07-11 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | E |
| 2024-07-11 | F0625, F0641, F0684, F0689, F0695, F0700, F0758, F0761, F0880, F0909 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. | D |
| 2019-04-12 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2019-04-12 | F0565, F0804, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2019-04-12 | F0585, F0657, F0883 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
How is Gateway Transitional Care Center staffed relative to the ID average?
| Measure | This facility | ID average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.75687 | 4.04398 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 50.0 | 50.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 85.5 | 56.9 |
Who owns Gateway Transitional Care Center, and what chain is it in?
Gateway Transitional Care Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name POCATELLO HEALTH SERVICES INC and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | MONTEATH, GAVIN, ROGERS, TREY | since 03/29/2023 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | FARNSWORTH, STEPHEN | since 07/27/2018 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BURNAM, SOON, HAWKINS, ISAIAH, KEETCH, CHAD, SATO, AMI | since 03/01/2011 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | J GORRICETA PLLC, MONTEATH, GAVIN, ROGERS, TREY | since 03/29/2023 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | PORT, BARRY | since 07/09/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | CARETRUST GP LLC, CARETRUST REIT INC, CTR PARTNERSHIP LP, ENSIGN SERVICES INC, MEMORIAL HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC, MONTEATH, GAVIN, ROGERS, TREY | since 05/01/2013 |
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