Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint
Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint is a 73-bed nursing home in Sandpoint, Idaho. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1973-07-01. It averages 67.3 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint?
CMS lists 29 health-inspection deficiencies for Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint since 2019-01-31, 28 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2025-06-27.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | F0641, F0809, F0812, F0880 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-06-27 | F0550, F0578, F0584, F0627, F0628, F0655, F0658, F0697, F0757, F0839 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws. | D |
| 2024-05-06 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | J |
| 2024-05-06 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-05-06 | F0868, F0947 | Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E |
| 2024-05-06 | F0550, F0554, F0580, F0582, F0609, F0610, F0676, F0684, F0695, F0758 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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. | D |
| 2019-01-31 | F0761 | 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. | E |
Why was Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-06 | Fine | $40,918 |
How is Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint staffed?
| Measure | This facility | ID average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.47029 | 4.04398 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 64.1 | 50.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 67.3 | 56.9 |
Who owns Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint?
Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name VALLEY VISTA CARE CORPORATION.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | COWIN, WILLIAM, GOODALL, TOM, HAYES, DONNA, MCGREAL, HEIDI, POWELL, SABRINA, RYAN, DOUG, SPOONER, CLAUDIA, WILKS, KASEY, WOODIN, CHERI | since 03/15/1999 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | LLOYD, CHARLES | since 06/17/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | VALLEY VISTA CARE CORPORATION, LAMBERT, MICHAEL, MEZA, MICHAEL | since 01/01/2018 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | LAMBERT, MICHAEL, MEZA, MICHAEL | since 01/01/2018 |
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