Life Care Center of Idaho Falls
Life Care Center of Idaho Falls is a 109-bed nursing home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1981-10-01. It averages 71.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls?
CMS lists 33 health-inspection deficiencies for Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-19.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | F0554, F0578, F0584, F0628, F0656, F0684, F0689, F0695, F0700, F0732, F0755, F0757, F0761, F0880 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / 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. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / 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. / Post nurse staffing information every day. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. | D |
| 2025-09-02 | F0578, F0755 | 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. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2025-01-10 | F0578 | 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. | G |
| 2025-01-10 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-01-10 | F0641, F0657 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E |
| 2025-01-10 | F0584, F0645, F0656, F0658, F0684, F0689, F0726, F0761, F0801, F0880, F0908 | 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. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / 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. / 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 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. / Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. | D |
| 2024-03-07 | F0641, F0695 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
Why was Life Care Center of Idaho Falls fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-10 | Fine | $13,247 |
How is Life Care Center of Idaho Falls staffed?
| Measure | This facility | ID average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.23924 | 4.04398 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 46.2 | 50.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 71.5 | 56.9 |
Who owns Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, and what chain is it in?
Life Care Center of Idaho Falls is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name GEM MEDICAL INVESTORS LLC and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | since 08/09/1994 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | PRESTON, FORREST | since 08/09/1994 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | BUTNER, NANCY, DELOACH, ROBERT, DUCHARME, JULIE | since 09/16/2018 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | LAY, LISA, SWANKER, RICHARD | since 01/01/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CROSS, CINDY, HENRY, TERRY, LAY, LISA, SWANKER, RICHARD, THURMOND, JOAN | since 02/09/2018 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC, GEM MEDICAL INVESTORS LLC, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., BAKER, WALLACE, BUTNER, NANCY, DELOACH, ROBERT, DUCHARME, JULIE, FLETCHER, TODD, PRESTON, AUBREY, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 09/16/2018 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | GEM MEDICAL INVESTORS LLC, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., BAKER, WALLACE, DELOACH, ROBERT, PRESTON, FORREST | since 03/17/2025 |
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