Overview
Life Care Center of Idaho Falls has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Idaho average of 3.1. Among the 3 nursing homes in Idaho Falls, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 64% of nursing homes in Idaho (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 19, 2026, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the Idaho average of 10.5. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $13,247 in the past three years.
Life Care Center of Idaho Falls is a for-profit facility with 109 certified beds, caring for about 75 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1981.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 34%
Top 64%
Top 44%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 19, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 14
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $13,247
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.91 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.06 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.58 hrs
- Nurse aides2.26 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 109
- Average residents per day
- 75
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 1981
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes