Overview
Life Care Center of Sandpoint has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Idaho average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Sandpoint. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 62% of nursing homes in Idaho (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 25, 2025, found 15 health deficiencies, more than the Idaho average of 10.5. All of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 34% of Idaho nursing homes have been fined.
Life Care Center of Sandpoint is a for-profit facility with 124 certified beds, caring for about 70 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 25, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 15
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.91 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.72 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.12 hrs
- Nurse aides2.06 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 124
- Average residents per day
- 70
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 22, 1997
- 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