Best Nursing Homes in Idaho — 2026 Rankings
Idaho has 80 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 25.7 deficiencies per facility, with 0 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)
- Mccall Rehabilitation And Care Center — Mccall (9 deficiencies)
- Oneida County Hospital & Long Term Care Facility — Malad (9 deficiencies)
- Mountain Valley Of Cascadia — Kellogg (10 deficiencies)
- Aspen Park Of Cascadia — Moscow (11 deficiencies)
- Life Care Center Of Post Falls — Post Falls (12 deficiencies)
- Grangeville Health & Rehabilitation Of Cascadia — Grangeville (13 deficiencies)
- Owyhee Health & Rehabilitation Center — Homedale (13 deficiencies)
- Boundary County Nursing Home — Bonners Ferry (15 deficiencies)
- St Luke's Elmore Long Term Care — Mountain Home (15 deficiencies)
- Idaho State Veterans Home - Lewiston — Lewiston (16 deficiencies)
- Life Care Center Of Lewiston — Lewiston (16 deficiencies)
- Oak Creek Rehabilitation Center Of Kimberly — Kimberly (16 deficiencies)
- Advanced Health Care Of Coeur D'alene — Coeur D'alene (17 deficiencies)
- Clearwater Health & Rehabilitation Of Cascadia — Orofino (17 deficiencies)
- Franklin County Transitional Care — Preston (17 deficiencies)
- Madison Carriage Cove Short Stay Rehabilitation — Rexburg (17 deficiencies)
- Meridian Meadows Transitional Care — Meridian (17 deficiencies)
- Monte Vista Hills Healthcare Center — Pocatello (17 deficiencies)
- Cove Of Cascadia, The — Bellevue (18 deficiencies)
- Eagle Rock Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia — Idaho Falls (18 deficiencies)
- Serenity Transitional Care — Twin Falls (18 deficiencies)
- Countryside Care & Rehabilitation — Rupert (19 deficiencies)
- Idaho State Veterans Home - Post Falls — Post Falls (19 deficiencies)
- Wellspring Health & Rehabilitation Of Cascadia — Nampa (19 deficiencies)
- Canyon West Of Cascadia — Caldwell (20 deficiencies)
Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Idaho
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 463 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 369 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 333 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 243 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 191 citations
Nursing Homes by City in Idaho
- Nursing homes in American Falls (1)
- Nursing homes in Ammon (1)
- Nursing homes in Ashton (1)
- Nursing homes in Bellevue (1)
- Nursing homes in Blackfoot (2)
- Nursing homes in Boise (10)
- Nursing homes in Bonners Ferry (1)
- Nursing homes in Buhl (1)
- Nursing homes in Burley (2)
- Nursing homes in Caldwell (2)
- Nursing homes in Coeur D Alene (1)
- Nursing homes in Coeur D'alene (4)
- Nursing homes in Emmett (2)
- Nursing homes in Gooding (1)
- Nursing homes in Grangeville (1)
- Nursing homes in Homedale (1)
- Nursing homes in Idaho Falls (3)
- Nursing homes in Kellogg (1)
- Nursing homes in Kimberly (1)
- Nursing homes in Lewiston (6)
- Nursing homes in Malad (1)
- Nursing homes in Mccall (1)
- Nursing homes in Meridian (3)
- Nursing homes in Montpelier (1)
- Nursing homes in Moscow (2)
- Nursing homes in Mountain Home (1)
- Nursing homes in Nampa (6)
- Nursing homes in Orofino (1)
- Nursing homes in Payette (1)
- Nursing homes in Pocatello (4)
- Nursing homes in Post Falls (2)
- Nursing homes in Preston (1)
- Nursing homes in Rexburg (2)
- Nursing homes in Rupert (1)
- Nursing homes in Salmon (1)
- Nursing homes in Sandpoint (2)
- Nursing homes in Shoshone (1)
- Nursing homes in Silverton (1)
- Nursing homes in St Maries (1)
- Nursing homes in Twin Falls (3)
- Nursing homes in Weiser (1)
Compare to Other States
Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools
- SNF Scorecard — look up any facility's inspection record
- Nursing Home Compare Tool — side-by-side comparisons
- Skilled Nursing Near Me — find facilities by city & state
- Best Nursing Homes by State — ranked by inspection results
- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
- Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
- Free AI POC Generator
- Plan of Correction Examples
- CMS Survey Preparation Guide
- SNF Compliance Guides
- What Is Skilled Nursing Care?
Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families