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Life Care Center of Idaho Falls

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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Life Care Center of Idaho Falls's website

2725 East 17th Street,
Idaho Falls ID 83406

(208) 529-4567

58.8% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Idaho Falls is a nursing home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a city with a population of 101,543 people. This facility has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top five nursing homes in Idaho. Based on our ratings, you can not go wrong with this place. Finally, this appears to be a very consistent nursing home with consistent scores in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Idaho badge

Top Nursing Home in Idaho Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Idaho Falls, Idaho badge

Best Nursing Home in Idaho Falls, Idaho Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Idaho badge

Top Nursing Home in Idaho Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Idaho Falls, Idaho badge

Best Nursing Home in Idaho Falls, Idaho Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Idaho badge

Top Nursing Home in Idaho Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Idaho Falls, Idaho badge

Best Nursing Home in Idaho Falls, Idaho Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. Our nursing grade looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of training of the nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

This nursing home was given dominant marks in the area of short-term care. For this reason, it was given one of our best grades in that area with a grade of A+. Our short-term care grades are presumably more meaningful for folks requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. This includes not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 6.8 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Turning to our inspection category, this facility excelled in that category, which is based on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Our inspection scores are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In the last category, this facility also received a very strong long-term care rating, with an A. This finished off an elusive straight A profile. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. After we finished assessing the amount of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly can be a life or death ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Life Care Center of Idaho Falls Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 1.64% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This measures the percentage of long-term stay residents which are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 0.43% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a fall leading to serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 4.87% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 7.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to having more patients suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 14.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 11.89% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 99.58% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 13.15% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Many believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 13.78% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 0.51 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 13.78% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 9.41% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, 72.26% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements.

Scores for Idaho Falls, ID

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Idaho Falls, Idaho has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.98 miles away3100 Channing Way Idaho Falls Idaho 83404Proprietary(208) 529-6210

Nearby Dialysis

  • Gem State Regional Dialysis Center0.61 miles away2225 Teton Plaza Suite A Idaho Falls Idaho 83404Dialysis Stations: 13 (208) 522-4831
  • Liberty Dialysis - Idaho Falls1.01 miles away2381 E Sunnyside Road Idaho Falls Idaho 83404CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (208) 523-8500