Life Care Center of Post Falls

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Assisted Living

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Life Care Center of Post Falls's website

460 North Garden Plaza Court,
Post Falls ID 83854

(208) 777-0318

47.5% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Life Care Center of Post Falls has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Life Care Center of Post Falls is located in Post Falls, Idaho. This city has a population of 37,245 people. This nursing home was given an F, which is definitely concerning in our grading scheme. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Post Falls. We would not blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, we will discuss nursing in the next paragraph.

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
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

While we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we gave it a grade of B- for our nursing rating. Nursing scores are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. It scored well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.

Short-term Care Quality

We were also pleasantly surprised to learn that this nursing home earned a somewhat respectable short-term care score in our assessment. We gave it a B- in that area. In the category of short-term care, we try to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. The final item we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 5.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home. This figure was below average.

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Long-term Care Quality

Unfortunately, this facility's third best score is long-term care. Nevertheless, with a D in this category, it still fared somewhat poorly. For patients looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home vaccinated 97.674416 percent of its residents, which is a very solid datapoint. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Facility Inspections

Turning the last category of inspections, this nursing home really did not fare well. It received an F in our inspection category. This happens to be the most heavily weighted category in our overall scoring system. For nursing homes with poor inspection grades, you should really scrutinize any severe deficiencies found on their inspection reports. This particular facility was assessed one category G through L deficiency, which rank among the more severe categories of deficiencies. This generally indicates that the deficiencies identified by inspectors had the potential to cause actual harm to patients. On top of having severe deficiencies, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Life Care Center of Post Falls Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 5.85% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 2.48% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients that have experienced a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric may be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 17.95% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 16.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percent of long-term residents which are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 7.97% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could be an indicator worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 89.29% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 13.52% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the erosion of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 18.02% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 0.95 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 18.02 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 11.12 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Life Care Center of Post Falls, 75.93% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Kootenai HealthAcute Care Hospitals 5.61 miles away2003 Kootenai Health Way Coeur D Alene Idaho 83814Government - Hospital District or Authority(208) 625-4000
Multicare Valley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.33 miles away12606 East Mission Avenue Spokane Washington 99216Voluntary non-profit - Private(509) 924-6650

Nearby Dialysis

Fmc Post Falls Dialysis Unit0.85 miles away1300 E Mullan Suite 1200 Post Falls Idaho 83854Dialysis Stations: 12 (208) 777-6054
Dsi Post Falls Dialysis0.89 miles away920 North Highway 41 Ste 3 Post Falls Idaho 83854Dialysis Stations: 13 (208) 627-2039
Fmc North Idaho Dialysis Facility5.24 miles awayKootenai Medical Center 2100 Ironwood Court Suite A Coeur D Alene Idaho 83814Dialysis Stations: 12 (208) 664-3064
Fmc Hayden Lake5.68 miles away7600 Mineral Dr Ste 850 Coeur D Alene Idaho 83815Dialysis Stations: 12 (208) 762-4411
Dsi Hayden Dialysis6.34 miles away8556 Wayne Dr Hayden Idaho 83835Dialysis Stations: 15 (208) 762-7724
Spokane Valley Renal Center15.2 miles away12610 E Mirabeau Pkwy Suite 100 Spokane Washington 99216CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (509) 228-9933
Fmc Valley Dialysis Unit15.61 miles away1017 North Pines Rd Spokane Washington 99206CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (509) 891-1107