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Life Care Center of Sandpoint

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Grade: A-minus
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1125 North Division Street,
Sandpoint ID 83864

(208) 265-9299

44.67% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Sandpoint is a large nursing home located in Sandpoint, Idaho. Featuring an overall score of A-, this nursing home is among the better facilities we assessed. We ranked this facility in the top 50 nursing homes in Idaho. Scroll down to see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive. It is hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.

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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
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

One of the reasons this turned out to be a great facility is that it received a very impressive short-term care score. In that category, we gave this nursing home an A. Our short-term care scores are vital for individuals in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Nursing grades are largely associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a system of moving a patient more frequently.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

The next category we assessed is long-term care. Adding to its top-shelf resume, this facility also performed well in that category. In fact, it received a of A- for that category. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are kept in good health. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.23529 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Lastly, this facility also earned top notch inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our better scores in that category, with a grade of B+. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Life Care Center of Sandpoint Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 5.76% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 4.12% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 2.38% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 7.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 5.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients which were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 15.79% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could imply a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 98.02% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 23.78% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 18.88% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 18.88% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 14.14% of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Sandpoint, 83.85% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with successful rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Bonner General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.92 miles away520 North Third Avenue Sandpoint Idaho 83864Voluntary non-profit - Private(208) 263-1441

Nearby Dialysis

  • Liberty Dialysis - Sandpoint0.11 miles away1210 Washington Ave Sandpoint Idaho 83864Dialysis Stations: 12 (208) 263-4488