Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
Nursing home in Montpelier, Idaho, CMS certification number 135070
164 South Fifth Street, Montpelier, ID 83254 · Bear Lake County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 36
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 19, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 13
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.81
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.91
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.52
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.39
- Weekend total hours
- 3.23
- Nursing staff turnover
- 32.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 19, 2026 and cited 13 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 3, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 31.1 residents live here, about 86% of its 36 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 36
- Average residents per day
- 31.1
- Certified since
- May 1, 1977
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
- Legal business name
- Bear Lake County Memorial Hospital
- Ownership type
- Government - City/county
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Who inspects nursing homes in Idaho
Idaho's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Idaho, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
What is the CMS star rating of Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility?
13 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility?
Bear Lake County Memorial Hospital, government - city/county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.