Cascades at Desert View
Nursing home in Buhl, Idaho, CMS certification number 135089
820 Sprague Avenue, Buhl, ID 83316 · Twin Falls County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 57
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 15, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 24
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Cascades at Desert View take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cascades at Desert View 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Cascades at Desert View 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
- 4.05
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.97
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.53
- Weekend total hours
- 3.51
- Nursing staff turnover
- 55.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 80%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 15, 2026 and cited 24 deficiencies, plus 23 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 3, 2025, found 15.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Cascades at Desert View in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 34.5 residents live here, about 61% of its 57 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 57
- Average residents per day
- 34.5
- Certified since
- October 1, 1981
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cascades at Desert View
- Legal business name
- Cascades at Desert View LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 19 homes nationally under Cascades Healthcare, 2.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Cascades at Desert View
- Serenity Transitional Care1134 Cheney Dr West, Twin Falls 83301
- Bridgeview Estates1828 Bridgeview Blvd Suite 2, Twin Falls 83301
- Twin Falls Transitional Care of Cascadia674 Eastland Drive, Twin Falls 83301
- Oak Creek Rehabilitation Center of Kimberly500 Polk Street East, Kimberly 83341
- Bennett Hills Rehabilitation and Care Center1220 Montana Street, Gooding 83330
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 Cascades at Desert View, 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 Cascades at Desert View
What is the CMS star rating of Cascades at Desert View?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cascades at Desert View accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cascades at Desert View?
24 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cascades at Desert View?
Cascades at Desert View LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.