Discovery Rehabilitation and Living
Nursing home in Salmon, Idaho, CMS certification number 135129
600 Shanafelt Street, Salmon, ID 83467 · Lemhi County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 45
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 3, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Discovery Rehabilitation and Living take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Discovery Rehabilitation and Living 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 | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Discovery Rehabilitation and Living 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
- 3.75
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.64
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.32
- Weekend total hours
- 3.32
- Nursing staff turnover
- 56.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 37.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 3, 2025 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 13, 2024, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Discovery Rehabilitation and Living in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 29.1 residents live here, about 65% of its 45 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 29.1
- Certified since
- December 4, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Discovery Rehabilitation and Living
- Legal business name
- Sawtooth Healthcare Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Discovery Rehabilitation and Living
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- Grangeville Health & Rehabilitation of Cascadia410 East North Second Street, Grangeville 83530
- Madison Carriage Cove Short Stay Rehabilitation410 West 1st North, Rexburg 83440
- Temple View Transitional Care Center660 South Second Street West, Rexburg 83440
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 Discovery Rehabilitation and Living, 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 Discovery Rehabilitation and Living
What is the CMS star rating of Discovery Rehabilitation and Living?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Discovery Rehabilitation and Living accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Discovery Rehabilitation and Living?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Discovery Rehabilitation and Living?
Sawtooth Healthcare Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.