Gateway Transitional Care Center
Nursing home in Pocatello, Idaho, CMS certification number 135011
527 Memorial Drive, Pocatello, ID 83201 · Bannock County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 102
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Gateway Transitional Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Gateway Transitional Care Center 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Gateway Transitional Care Center 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
- 3.56
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.93
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.90
- Weekend total hours
- 3.20
- Nursing staff turnover
- 49.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 18.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 24, 2025 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 11, 2024, found 12.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Gateway Transitional Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 84.4 residents live here, about 83% of its 102 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 102
- Average residents per day
- 84.4
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Gateway Transitional Care Center
- Legal business name
- Pocatello Health Services Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Gateway Transitional Care Center
- Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello1957 Alvin Ricken Drive, Pocatello 83201
- Monte Vista Hills Healthcare Center1071 Renee Avenue, Pocatello 83201
- Quinn Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center1033 W Quinn Road, Pocatello 83202
- Power County Skilled Nursing Facility510 Roosevelt Street, American Falls 83211
- Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility700 East Alice Street, Blackfoot 83221
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 Gateway Transitional Care Center, 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 Gateway Transitional Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Gateway Transitional Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Gateway Transitional Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Gateway Transitional Care Center?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Gateway Transitional Care Center?
Pocatello Health Services Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.