Life Care Center of Post Falls
Nursing home in Post Falls, Idaho, CMS certification number 135135
460 North Garden Plaza Court, Post Falls, ID 83854 · Kootenai County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 14, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of Post Falls take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Post Falls 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Post Falls 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
- 4.28
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.71
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.03
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.53
- Weekend total hours
- 3.56
- Nursing staff turnover
- 53.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 37.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 14, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 5, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of Post Falls in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 84.8 residents live here, about 71% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 84.8
- Certified since
- February 24, 2009
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Post Falls
- Legal business name
- Post Falls Medical Investors LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of Post Falls
- Idaho State Veterans Home - Post Falls590 S Pleasant View Rd, Post Falls 83854
- Advanced Health Care of Coeur d'Alene1578 W Riverstone Drive, Coeur D'Alene 83814
- Ironwood Rehabilitation and Care Center2200 Ironwood Place, Coeur D'Alene 83814
- Lakeside Rehabilitation and Care Center210 West Lacrosse Avenue, Coeur D'Alene 83814
- Life Care Center of Coeur d'Alene500 West Aqua Avenue, Coeur D'Alene 83815
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 Life Care Center of Post Falls, 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 Life Care Center of Post Falls
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Post Falls?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Post Falls accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Post Falls?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Post Falls?
Post Falls Medical Investors LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.