Life Care Center of Sandpoint
Nursing home in Sandpoint, Idaho, CMS certification number 135127
1125 North Division Avenue, Sandpoint, ID 83864 · Bonner County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 124
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 25, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of Sandpoint take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Sandpoint 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 | 4 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 Life Care Center of Sandpoint 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
- 3.91
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.72
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.12
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.06
- Weekend total hours
- 3.24
- Nursing staff turnover
- 34.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 47.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 25, 2025 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 15 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 11, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of Sandpoint in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 69.5 residents live here, about 56% of its 124 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 124
- Average residents per day
- 69.5
- Certified since
- September 22, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Sandpoint
- Legal business name
- Sandpoint 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 Sandpoint
- Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint220 South Division Ave, Sandpoint 83864
- Boundary County Nursing Home6640 Kaniksu Street, Bonners Ferry 83805
- Life Care Center of Coeur d'Alene500 West Aqua Avenue, Coeur D'Alene 83815
- Coeur d Alene Health of Cascadia2514 North Seventh Street, Coeur D'Alene 83814
- Ironwood Rehabilitation and Care Center2200 Ironwood Place, Coeur D'Alene 83814
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 Sandpoint, 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 Sandpoint
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Sandpoint?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Sandpoint accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Sandpoint?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Sandpoint?
Sandpoint Medical Investors LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.