About Life Care Center of Post Falls

Life Care Center of Post Falls is a nursing home in Post Falls, Idaho. Its capacity is 120 beds, above the Kootenai County median of 100 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Life Care Centers of America. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 12 citations, the most recent on August 14, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 4.28 hours per resident per day. It is one of 2 nursing homes listed in Post Falls. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

5.0

Staffing

4.0

Quality measures

4.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (12)

Records from March 2023 to August 2025.

August 14, 2025
Tag F0578
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 8, 2025.
August 14, 2025
Tag F0554
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 8, 2025.
August 14, 2025
Tag F0760
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 8, 2025.
August 14, 2025
Tag F0726
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 8, 2025.
August 14, 2025
Tag F0761
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 8, 2025.
July 5, 2024
Tag F0727
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 22, 2024.
March 24, 2023
Tag F0886
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 27, 2023.
March 24, 2023
Tag F0656
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 27, 2023.
March 24, 2023
Tag F0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 27, 2023.
March 24, 2023
Tag F0687
Provide appropriate foot care.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 27, 2023.
March 24, 2023
Tag F0727
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 27, 2023.
March 24, 2023
Tag F0657
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 27, 2023.

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Penalties

CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.

Staffing

4.28 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 4.49 in Q4 2025.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

For profit

Part of Life Care Centers of America, a chain of 194 nursing homes.

Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 3.4 overall, 2.9 for health inspections, 3.4 for staffing, 4.5 for quality measures.

Typical cost

CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025

This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Idaho.

Nursing Homes

Idaho median$10,494/mo

Idaho cost breakdown

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