The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited June 2019 — isolated incident, actual harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
Montpelier, ID · Medicare-certified · 36 beds
In good standing
Government-run
3 of 5 overall
Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility has a 3-star overall rating. Its staffing rating is low at 1 star, with reported nurse staffing of 3.56 hours per resident per day below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark; health inspections are 3 stars, quality measures are 5 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5579 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 19, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5579.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.85
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.55
- Nurse aides
- 2.15
- Weekend nursing
- 3.01
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 43%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
28%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.4%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.1%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
3.2%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
1%Improving
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.8%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
17.9%Steady
Show all measures
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
24.7%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.9%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.9%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
63.9%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited June 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited June 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Occupancy
- 29.1 residents on an average day (81% of 36 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 49 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.