Nursing home report
Registered name: Boundary County Nursing Home
Bonners Ferry, ID · Medicare-certified · 20 beds
Boundary Community Hospital Extended Care Facility has a 3-star overall rating. It has a 2-star health inspection rating, 5-star staffing, and 4-star quality measures, with reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (5.74 vs. 4.1 hours per resident day) and no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.7436 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.7436.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited May 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide care or services that were trauma-informed and culturally competent. Cited May 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 699 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited May 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to have a plan for how it would carry out quality improvement and oversight activities. Cited May 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 865 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 14 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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.
