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Discovery Care Center

Registered name: Discovery Rehabilitation and Living

Salmon, ID · Medicare-certified · 45 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall

3 of 5 stars overall. Discovery Care Center in Salmon, ID has a 2-star health inspection rating, 4-star staffing, and 5-star quality measures; reported nurse staffing is 4.30 hours per resident per day, slightly above the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.2983 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: December 3, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2983.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
1.10
Licensed practical nurses
0.44
Nurse aides
2.75
Weekend nursing
3.65

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 47%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

8.1%

Residents with a fall causing major injury

0%0%No change

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.6%6.2%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%0%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

4.3%22.7%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

17.4%4.2%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

17.1%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

20%8.3%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

1.9%

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

41.7%36.9%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

28%41.7%Worsening

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%100%No change

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

84%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%100%No change

What the inspectors found

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

The home failed to provide enough support staff to safely and effectively run food and nutrition services. Cited August 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 802 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F

The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.

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  5. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 17 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 346 homes · 3.2 stars avg
Occupancy
30.1 residents on an average day (67% of 45 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 28 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.