The home failed to respond appropriately to all reported abuse or neglect concerns. Cited April 2019 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 610 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: L
Nursing home report
Idaho State Veterans Home - Lewiston
Lewiston, ID · Medicare-certified · 66 beds
Needs attention
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
Idaho State Veterans Home - Lewiston has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars for staffing and 4 stars each for health inspections and quality measures. It reports nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (4.66 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), but it also has a recent federal penalty and $186,850 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.6599 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 17, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $186,850recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.6599.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.57
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.28
- Nurse aides
- 2.81
- Weekend nursing
- 3.94
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 33%
Registered nurse turnover: 13%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
13.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.3%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.6%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
3.5%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
22.2%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
26.3%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
5.5%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.6%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
30.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
8.2%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
95.9%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.3%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
81.1%Steady
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited June 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J
The home failed to have policies and procedures in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Cited April 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 607 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $186,850 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $186,850 in total fines.
- $186,850
Federal fine
Jun 28, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 51 residents on an average day (77% of 66 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 18 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.