Life Care Center of Post Falls has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for quality, and 3 stars for staffing. It reports 4.49 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Last inspection: August 14, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4882.
Staffing detail
Registered nurses
0.68
Licensed practical nurses
1.25
Nurse aides
2.56
Weekend nursing
3.71
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 42%
Registered nurse turnover: 44%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
18.9%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.2%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.4%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
8.1%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
17.5%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
9.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.4%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.3%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25.7%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
7.6%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.2%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.4%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
90.8%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.4%Improving
What the inspectors found
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 July 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: D
Recent history
STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA · 194 homes · 3.5 stars avg
Occupancy
79 residents on an average day (66% of 120 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 17 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.