The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited July 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Life Care Center of Sandpoint
Sandpoint, ID · Medicare-certified · 124 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
Life Care Center of Sandpoint has a 3 out of 5 overall rating, with a low 2 out of 5 health inspection rating but strong 4 out of 5 staffing and 5 out of 5 quality scores. Reported nurse staffing is 3.92 hours per resident day, slightly below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9168 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 25, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9168.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.66
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.18
- Nurse aides
- 2.08
- Weekend nursing
- 3.24
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 30%
Registered nurse turnover: 39%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
21.3%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.7%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.9%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.5%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
10.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.4%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
10.5%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
18.9%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.6%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
13.4%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
91.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
83.8%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
80.3%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
85%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
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 July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to eligible people, and properly record vaccination status. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 887 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 15 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 16 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
- 71.9 residents on an average day (58% of 124 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 28 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.