Nursing home report
Shoshone, ID · Medicare-certified · 36 beds
Lincoln County Care Center has a 3 out of 5 star overall rating, with 3-star scores for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reported 3.45 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included issues with a safe environment, drug storage/labeling, and psychotropic medication practices.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4455 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4455.
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
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
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 seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited April 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited April 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited February 2020 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
Now operated by Cascades at Lincoln County, LLC, previously Charolais Care Iv, INC.
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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.
