Boundary County Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Boundary County Nursing Home is a 20-bed for-profit nursing home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% above the Idaho average of 2.44, and 41.4% nursing staff turnover (Idaho average 50.3%).
Boundary County Nursing Home
6640 Kaniksu StreetBonners Ferry, ID 83805
Boundary County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Boundary County Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.98 hours per resident per day, 22% above the Idaho average. With about 18 residents a day, that works out to roughly 53 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Idaho avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.98 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.52 | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.25 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.74 | 4.04 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.85 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
41.4% of nursing staff at Boundary County Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Idaho average of 50.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 1, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Idaho average 10.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Boundary County Nursing Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Idaho average is 3.1.
About Boundary County Nursing Home
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Legal name: Boundary Community Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Boundary County Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Sandpoint Sandpoint | 31.1 | 124 | 2.04 | 3.92 | 35.8% | 3 | None |
| Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint Sandpoint | 31.9 | 73 | 3.13 | 4.47 | 64.1% | 1 | $40,918 |
| Libby Care Center Libby | 41.2 | 101 | 1.83 | 3.01 | 35.7% | 5 | None |
| Mountain View of Cascadia Eureka | 59.5 | 49 | 1.81 | 2.84 | 53.3% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene | 69.8 | 120 | 2.36 | 4.18 | 48.0% | 1 | $39,520 |
| Life Care Center of Post Falls Post Falls | 73.5 | 120 | 2.42 | 4.18 | 51.5% | 5 | None |
| Regency at Northpointe Spokane | 82.4 | 120 | 2.88 | 4.72 | 47.0% | 5 | $8,278 |
| Avalon Care Center at Northpointe Spokane | 82.6 | 119 | 2.01 | 3.54 | 62.0% | 2 | $84,614 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.