Cascades at Desert View: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cascades at Desert View is a 57-bed for-profit nursing home in Buhl, Idaho, part of Cascades Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.66 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the Idaho average of 2.44, and 34.1% nursing staff turnover (Idaho average 50.3%).
Cascades at Desert View
820 Sprague AvenueBuhl, ID 83316
Twin Falls County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Cascades at Desert View, nurse aides logged 2.66 hours per resident per day, 9% above the Idaho average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 96 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Idaho avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.66 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.98 | 4.04 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.50 | 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
34.1% of nursing staff at Cascades at Desert View left over the year CMS measured, against a Idaho average of 50.3% and a US average of 45.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 24 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. Cascades at Desert View holds 1 of 5 overall; the Idaho average is 3.1.
About Cascades at Desert View
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Cascades Healthcare, 19 homes
- Legal name: Cascades at Desert View LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1981
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cascades at Desert View
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Serenity Transitional Care Twin Falls | 13.2 | 60 | 2.53 | 3.91 | 68.3% | 3 | None |
| Bridgeview Estates Twin Falls | 14.6 | 116 | 2.49 | 3.98 | 39.1% | 3 | None |
| Twin Falls Transitional Care of Cascadia Twin Falls | 16.0 | 116 | 2.36 | 3.70 | 44.9% | 5 | None |
| Oak Creek Rehabilitation Center of Kimberly Kimberly · abuse citation | 20.2 | 57 | 2.21 | 3.59 | 72.2% | 1 | $13,627 |
| Bennett Hills Rehabilitation and Care Center Gooding | 23.6 | 80 | 2.73 | 3.85 | 51.4% | 1 | $16,350 |
| Lincoln County Care Center Shoshone | 29.8 | 36 | 2.09 | 3.45 | 42.9% | 3 | None |
| Mini-Cassia Care Center Burley | 48.5 | 68 | 2.22 | 3.42 | 56.7% | 2 | None |
| Parke View Rehabilitation & Care Center Burley | 48.6 | 86 | 2.48 | 3.90 | 41.8% | 5 | None |
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.