Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello is a 66-bed government-run nursing home in Pocatello, Idaho. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.91 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the Idaho average of 2.44, and 48.6% nursing staff turnover (Idaho average 50.3%).
Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello
1957 Alvin Ricken DrivePocatello, ID 83201
Bannock 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 Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello, nurse aides logged 2.91 hours per resident per day, 19% above the Idaho average. With about 53 residents a day, that works out to roughly 154 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Idaho avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.91 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.43 | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.61 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.95 | 4.04 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.25 | 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
48.6% of nursing staff at Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello left over the year CMS measured, against a Idaho average of 50.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello holds 5 of 5 overall; the Idaho average is 3.1.
About Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Division of Veterans Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 2007
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Gateway Transitional Care Center Pocatello | 1.0 | 102 | 2.09 | 3.76 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Monte Vista Hills Healthcare Center Pocatello | 2.0 | 113 | 2.26 | 3.50 | 45.7% | 5 | None |
| Quinn Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center Pocatello | 4.0 | 41 | 2.63 | 4.28 | — | 2 | None |
| Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility Blackfoot | 22.3 | 42 | 3.87 | 5.79 | 37.3% | 5 | $13,923 |
| Bingham Memorial Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Blackfoot | 22.6 | 27 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Power County Skilled Nursing Facility American Falls | 23.1 | 21 | 2.92 | 4.63 | — | 1 | None |
| Promontory Point Rehabilitation Ammon | 45.4 | 50 | 3.29 | 5.62 | 21.3% | 5 | None |
| Teton Healthcare of Cascadia Idaho Falls | 46.6 | 88 | 2.03 | 3.78 | 60.8% | 1 | $36,190 |
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.