Life Care Center of Post Falls: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Post Falls is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Post Falls, Idaho, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.42 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Idaho average of 2.44, and 51.5% nursing staff turnover (Idaho average 50.3%).
Life Care Center of Post Falls
460 North Garden Plaza CourtPost Falls, ID 83854
Kootenai 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 Life Care Center of Post Falls, nurse aides logged 2.42 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Idaho average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 206 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Idaho avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.42 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.18 | 4.04 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.43 | 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
51.5% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Post Falls left over the year CMS measured, against a Idaho average of 50.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Life Care Center of Post Falls holds 5 of 5 overall; the Idaho average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Post Falls
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Post Falls Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 24, 2009
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Post Falls
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Idaho State Veterans Home - Post Falls Post Falls · abuse citation | 4.3 | 64 | 2.49 | 4.27 | 69.8% | 1 | $36,855 |
| Advanced Health Care of Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene | 4.8 | 34 | 3.08 | 5.49 | 45.2% | 5 | None |
| Ironwood Rehabilitation and Care Center Coeur d'Alene | 5.2 | 80 | 2.14 | 3.71 | 62.2% | 2 | None |
| Lakeside Rehabilitation and Care Center Coeur d'Alene | 5.8 | 100 | 2.23 | 3.81 | 54.2% | 1 | $220,832 |
| Life Care Center of Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene | 5.9 | 120 | 2.36 | 4.18 | 48.0% | 1 | $39,520 |
| Coeur d Alene Health of Cascadia Coeur d'Alene | 6.1 | 117 | 2.04 | 3.61 | 66.3% | 1 | $33,815 |
| Spokane Valley Health and Rehabilitation of Cascad Spokane Valley · staffing data not validated | 12.2 | 97 | — | — | — | 1 | $21,762 |
| Sullivan Park Care Center Spokane | 14.6 | 125 | 2.16 | 3.68 | 52.3% | 1 | $126,188 |
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.