Lincoln County Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lincoln County Care Center is a 36-bed for-profit nursing home in Shoshone, Idaho, part of Cascades Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Idaho average of 2.44, and 42.9% nursing staff turnover (Idaho average 50.3%).
Lincoln County Care Center
511 East Fourth StreetShoshone, ID 83352
Lincoln 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 Lincoln County Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Idaho average. With about 27 residents a day, that works out to roughly 56 aide hours a day, or about 7 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) | 2.09 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.42 | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.45 | 4.04 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.95 | 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
42.9% of nursing staff at Lincoln County Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Idaho average of 50.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 16.7%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 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. Lincoln County Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Idaho average is 3.1.
About Lincoln County Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Cascades Healthcare, 19 homes
- Legal name: Cascades at Lincoln County, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1974
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lincoln County Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bennett Hills Rehabilitation and Care Center Gooding | 15.7 | 80 | 2.73 | 3.85 | 51.4% | 1 | $16,350 |
| Serenity Transitional Care Twin Falls | 24.6 | 60 | 2.53 | 3.91 | 68.3% | 3 | None |
| Twin Falls Transitional Care of Cascadia Twin Falls | 26.4 | 116 | 2.36 | 3.70 | 44.9% | 5 | None |
| Oak Creek Rehabilitation Center of Kimberly Kimberly · abuse citation | 27.6 | 57 | 2.21 | 3.59 | 72.2% | 1 | $13,627 |
| Cascades at Desert View Buhl · SFF candidate | 29.8 | 57 | 2.66 | 3.98 | 34.1% | 1 | None |
| Bridgeview Estates Twin Falls | 34.7 | 116 | 2.49 | 3.98 | 39.1% | 3 | None |
| The Cove of Cascadia Bellevue | 37.5 | 32 | 3.00 | 4.46 | 39.5% | 4 | None |
| Mini-Cassia Care Center Burley | 41.5 | 68 | 2.22 | 3.42 | 56.7% | 2 | 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.