Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility is a 42-bed government-run nursing home in Blackfoot, Idaho. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 59% above the Idaho average of 2.44, and 37.3% nursing staff turnover (Idaho average 50.3%).
Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility
700 East Alice StreetBlackfoot, ID 83221
Bingham 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 Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility, nurse aides logged 3.87 hours per resident per day, 59% above the Idaho average. With about 35 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Idaho avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.87 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.52 | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.39 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.79 | 4.04 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.28 | 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
37.3% of nursing staff at Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility left over the year CMS measured, against a Idaho average of 50.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Idaho average 10.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,923 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2024 | Fine | $13,923 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility holds 5 of 5 overall; the Idaho average is 3.1.
About Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 12, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bingham Memorial Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Blackfoot | 0.7 | 27 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Quinn Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center Pocatello | 20.5 | 41 | 2.63 | 4.28 | — | 2 | None |
| Monte Vista Hills Healthcare Center Pocatello | 20.8 | 113 | 2.26 | 3.50 | 45.7% | 5 | None |
| Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello Pocatello | 22.3 | 66 | 2.91 | 4.95 | 48.6% | 5 | None |
| Gateway Transitional Care Center Pocatello | 22.5 | 102 | 2.09 | 3.76 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Promontory Point Rehabilitation Ammon | 25.4 | 50 | 3.29 | 5.62 | 21.3% | 5 | None |
| Teton Healthcare of Cascadia Idaho Falls | 26.3 | 88 | 2.03 | 3.78 | 60.8% | 1 | $36,190 |
| Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Idaho Falls | 27.2 | 113 | 1.94 | 3.67 | 42.6% | 1 | $8,018 |
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.