Timber Springs Transitional Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Timber Springs Transitional Care is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Boise, Idaho, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.73 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 29% below the Idaho average of 2.44.
Timber Springs Transitional Care
1140 North Allumbaugh StreetBoise, ID 83704
Ada 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.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Timber Springs Transitional Care, nurse aides logged 1.73 hours per resident per day, 29% below the Idaho average. With about 93 residents a day, that works out to roughly 162 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Idaho avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.73 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.07 | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.27 | 4.04 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.79 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Timber Springs Transitional Care in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 health deficiencies (Idaho average 10.2). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $30,654 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Fine | $15,327 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Fine | $15,327 |
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. Timber Springs Transitional Care holds 1 of 5 overall; the Idaho average is 3.1.
About Timber Springs Transitional Care
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Russet Ridge Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 16, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Timber Springs Transitional Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cascadia of Boise Boise | 0.5 | 100 | 2.20 | 3.97 | 48.0% | 1 | $13,049 |
| Life Care Center of Boise Boise | 1.0 | 153 | 2.04 | 3.53 | 52.0% | 5 | None |
| Skyline Transitional Care Center Boise | 1.5 | 111 | 2.29 | 3.53 | 37.9% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Treasure Valley Boise | 1.5 | 120 | 2.25 | 3.90 | 39.2% | 4 | None |
| Arbor Valley of Cascadia Boise | 1.7 | 148 | 1.87 | 3.50 | 53.7% | 3 | None |
| Sunterra Springs Riverview Boise | 2.5 | 30 | 2.48 | 4.46 | 57.5% | 4 | $8,021 |
| Idaho State Veterans Home - Boise Boise | 4.0 | 122 | 2.51 | 4.23 | 45.3% | 2 | None |
| Aspen Transitional Rehabilitation Meridian · abuse citation | 4.4 | 30 | 2.49 | 4.49 | 57.1% | 3 | 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.