Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint is a 73-bed nonprofit nursing home in Sandpoint, Idaho. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 28% above the Idaho average of 2.44, and 64.1% nursing staff turnover (Idaho average 50.3%).
Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint
220 South Division AveSandpoint, ID 83864
Bonner 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 Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint, nurse aides logged 3.13 hours per resident per day, 28% above the Idaho average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 211 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Idaho avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.13 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.47 | 4.04 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.18 | 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
64.1% of nursing staff at Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint left over the year CMS measured, against a Idaho average of 50.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Idaho average 10.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $40,918 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2024 | Fine | $40,918 |
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. Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint holds 1 of 5 overall; the Idaho average is 3.1.
About Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Valley Vista Care Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Sandpoint Sandpoint | 0.8 | 124 | 2.04 | 3.92 | 35.8% | 3 | None |
| Boundary County Nursing Home Bonners Ferry | 31.9 | 20 | 2.98 | 5.74 | 41.4% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene | 38.0 | 120 | 2.36 | 4.18 | 48.0% | 1 | $39,520 |
| Coeur d Alene Health of Cascadia Coeur d'Alene | 40.7 | 117 | 2.04 | 3.61 | 66.3% | 1 | $33,815 |
| Ironwood Rehabilitation and Care Center Coeur d'Alene | 41.1 | 80 | 2.14 | 3.71 | 62.2% | 2 | None |
| Advanced Health Care of Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene | 41.4 | 34 | 3.08 | 5.49 | 45.2% | 5 | None |
| Lakeside Rehabilitation and Care Center Coeur d'Alene | 41.5 | 100 | 2.23 | 3.81 | 54.2% | 1 | $220,832 |
| Life Care Center of Post Falls Post Falls | 41.7 | 120 | 2.42 | 4.18 | 51.5% | 5 | 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.