Life Care Center Of Idaho Falls
2725 East 17Th Street, Idaho Falls, ID, 83406
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 109 · avg 73 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 50% — near the Idaho averageIdaho avg: 50.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 57.1% — higher than most Idaho nursing homesIdaho avg: 43.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Idaho averageIdaho avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $13,247 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 135091
- Certified beds
- 109 beds · avg 73 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Gem Medical Investors Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Life Care Centers Of America
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Briar Fenn
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2018
- Joan e Thurmond
Corporate Officer · since 2000
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · since 1994
- Cindy s Cross
Corporate Officer · since 1994
- Forrest l Preston
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 99% · since 1994
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 33)
- D0880·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0761·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0757·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0755·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0732·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0700·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail…
- D0695·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0689·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $13K
Most recent events
- Jan 10, 2025Fine · $13K
Fire-safety citations
6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 10, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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