Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
164 South Fifth Street, Montpelier, ID, 83254
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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
- Government - City/county
- Certified beds
- 36 · avg 29 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 42.9% — lower than most Idaho nursing homesIdaho avg: 50.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Idaho nursing homesIdaho avg: 43.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 135070
- Certified beds
- 36 beds · avg 29 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - City/county
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Bear Lake County Memorial Hospital
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- Merri Carole Johnson
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2025
- Vaughn Rasmussen
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2024
- Arel Hunt
Corporate Director · since 2022
- Trevor d Jacobson
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Cheryl Beck
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2021
- Emily Transtrum
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2018
+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 22)
- D0921·Feb 19, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D0880·Feb 19, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Feb 19, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0761·Feb 19, 2026
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.
- D0755·Feb 19, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0732·Feb 19, 2026
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0727·Feb 19, 2026
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- D0695·Feb 19, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Fire-safety citations
20 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Oct 3, 2024. 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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