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Countryside Care & Rehabilitation

1224 Eighth Street, Rupert, ID, 83350

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 135064

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections3 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Government - County
Certified beds
36 · avg 25 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
98.1%higher than most Idaho nursing homesIdaho avg: 50.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
88.9%higher than most Idaho nursing homesIdaho avg: 43.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Idaho averageIdaho avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
135064
Certified beds
36 beds · avg 25 residents/day
Ownership type
Government - County
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Minidoka Memorial Hospital

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitOther

Disclosed owners (10 on record)

  • Lacey Blanchard

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2025

  • Tyson Dean Steel

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2025

  • Jayne Parker

    Corporate Director · since 2021

  • Loren West

    Corporate Director · since 2021

  • Julie Hunsaker

    Corporate Director · since 2017

  • Thomas j Murphy

    Corporate Officer · since 2015

+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

19 health citations on file4 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 19)

  • F0814·Sep 10, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

  • F0812·Sep 10, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0755·Sep 10, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • D0700·Sep 10, 2025

    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·Sep 10, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • D0582·Sep 10, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

  • D0578·Sep 10, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

  • D0684·Sep 10, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

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Fire-safety citations

1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Sep 28, 2018. 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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