Discovery Rehabilitation And Living
600 Shanafelt Street, Salmon, ID, 83467
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 45 · avg 31 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 32.1% — lower than most Idaho nursing homesIdaho avg: 50.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 28.6% — lower than most Idaho nursing homesIdaho avg: 43.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Idaho averageIdaho avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 135129
- Certified beds
- 45 beds · avg 31 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sawtooth Healthcare Inc
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (15 on record)
- Daniel j Allen
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Steve Lish
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Isaiah Hawkins
Corporate Officer · since 2025
- Ami Sato
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Stephen w Farnsworth
Corporate Director · since 2024
- Pennant Healthcare Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2013
+ 9 additional owners on the federal record.
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 36)
- D0880·Dec 3, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0814·Dec 3, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- F0812·Dec 3, 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.
- D0761·Dec 3, 2025
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.
- D0695·Dec 3, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0655·Dec 3, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D0921·Sep 13, 2024Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D0919·Sep 13, 2024Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 13, 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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