Valley Vista Care Center Of Sandpoint
220 South Division Ave, Sandpoint, ID, 83864
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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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 73 · avg 63 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 67.9% — higher 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $40,918 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 135055
- Certified beds
- 73 beds · avg 63 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Valley Vista Care Corporation
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (13 on record)
- Sabrina Powell
Corporate Director · since 2024
- Michael Lambert
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Donna Hayes
Corporate Director · since 2021
- Tom Goodall
Corporate Director · since 2021
- Doug Ryan
Corporate Director · since 2020
- Cheri r Woodin
Corporate Director · since 2019
+ 7 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 29)
- E0880·Jun 27, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0839·Jun 27, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
- E0812·Jun 27, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0809·Jun 27, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- D0757·Jun 27, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0697·Jun 27, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D0658·Jun 27, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0655·Jun 27, 2025Complaint
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
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $41K
Most recent events
- May 6, 2024Fine · $41K
Fire-safety citations
19 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 6, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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