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Ashton Memorial Living Center

700 NORTH SECOND STREET, ASHTON, ID, 83420

(208) 652-7461

38 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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700 North Second Street

Ashton, ID 83420

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

135097

Care type

Nursing home

County

Fremont

Facility name

Ashton Memorial Living Center

Street address

700 NORTH SECOND STREET

City / state / ZIP

Ashton, ID 83420

Phone

(208) 652-7461

About this facility — Ashton Memorial Living Center

Ashton Memorial Living Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Ashton, Idaho. It is licensed for 38 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Idaho (70 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Ashton and 80 skilled nursing facilities across Idaho. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Ashton Memorial Living Center 33 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Blanchard, Garth

Director — since 2022

Davidson, Michael

Director — since 2022

Nielsen, Suzanne

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2007

Packer, Michael

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Shuldberg, Shon

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2009

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1985-06-19

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

6 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-12-10

Nurse staffing

4.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$264 per day (≈ $8,030/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

81% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 15% private/other

Occupancy

67% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

42% below the ID median of $452/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-12-10Health inspection6 citations

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2026-01-13

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-01-13

F-0730

D · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2026-01-13

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2026-01-13

F-0812

D · No harm foundFood safety

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

Corrected 2026-01-13

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-01-13

2024-11-08Health inspection10 citations

F-0582

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0730

E · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0732

D · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

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

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-12-13

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (17 citations)

2019-11-01Health inspection8 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2019-12-06

F-0604

E · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2019-12-06

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2019-12-06

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2019-12-06

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2019-12-06

F-0689

E · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2019-12-06

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2019-12-06

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2019-12-06

2025-12-10Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-08-19

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-08-19

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-08-19

2024-11-08Fire-safety inspection2 citations

E-0025

F · No harm found

Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.

Corrected 2024-11-13

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-11-13

2019-11-01Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2019-12-04

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2019-10-24

K-0741

D · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2019-11-01

K-0928

F · No harm found

Ensure equipment listed for use in oxygen-enriched atmospheres are correctly labeled.

Corrected 2019-11-01

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 135097.

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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