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Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation

1351 WEST PINE AVENUE, MERIDIAN, ID, 83642

(208) 888-7049

139 licensed beds

CMS rates Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 39 citations across 9 inspections in the last three years, with $8,278 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

1351 West Pine Avenue

Meridian, ID 83642

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Bed capacity

139

CMS facility ID

135125

Care type

Nursing home

County

Ada

Facility name

Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation

Street address

1351 WEST PINE AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Meridian, ID 83642

Phone

(208) 888-7049

Website

ensignservices.net

About this facility — Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation

Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Meridian, Idaho. It is licensed for 139 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Idaho (70 beds).

It is one of 31 senior care facilities in Meridian and 80 skilled nursing facilities across Idaho. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of The Ensign Group, a group of 347 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation 39 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 5 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,278 in fines. 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 November 6, 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

Parent company

The Ensign Group

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Allen, Daniel

Governing body · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Burnam, Soon

Governing body · Officer — since 2018

Clegg, Trent

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Ensign Services Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Farnsworth, Stephen

Officer — since 2018

Keetch, Chad

Officer — since 2014

Port, Barry

Officer — since 2018

Standard Bearer Healthcare Op, Lp

Additional disclosable party — since 2022

The Ensign Group Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2022

West Pine Health Holdings Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1997-03-20

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

12 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$8,278 total

Last standard inspection

2026-09-03

Nurse staffing

3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$492 per day (≈ $14,960/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

70% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 22% private/other

Occupancy

74% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

9% above the ID median of $452/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

139

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily 12:00 AM – 11:30 PM

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-11-06. 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 5 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-09-03Health inspection12 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2026-10-08

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2026-10-08

F-0584

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2026-10-08

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2026-10-08

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2026-10-08

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-10-08

F-0700

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2026-10-08

F-0728

E · No harm found

Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.

Corrected 2026-10-08

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 2026-10-08

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 2026-10-08

F-0814

D · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2026-10-08

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-10-08

2025-06-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered11 citations

F-0583

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2025-07-14

F-0584

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2025-07-14

F-0641

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-07-14

F-0644

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-07-14

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-07-14

F-0677

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-07-14

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-07-14

F-0695

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-07-14

F-0699

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2025-07-14

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-07-14

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-07-14

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (16 citations)

2025-03-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-03-26

2024-06-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations

F-0561

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2024-08-01

F-0625

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2024-08-01

F-0641

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-08-01

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-08-01

F-0814

F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2024-08-01

2026-09-03Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2026-07-15

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-07-15

2025-06-13Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0929

D · No harm found

Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.

Corrected 2024-11-13

2024-06-27Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0161

D · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2023-12-27

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2023-12-27

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-12-27

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-12-27

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2023-12-27

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-12-27

K-0927

E · No harm found

Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.

Corrected 2023-12-27

Federal penalties

2025-03-24Fine$8,278

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 135125.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Idaho.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 53% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 38

Federal fines, 3 years

$8,278

More than 70% of nursing homes in the state

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.7

Higher than 41% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.8

Nursing staff turnover, annual

49%

Higher than 44% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 51%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Idaho average on 14 and worse on 2. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	4.5%	15.4%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	6.7%	5.1%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	1.0%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	1.3%	2.0%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	4.8%	15.7%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	2.5%	3.1%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	97.8%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	15.8%	15.8%	12.7%	Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	8.1%	16.4%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	99.1%	96.2%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	2.5%	3.4%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	20.8%	21.2%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	11.8%	20.3%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.38	1.03	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.43	1.49	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.8%	91.8%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.4%	1.7%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	98.1%	85.4%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	13.7%	17.3%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	6.9%	11.9%	11.8%	Better than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0584 2 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
F-0684 2 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0814 2 inspections. Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0641 2 inspections. Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Idaho

Licensing: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Residential Assisted Living Facilities Program (Licensing and Certification)
File a complaint: 208-364-1962 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 877-471-2777. A free advocate for residents and families.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa, about 5.6 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, about 7.8 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
St Luke's Nampa Medical Center, about 9.0 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Meridian Meadows Transitional Care, Meridian, about 2.6 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Aspen Transitional Rehabilitation, Meridian, about 3.6 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Cascadia of Nampa, Nampa, about 5.2 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Life Care Center of Treasure Valley, Boise, about 5.5 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Arbor Valley of Cascadia, Boise, about 6.7 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.4174 ratings on Google

★★★★★Katie Knudsen · 2026-01-07 · via Google
“The staff is what makes this older facility truly shine. They are amazing and kind. I take a plethora of medications and they were on top of them. They also worked hard to keep my pain in check from the moment that I arrived. While I was there for a problem related to my total hip replacement, many were there with memory problems. I watched as these nurses gave round-the-clock true care to those…”

★★★★★Andy Roman · 2026-07-08 · via Google
“Staff was professional, caring, and knowledgeable. The food was decent, and I was surprised at the quality. The room was clean and comfortable. They really took care of the patients. I would highly recommend.”

★★★★★Melody Kasl · 2026-02-04 · via Google
“My husband came to Creekside from a Memory Care facility under a stressful situation. It was hurried and I was not prepared for the need. I was dubious about the quality of the facility my husband was going to, as I was not the one who chose the Skilled Nursing Facility. There was no time for research on my part. Though this facility is old, compared to others, I could not be more pleased. It is c…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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