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Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello

1957 ALVIN RICKEN DRIVE, POCATELLO, ID, 83201

(208) 235-7800

66 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1957 Alvin Ricken Drive

Pocatello, ID 83201

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

135132

Care type

Nursing home

County

Bannock

Facility name

Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello

Street address

1957 ALVIN RICKEN DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

Pocatello, ID 83201

Phone

(208) 235-7800

About this facility — Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello

Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Pocatello, Idaho. It is licensed for 66 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Idaho (70 beds).

It is one of 14 senior care facilities in Pocatello 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 Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello 26 times across 8 inspections in the last three years; 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

Government - State

Registered owners & officers

Division of Veterans Services

Direct owner · Operational control — 100% stake — since 1992

Dahlstrom, Josiah

Operational control — since 2014

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2007-11-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

10 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-08-07

Nurse staffing

4.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$554 per day (≈ $16,840/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

44% Medicaid · 1% Medicare · 55% private/other

Occupancy

77% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

23% above 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

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2025-08-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered10 citations

F-0550

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-09-09

F-0578

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2025-09-09

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-08-01

F-0641

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-09-09

F-0645

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2025-09-09

F-0656

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-09-09

F-0684

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-09-09

F-0755

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-09-09

F-0761

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2025-09-09

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-09

2024-07-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-08-30

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-08-30

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 2024-08-30

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (13 citations)

2019-08-09Health inspection10 citations

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 2019-09-13

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2019-09-13

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2019-09-13

F-0622

E · No harm found

Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

Corrected 2019-09-13

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 2019-09-13

F-0661

D · No harm found

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Corrected 2019-09-13

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-09-13

F-0689

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-09-13

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-09-13

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2019-09-13

2024-07-19Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0927

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-01-17

2018-03-08Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0291

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2017-04-11

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2017-04-11

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 135132.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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