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Life Care Center of Idaho Falls

2725 EAST 17TH STREET, IDAHO FALLS, ID, 83406
(208) 529-4567
lcca.com
109 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

2725 East 17th Street
Idaho Falls, ID 83406
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
109
CMS facility ID
135091
Care type
Nursing home
County
Bonneville
Facility name
Life Care Center of Idaho Falls
Street address
2725 EAST 17TH STREET
City / state / ZIP
Idaho Falls, ID 83406
Phone
(208) 529-4567
Website
lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of Idaho Falls

Life Care Center of Idaho Falls is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho. It is licensed for 109 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Idaho (70 beds).

It is one of 22 senior care facilities in Idaho Falls 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 Life Care Center of Idaho Falls 39 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $13,247 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 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

Parent company
Life Care Centers of America
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Baker, Wallace
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Butner, Nancy
Governing body · Operational control — since 2018
Cross, Cindy
Officer — since 1994
Deloach, Robert
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Developers Investment Company Inc
Direct owner · Operational control — since 1994
Ducharme, Julie
Governing body · Operational control — since 2024
Fletcher, Todd
Operational control — since 2024
Gem Medical Investors Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1994
Henry, Terry
Officer — since 1999
Lay, Lisa
Director · Officer — since 2017
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1994
Preston, Aubrey
Operational control — since 2024
Preston, Forrest
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 1994
Swanker, Richard
Director · Officer — since 2011
Thurmond, Joan
Officer — since 2000
Ziegler, James
Operational control — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1981-10-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
16 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$13,247 total
Last standard inspection
2026-03-19
Nurse staffing
4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$433 per day (≈ $13,160/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
69% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 20% private/other
Occupancy
59% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
4% below the ID median of $452/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
109
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
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 2026-08-31. 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.
2026-03-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered14 citations
F-0554
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2026-04-16
F-0578
D · 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 2026-04-16
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 2026-04-16
F-0628
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-04-16
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 2026-04-16
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-04-16
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-04-16
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-04-16
F-0700
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2026-04-16
F-0732
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2026-04-16
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 2026-04-16
F-0757
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2026-04-16
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 2026-04-16
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-04-16
2025-09-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0578
D · 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 2025-09-23
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 2025-09-23
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (23 citations)
2025-01-10Health inspection15 citations
F-0578
G · Actual harm
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 2025-02-10
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 2025-02-10
F-0641
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-02-10
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2025-02-10
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 2025-02-10
F-0657
E · 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 2025-02-10
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-02-10
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-02-10
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 2025-02-10
F-0726
D · No harm found
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2025-02-10
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 2025-02-10
F-0801
D · No harm foundFood safety
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected 2025-02-10
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 2025-02-10
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-02-10
F-0908
D · No harm found
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2025-02-10
2024-03-07Health inspection2 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-03-29
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-03-29
2025-01-10Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-01-04
2019-05-24Fire-safety inspection5 citations
E-0006
D · No harm found
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2018-11-19
E-0009
F · No harm found
Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.
Corrected 2018-11-19
E-0026
D · No harm found
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
Corrected 2018-11-19
E-0031
D · No harm found
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
Corrected 2018-11-19
E-0036
D · No harm found
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
Corrected 2018-11-19

Federal penalties

2025-01-10Fine$13,247
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 135091.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.6177 ratings on Google
★★★★★Michelle Hanni · 2026-01-12 · via Google

“Life Care of Idaho Falls has been a great place to reside. They treat me with respect and kindness not to mention they give me my dignity. I feel very blessed to be a long term resident here. The staff members are friendly and knowledgeable. It's great to be here at Life Care!”

★★★★★leann Chandler · 2026-03-11 · via Google

“I was very happy with the intake of my mother who had recently had a stroke . Immediately from the hospital,they greeted her and someone was there waiting with a wheelchair and take her to her roo..They had her lunch waiting there for her, a cup filled with ice water and a cute little message on her whiteboard saying:"Welcome".All the staff came in and welcomed her as well.It was a great experienc…”

★Alexis · 2026-05-14 · via Google

“My mom had went there couple days ago one of the nurses treated her like crap I've witnessed it she had attitude and slammed her door and ive noticed alot of things and my mom has to most of the nurses just ignore the other patients and and says oh there fine... and one of the night staff forced pills down my moms throat on top of that they kept trying to get my mom belongings in ur guys safe my m…”

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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Photos, reviews & hours
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