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460 North Garden Plaza Court, Post Falls, ID 83854 (opens Google Maps) · Kootenai County · (208) 777-0318· 120 certified beds · avg 85 residents/day · certified since Feb 24, 2009 · Medicare and Medicaid certified

Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →

Part of chain: LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA (194 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)

5/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Aug 14, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
4.08
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 12 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

  1. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. F-0554

  2. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. F-0578

  3. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. F-0726

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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.

DateSeverityWhat the facility was cited for
Aug 14, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · F-0554
Aug 14, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · F-0578
Aug 14, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · F-0726
Aug 14, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · F-0760
Aug 14, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761
Jul 5, 2024F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. · F-0727
Mar 24, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656
Mar 24, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · F-0657
Mar 24, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide proper foot care for residents. Foot care includes routine care like nail trimming and attention to foot problems, which matter greatly for older adults. · F-0687
Mar 24, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. · F-0727
Mar 24, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880
Mar 24, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not perform required COVID-19 testing on residents and staff. · F-0886

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (1 → 5).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 6
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 5
Serious citations (G–L): 0

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202360D
202410F
202550D

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

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No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityIdaho averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 4.08
Idaho average: 4.03
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.68
Idaho average: 0.87
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.35
Idaho average: 3.48
U.S. average: 3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

MeasureThis facilityIdaho avgU.S. avgWhere it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)4.084.033.95top 30% in Idaho; top 36% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours0.680.870.69bottom 48% in Idaho; top 38% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing3.353.483.50top 38% in Idaho; bottom 50% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.520.560.48bottom 49% in Idaho; top 31% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)51.550.345.8bottom 40% in Idaho; bottom 33% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)46.741.042.9bottom 40% in Idaho; bottom 41% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.18, RN 0.70, weekend 3.43.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.18 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.

Quality measures: assessments & claims

Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.

Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5

Costs & payment

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Who owns this facility

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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →

For profit - Limited Liability company

Owner / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
Developers Investment Company II, INCOrganizationDirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE03/15/2005
Preston, ForrestIndividualIndirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE03/15/2005
Butner, NancyIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE09/16/2018
Butner, NancyIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE09/16/2018
Cross, CindyIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE06/12/2008
Developers Investment Company II, INCOrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE03/15/2005
Fletcher, ToddIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE12/13/2024
Henry, TerryIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE08/16/1999
Lay, LisaIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE02/09/2018
Life Care Centers of America, INC.OrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE06/12/2008
Life Care Centers of America, INC.OrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/10/2025
Martin, RasalieIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE03/26/2023
Martin, RasalieIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE03/26/2023
Meza, MichaelIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE05/01/2020
Meza, MichaelIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/10/2025
Palumbo, BenjaminIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE12/30/2024
Palumbo, BenjaminIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE12/30/2024
Palumbo, BenjaminIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/10/2025
Post Falls Medical Investors LLCOrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE09/15/2008
Post Falls Medical Investors LLCOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/07/2018

Showing 20 of 25 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 5 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain Life Care Centers of America — 194 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 193 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

Questions to ask on your visit

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Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

  • "If my family member is able to manage their own medications, would you allow it, and how is that decided?"
  • "How do you record and honor each resident's treatment wishes and advance directives, and how do staff know about them?"
  • "How do you verify that your nurses and aides have the skills to care for residents with needs like my family member's?"
  • "What systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
  • "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
  • "How many hours a day is a registered nurse physically in the building, including weekends?"
  • "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
  • "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"

Also worth asking anywhere

  • "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
  • "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
  • "CMS reports 52% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 25 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
  • "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 135135.

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