Nursing home
Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation
1351 West Pine Avenue, Meridian, ID 83642 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 139 certified beds
Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Meridian, Idaho. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.59 hours per resident per day, below the Idaho average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Jun 13, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,278In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation compares
This facility vs. the Idaho and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Idaho avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.59 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.02 | 2.47 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.8% | 49.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the June 13, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 14, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,278, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1351 West Pine Avenue
Meridian, ID 83642 - CMS certification #
- 135125
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 139
- Avg residents/day
- 123.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-03-20
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our Nursing staff provides 24-hour, round-the-clock care for our residents under the direction of our in-house physicians.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa, Nampa. 5.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Meridian Meadows Transitional Care, Meridian. 2.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Multicare Home Health Services, Inc, Meridian. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 83642 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Treasure Valley Dialysis Center, Meridian, 2.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Liberty Dialysis - Meridian, Meridian, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Syringa Home Training Id, Boise, 7.8 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 83642.
Aarondale Hospice, office in Meridian, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Horizon Hospice, office in Meridian, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Terrace Hospice, office in Meridian, 1.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Inc, Meridian. 1.2 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation staffed?
Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation reports 3.59 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Idaho average of 4.07.
Has Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation have?
Creekside Transitional Care and Rehabilitation is certified for 139 beds.