Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Life Care Center of Boise
808 North Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 153 certified beds
Life Care Center of Boise is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Boise, Idaho. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.40 hours per resident per day, below the Idaho average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Jul 17, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Life Care Center of Boise 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) | 3.40 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.47 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.05 | 2.47 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.2% | 49.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | below 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 July 17, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 15, 2025
What inspectors found at Life Care Center of Boise
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
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 17, 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 · Dec 3, 2021 - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for 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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021 - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021 - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021 - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2020
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
- 808 North Curtis Road
Boise, ID 83706 - CMS certification #
- 135038
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 153
- Avg residents/day
- 63.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-07-15
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Life Care Center of Boise says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Cascadia of Boise, Boise. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, Boise. 2.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- MedNow Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 83706 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Table Rock Dialysis Center, Boise, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Syringa Home Training Id, Boise, 0.2 miles away, straight line
Liberty Dialysis - Boise, Boise, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 83706.
Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, office in Boise, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
First Choice Home Health & Hospice, office in Boise, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Auburn Crest Hospice Treasure Valley, LLC, office in Boise, 4.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Inc, Boise. 0.4 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Life Care Center of Boise a good nursing home?
CMS gives Life Care Center of Boise an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Life Care Center of Boise staffed?
Life Care Center of Boise reports 3.40 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Idaho average of 4.07.
Has Life Care Center of Boise had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Life Care Center of Boise have?
Life Care Center of Boise is certified for 153 beds.