Nursing home
Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint
220 South Division Ave, Sandpoint, ID 83864 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 73 certified beds
Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sandpoint, Idaho. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.24 hours per resident per day, above the Idaho average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Jun 27, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $40,918In 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 Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint 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) | 4.24 | 4.07 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.64 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.74 | 2.47 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 62.8% | 49.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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 27, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 31, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $40,918, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
Administration Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 27, 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 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 27, 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 27, 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
- 220 South Division Ave
Sandpoint, ID 83864 - CMS certification #
- 135055
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 73
- Avg residents/day
- 58.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1973-07-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2004
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Apr 3, 2004 to Jul 30, 2005. Violations found: Minimum wage. Back wages: $2,664 owed to 20 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Valley Vista Care Center (Valley Vista Care, Inc.). Case 1411419.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Bonner General Hospital, Sandpoint. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center of Sandpoint, Sandpoint. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Welcome Home Healthcare Services, LLC, Sandpoint. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Sandpoint Super Drug. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 83864 as micropolitan (micropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Liberty Dialysis - Sandpoint, Sandpoint, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 83864.
Bonner Community Hospice, office in Sandpoint, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Eden Hospice At The Inland Northwest LLC, office in Ponderay, 2.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Washington Pac Services PC, Soap Lake. 148.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 relatively 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint a good nursing home?
CMS gives Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint staffed?
Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint reports 4.24 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Idaho average of 4.07.
Has Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint have?
Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint is certified for 73 beds.