Aspen Transitional Rehabilitation is certified as a Medicare facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2005-08-23. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (208) 401-9100 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Aspen Transitional Rehabilitation holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 84.1/100, placing it #2019 of 14703 facilities nationally and #14 of 80 in Idaho. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Aspen Transitional Rehabilitation receives a reported average of 4 hours 42 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 2 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 4 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 37 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 29 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 55.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Aspen Transitional Rehabilitation with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. The facility has received 3 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $20,170. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 56.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Aspen Transitional Rehabilitation ranks 2019th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 84.1/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within ID, it ranks 14th out of 80 nursing homes. In Meridian, it ranks 1st out of 3 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #1,778 nationally and RN hours rank #1,869 nationally (#20 in ID). Our composite quality score of 84.1/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Meridian, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/idaho/meridian/