Idaho State Veterans Home – Post Falls is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2023-03-21. 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) 415-3430 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Idaho State Veterans Home – Post Falls holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 65.0/100, placing it #10332 of 14703 facilities nationally and #71 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 Idaho State Veterans Home – Post Falls receives a reported average of 4 hours 37 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 29 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 18 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 51 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 55 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 74.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Idaho State Veterans Home – Post Falls 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. In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $46,193. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $46,193, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 83.0 (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, Idaho State Veterans Home – Post Falls ranks 10332nd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 65.0/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within ID, it ranks 71st out of 80 nursing homes. In Post Falls, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #2,018 nationally and RN hours rank #592 nationally (#4 in ID). Our composite quality score of 65.0/100 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 Post Falls, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/idaho/post-falls/