Skyline Transitional Care Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1979-05-01. 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) 345-4464 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Skyline Transitional Care Center 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 (2★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 77.7/100, placing it #4669 of 14703 facilities nationally and #42 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 Skyline Transitional Care Center receives a reported average of N/A of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — N/A; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — N/A; Nurse Aide — N/A. On weekends, total nurse staffing is N/A per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 40.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 6 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $377,436. 2 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. 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 76.5 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Skyline Transitional Care Center ranks 4669th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 77.7/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within ID, it ranks 42nd out of 80 nursing homes. In Boise, it ranks 3rd out of 10 facilities. For 2025 staffing: total nurse hours rank #6,084 nationally and RN hours rank #8,449 nationally (#67 in ID). Our composite quality score of 77.7/100 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 Boise, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/idaho/boise/