Sunterra Springs Riverview is certified as a Medicare facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2013-10-21. 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) 615-4940 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Sunterra Springs Riverview 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 (3★), Staffing (3★), 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 77.4/100, placing it #4830 of 14703 facilities nationally and #44 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 Sunterra Springs Riverview receives a reported average of 4 hours 45 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 46 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 23 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 37 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 24 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 68.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $8,021. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $8,021, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 46.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Sunterra Springs Riverview ranks 4830th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 77.4/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within ID, it ranks 44th out of 80 nursing homes. In Boise, it ranks 5th out of 10 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #1,674 nationally and RN hours rank #4,036 nationally (#32 in ID). Our composite quality score of 77.4/100 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/