Overview
Life Care Center of Lewiston has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Idaho average of 3.1. Among the 6 nursing homes in Lewiston, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 53% of nursing homes in Idaho (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 1, 2025, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Idaho average of 10.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 34% of Idaho nursing homes have been fined.
Life Care Center of Lewiston is a for-profit facility with 121 certified beds, caring for about 76 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 17%
Top 10%
Top 4%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 1, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.73 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.87 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.78 hrs
- Nurse aides2.09 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 121
- Average residents per day
- 76
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 15, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes