Overview
Monte Vista Hills Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Idaho average of 3.1. Among the 4 nursing homes in Pocatello, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 77% of nursing homes in Idaho (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 17, 2025, found 8 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.
Monte Vista Hills Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 113 certified beds, caring for about 66 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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 25%
Top 20%
Top 16%
Family reviews
- L HarrisJuly 2024
It sucked. I was only given a shower once a week. They only cleaned rooms once a week. The staff was ok. Food wasn't unbearable. Other residents didn't seem too happy. I would give an overall rating at 1 1/2.
Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 17, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- 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 staff3.50 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.69 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.64 hrs
- Nurse aides2.17 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 113
- Average residents per day
- 66
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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