Overview
Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Idaho average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Sandpoint. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 77% of nursing homes in Idaho (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 27, 2025, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the Idaho average of 10.5. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $40,918 in the past three years.
Valley Vista Care Center of Sandpoint is a nonprofit facility with 73 certified beds, caring for about 72 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1973.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 27, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 14
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $40,918
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.30 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.50 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.68 hrs
- Nurse aides3.12 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 73
- Average residents per day
- 72
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1973
- 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