Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Monte Vista Hills Healthcare Center
1071 Renee Avenue, Pocatello, ID · (208) 233-1411
- Certified beds
- 113
- Residents per day
- 66
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- The Ensign Group
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Idaho.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Idaho homes
Monte Vista Hills Healthcare Center carries 44 inspection points. That is fewer than 71% of Idaho's 79 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Idaho: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–30.5 pts
- 4★ 30.5–46 pts
- 3★ 46–63 pts
- 2★ 63–85 pts
- 1★ over 85 pts
Bars show every rated home in Idaho by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
17 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care6E
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Nutrition and Dietary4F
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- F
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Rights3E
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- E
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Pharmacy Service3E
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2025-12-17
8 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-07-26
9 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2019-07-26
0 health deficiencies · 12 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 30 min of nursing staff time a day, 42 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 30 min
Idaho average
3 h 59 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 38% of nursing staff and 54% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.2 pts better | 100.0% | 97.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.9 pts better | 98.1% | 96.2% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.4 pts better | 1.7% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms33.4 pts worse | 49.1% | 15.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight4.5 pts better | 0.6% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2.8 pts worse | 19.2% | 16.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication13.5 pts better | 6.8% | 20.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened11.3 pts better | 4.5% | 15.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased6.4 pts better | 9.0% | 15.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.9 pts worse | 3.9% | 2.0% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.7 pts better | 19.5% | 21.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.8 pts worse | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.2 pts better | 100.0% | 91.8% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit6.3 pts better | 5.6% | 11.9% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.3 pts better | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine12.4 pts better | 97.8% | 85.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission2.9 pts worse | 20.2% | 17.3% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
20 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andersen-Harris, Krista | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Andersen-Harris, Krista | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Andersen-Harris, Krista | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Burnam, Soon | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 353 facilities |
| Burnam, Soon | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 353 facilities |
| Caretrust Gp LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 95 facilities |
| Caretrust Reit Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 102 facilities |
| Ctr Partnership LP | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 104 facilities |
| Ensign Services Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 299 facilities |
| Farnsworth, Stephen | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 38 facilities |
| Hawkins, Isaiah | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Keetch, Chad | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 301 facilities |
| Port, Barry | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 203 facilities |
| Renee Avenue Health Holdings LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Sato, Ami | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 151 facilities |
| South, Clayton | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| South, Clayton | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| South, Clayton | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Twomagnets LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 57 facilities |
| Twomagnets LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 57 facilities |
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Fire safety
19 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness9F
- E
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- D
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
- D
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
- F
Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- F
Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.
- F
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- C
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
- C
Provide a means of sharing information on occupancy/needs.
Smoke3F
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- F
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- F
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Services2D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Construction1F
- F
Meet other general requirements.
Egress1F
- F
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
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