Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello
Nursing home in Pocatello, ID
Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 1957 Alvin Ricken Drive, Pocatello, ID 83201
- Phone
- (208) 235-7800
- Listed under
- Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 135132
- Overall star rating
- 5 of 5 ★★★★★
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 5 of 5
- Certified beds
- 66
- Average residents per day
- 53
- Ownership
- Government, state
- Legal business name
- Division of Veterans Services
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Nov 1, 2007
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident and family councils
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Aug 7, 2025. CMS lists 23 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 9, 2019 to Aug 7, 2025): 12 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D |
| Aug 7, 2025 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 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… | D |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 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… | F |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.95 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.61 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.91 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 4.25 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 49%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 41%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.