Valley Vista Care Center Of Sandpoint
Nursing Home Facility
220 South Division, Sandpoint, ID 83864
Valley Vista Care Center Of Sandpoint is a senior care community located in Sandpoint, ID. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Sandpoint area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (208) 265-4514.
Valley Vista Care Center Of Sandpoint is licensed for 73 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Sandpoint average about 99 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 92% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2025 and recorded 14 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 64%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in Bonner County, ID.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 29 problems at Valley Vista Care Center Of Sandpoint. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 28 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $40,918.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Administration
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Valley Vista Care Center Of Sandpoint offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 73
- Occupancy 92%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.5
- Annual staff turnover 64%
- Last health inspection June 2025
Resident & family reviews
A vacancy was offered to me as being available the first of the month but I was not given a certain availability date. I hired a mover to move me in 8 days later but was informed that the apartment would not be ready on that date and they would not commit to a certain availability date. I asked numerous times what was still needed but was only given lame excuses or no real answers. They finally called me to tell mo that they did not want me to move into their facility. There is a management and staffing problem.
by Rodney Maisel, Oct 2015