Boundary County Nursing Home in Bonners Ferry, ID

Boundary County Nursing Home is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. It is located in Boundary county at 6640 Kaniksu Street, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805. You can reach out to the office of Boundary County Nursing Home via phone at (208) 267-3141. This skilled nursing facility has 28 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 83.21%. Its legal business name is Boundary Community Hospital and has the following ownership type - Government - County.

Boundary County Nursing Home (Medicare CCN 135004) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1967 (57 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in January, 2019.

Contact Information

Boundary County Nursing Home
6640 Kaniksu Street, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805
(208) 267-3141


Nursing Home Profile

NameBoundary County Nursing Home
Location6640 Kaniksu Street, Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds28
Occupancy Rate83.21%
Medicare ID (CCN)135004
Legal Business NameBoundary Community Hospital
Ownership TypeGovernment - County

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1225113152
Organization NameBOUNDARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Doing Business AsBOUNDARY COUNTY NURSING HOME
Address6640 Kaniksu St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone Number208-267-4850

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Boundary County Nursing Home are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Boundary County Nursing Home give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
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Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Boundary County Nursing Home is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased16.0514.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight5.565.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder34.6248.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection4.442.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms8.995.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury03.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1014.2