Preston · 83263
Franklin County Transitional Care
44 North 1st East
Preston, ID 83263
Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
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⌖ Montpelier, ID · Bear Lake County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds36
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (city/county)
About Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility is a 36-bed government-run nursing home in Montpelier, ID. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Idaho is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Feb 2026), inspectors found 13 problems, more than the Idaho average of 10.3. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 45 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Idaho average of 4 hr 03 min. About 35% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameBear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
LocationBear Lake County, Idaho
Phone(208) 847-4441
Address164 South Fifth Street, Montpelier, ID 83254 · Bear Lake County
CMS provider number135070
Ownership typeGovernment (city/county)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 1, 1977 (49 years)
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Feb 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover35% a yearIdaho average: 50%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 45 min a dayIdaho average: 4 hr 03 minAbout average
- Registered nurse time per resident56 min a dayIdaho average: 51 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Health citations at last inspection13 (Feb 2026)Idaho average: 10.3. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Idaho average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury0.0%State average: 3.0%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)6.4%State average: 3.2%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs25.3%State average: 20.1%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.2State average: 1.2Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Idaho average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 17 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing1★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3.7 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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