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Power County Skilled Nursing Facility
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⌖ American Falls, ID · Power County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds21
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (hospital district)
About Power County Skilled Nursing Facility
Power County Skilled Nursing Facility is a 21-bed government-run nursing home in American Falls, ID. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Idaho is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Jun 2026), inspectors found 10 problems, close to 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 4 hr 38 min a day with each resident, more than the Idaho average of 4 hr 03 min. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility namePower County Skilled Nursing Facility
LocationPower County, Idaho
Phone(208) 226-3200
Address510 Roosevelt Street, American Falls, ID 83211 · Power County
CMS provider number135066
Ownership typeGovernment (hospital district)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 1, 1976 (50 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 in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is 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 Jun 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 38 min a dayIdaho average: 4 hr 03 minStrength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection10 (Jun 2026)Idaho average: 10.3. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Registered nurse time per resident51 min a dayIdaho average: 51 minAbout 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 injury11.8%State average: 3.0%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.0%State average: 3.2%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs21.9%State average: 20.1%About 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 1 star now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 12 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing4★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5.2 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5.4 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.6 |
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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