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St Luke's Elmore Long Term Care
⌖ Mountain Home, ID · Elmore County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds38
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About St Luke's Elmore Long Term Care
St Luke's Elmore Long Term Care is a 38-bed nonprofit nursing home in Mountain Home, ID. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Idaho is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Jan 2026), inspectors found 5 problems, fewer 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 7 hr 00 min a day with each resident, more than the Idaho average of 4 hr 03 min. About 34% 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 nameSt Luke\'s Elmore Long Term Care
LocationElmore County, Idaho
Phone(208) 587-0360
Address895 North 6th East, Mountain Home, ID 83647 · Elmore County
CMS provider number135006
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 1, 1967 (59 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
6 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 Jan 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection5 (Jan 2026)Idaho average: 10.3. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident7 hr 00 min a dayIdaho average: 4 hr 03 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident2 hr 15 min a dayIdaho average: 51 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover34% a yearIdaho average: 50%Strength
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 injury10.3%State average: 3.0%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.0%State average: 3.2%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs8.3%State average: 20.1%Better 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 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 7 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day7.0
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6.1 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7.4 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.6 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7.0 |
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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