Bear Lake County, Idaho
County inventory for Bear Lake County, Idaho is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Bear Lake County average 5.0 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 1 nursing home - 36 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Idaho medians.
County care plate
Sheet ID-BEAR-LAKE-IDAHO · Bear Lake, ID
NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-ONE 1 home
- BEDS-FEW 36 beds
- STAR-HIGH 5.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #2,055/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,175/mo
- BOOK-FULL 1/1 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Bear Lake County
CMS star quality is the standout for Bear Lake County: rated homes average 5.0/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 1 nursing home and 36 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 Idaho medians run assisted living $5,175/mo, semi-private nursing $10,494/mo, private nursing $12,167/mo, home health aide $7,341/mo. Verify rates with the named homes below.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 5★). Ownership leans Government - City/county (100% of 1 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Nursing Homes in Bear Lake County
1 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility | Montpelier | 5/5 | 36 | Government - City/county |
Home Health Agencies in Bear Lake County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake Memorial Hospital Home Health | Montpelier | 2.5 |
Read next for stronger-star Bear Lake
Continue on the Idaho elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Idaho state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Bear Lake County.