Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
164 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, Montpelier, ID 83254
Montpelier, Idaho · CMS verdict
CMS places Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility in the above-average range on the federal scale, and above the Idaho average of 3.1.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility in Montpelier, Idaho holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 83 of 100 (grade B). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 83 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 83.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to Idaho.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Montpelier, Idaho. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 78% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility's upper-tercile stars compare to Idaho
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Idaho facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Idaho state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility ranks in Idaho
Among the 79 CMS-rated nursing homes in Idaho, Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 76% of them. The bars show how all Idaho homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
19 Idaho homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 36 |
| Residents | 28 |
| Ownership | Government - City/county |
| County | Bear Lake |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 25 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility? ▾
5 out of 5 stars is Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the Idaho average.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Idaho? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Idaho is $10,494 per month ($125,925 annually). A private room averages $12,167 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility offer? ▾
CMS classifies Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Idaho? ▾
In Idaho, alternatives include assisted living ($5,175/mo), home health aides ($7,341/mo), and adult day care (N/A/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Idaho elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 135070.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.