Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries
820 ELM STREET, St Maries, ID 83861
St Maries, Idaho · CMS verdict
Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries holds a 1 of 5 CMS overall star rating - below the Idaho state average of 3.1, reflecting below-average quality on the federal five-star scale.
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.
Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries in St Maries, Idaho holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 23 of 100 (grade F). The 74-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Idaho runs a median of $10,494 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
At 74 certified beds, this facility 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 rating of 1 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 23 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 23.
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.
Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries carries an overall CMS quality rating of 1 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (2/5), staffing (1/5), and quality measures (2/5).
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 St Maries, Idaho, this facility operates 74 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 49 residents - an occupancy rate of about 66%. The facility is classified under for profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 66% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Same-ownership peers
Within Idaho, Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries is one of 32 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 1-star overall rating sits below the for profit - corporation-segment average of 3.0 stars, ahead of roughly 0% of same-ownership peers in the state. Comparing a facility against its own ownership segment holds the business model roughly constant, which helps isolate facility-level performance from the staffing and reinvestment patterns that differ across for-profit, non-profit, and government operators.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (26 total). CMS has levied 1 enforcement penalty - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same 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 Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries's lower-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 Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries ranks in Idaho
Among the 79 CMS-rated nursing homes in Idaho, Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries’s 1-star overall rating is higher than 0% of them. The bars show how all Idaho homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
14 Idaho homes share this 1-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 74 |
| Residents | 49 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Benewah |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 26 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries? ▾
CMS rates Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries at 1 out of 5 stars overall. The three sub-ratings behind that number: health inspection 2/5, staffing 1/5, quality measures 2/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Idaho? ▾
In Idaho, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $10,494/month ($125,925/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $12,167/month.
What services does Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries offer? ▾
Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries operates as a skilled nursing facility (74 beds with approximately 49 current residents) under for profit - corporation ownership. CMS inspections have recorded 26 deficiencies and 1 penalties there.
Does Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries has multiple deficiencies (26 total) and 1 penalties recorded by CMS. 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: 135075.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.