Bingham Memorial

    98 Poplar St, Blackfoot, ID 83221
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Skilled loving care, clean facility

    I placed my father here and was very pleased - the CNAs and nurses gave skilled, loving care and were extremely good to him. Rooms were very clean, the lunch room well organized, and staff friendly and highly recommendable. Being connected to the local hospital gave me extra peace of mind.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.20·(5)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.0
    • Staff

      2.6
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      2.2

    Pros

    • Friendly staff
    • Clean, well-maintained rooms
    • Organized dining area
    • Hospital affiliation for clinical access
    • Skilled rehabilitation services
    • Compassionate CNAs and nurses
    • Positive individual-care recommendations

    Cons

    • Understaffing and high staff workload
    • Inconsistent responsiveness to call systems
    • Variable staff conduct and communication tone
    • Gaps in clinical competency and care coordination
    • Small shared-room configurations with limited privacy
    • Shared-bathroom arrangements
    • Limited outdoor and recreational space
    • Weak complaint escalation and follow-up processes

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a facility with several clear operational strengths alongside notable variability in day-to-day care. Positives include a clean, well-maintained environment, an organized dining area, and a formal affiliation with the local hospital that supports rehabilitation services. Multiple accounts highlight skilled rehabilitative care and compassionate behavior from particular CNAs and nurses; those individual interactions prompted some families to recommend the facility.

    Care quality appears mixed. Some reviewers praised clinical and rehabilitation staff for attentive, skilled care; others described delays in recognition or diagnosis of acute issues and gaps in chronic-disease management knowledge (for example, diabetes care). These accounts suggest inconsistent clinical competency and care coordination across shifts or teams rather than a uniformly high or low standard of care.

    Staffing and responsiveness are recurring themes. Reviewers described periods of understaffing and a high workload, which many linked to slow or inconsistent responses when residents use call systems. There are also repeated descriptions of variable staff conduct and communication tone: while some staff were characterized as hardworking and compassionate, others were described as indifferent or unresponsive. A few family accounts raised concerns about insensitive communication during critical or end-of-life conversations.

    Facility features are generally positive in cleanliness and internal maintenance, but the physical layout and amenities drew criticism. Rooms were described as small with shared-bathroom configurations that limit privacy, and reviewers noted a lack of dedicated outdoor or recreational space. Dining was viewed positively with an orderly lunch setting, but overall activity programming and outdoor access appear limited based on the comments provided.

    Management and administrative interactions show mixed impressions. There are concerns about phone and handoff communication (including calls routed through hospital voicemail) and about the facility's process for addressing family complaints and follow-up. At the same time, the hospital affiliation and evident strengths among some clinical staff are assets. Prospective residents and families may want to focus questions on staffing ratios and call-response metrics, clinical protocols for chronic conditions, room configuration options, and the facility's escalation pathways during an in-person visit to assess whether the environment meets their expectations.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Bingham Memorial is located at 98 Poplar St, Blackfoot, ID, 83221.

    About Bingham Memorial

    Bingham Memorial Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits in a peaceful rural area of Blackfoot, Idaho, and shares its campus with Bingham Memorial Hospital, which means residents have direct access to hospital services like labs, X-rays, and a pharmacy. This facility focuses on long-term care and rehabilitation, offering skilled nursing available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and provides both inpatient and outpatient care with private rooms when available. The staff includes a range of medical providers, like internal medicine doctors during the week and physicians always on-call, and there's a licensed social worker for help with transitioning back home, a registered dietitian to manage nutrition, and an in-house treatment nurse who looks after skin health. Residents recovering from surgery, illness, or injury get physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and the rehab team creates plans to fit individual goals, sometimes with therapy lasting one or two hours a day, up to seven days a week.

    People who live there can use the rehab dining area for shared meals, take part in daily activities, relax in outdoor spaces, or visit the on-site beauty shop and hair salon. The center allows and encourages pet visits, and people can get transportation to doctors' appointments and local outings. Housekeeping and laundry come standard, and the place has massage therapy programs, an on-site dialysis center, same-day surgery, and critical care services. The hospital attached to the center covers a wide range of needs, from emergency care and inpatient surgery to treatments by specialists in areas like general surgery, spine surgery, cardiology, pulmonary care, orthopedic care, women's health, and more. There are over 100 types of patient services, and the center uses modern medical equipment with diagnostic testing like larger hospitals. Residents have access to a patient portal called medCONNECT for medical records and billing, and the financial counselor helps with insurance and payment issues. This nonprofit has served as part of the community in eastern Idaho since 1950, and after recent renovations, people have new comfortable spaces to enjoy that are both secure and inviting. The care teams create personal plans and help people reach their goals in a supportive place, with plenty of options for recovery, daily life, and social time.

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