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Idaho
A brief overview of assisted living in Idaho
What is it called?
- Residential Care or Assisted Living Facility
- Three levels: Level I, II, or III (minimal, moderate, or extensive assistance)
What services are provided?
- Level I Facility
- Supervision
- Minimal non-medical assistance with activities of daily living and with medication
- Moderate behavior assistance
- Level II Facility
- Moderate assistance with activities of daily living and with medication
- Minimal behavior management
- Level III Facility
- Extensive assistance with activities of daily living, training, and behavior management
- Generally, 24-hour awake staff
- Levels I, II, and III Facilities
- Residents are allowed to receive services from a third-party provider
Who can be admitted?
- Type I Facility
- Independently mobile individuals
- Type II Facility
- Easily mobile with assistance individuals
- Type III Facility
- Need for extensive assistance
Who is inappropriate?
- Need for on-going skilled nursing care
- Need for restraints
- Pressure sores, open wounds that are not healing, or draining wounds for which drainage cannot be contained
- Need for services that the facility is not licensed to provide or arrange
- Needs exceeding the level of fire safety provided by the facility
- Needs not compatible with the other residents
What training is required for direct care staff?
- Initial training
- Minimum of sixteen (16) initial hours of job-related training
- Continuing training
- Eight hours of continuing education per year
- Other requirements
- At least one staff member with current CPR certification must be on duty at all times
Is nurse staffing required?
- A nurse must be on-site during nursing procedures offered as limited nursing services
- A licensed nurse must visit the facility at least monthly
Is any public payment available?
- Yes. The Medicaid program may pay for personal care services through a Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waiver.
- Yes. A Medicaid state plan service may pay for personal care services.
For More Information See:
Department of Health and Welfare
(208) 334 - 6626
www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
Idaho Long Term Care Ombudsman
(208) 334 - 3833
