Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The

What does Idaho's license record show for Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The?

Yes: the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare licenses Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The as a residential assisted living facility under license RC-1211, currently unrestricted, for 32 residents.

At 32 beds it is a mid-sized community; the median senior-serving RALF in the five counties has 37 beds. The secured count (32) is the figure to check when a parent with dementia has started to wander.

How did Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The do on its state inspections?

The most recent health care licensure survey, on March 21, 2024, recorded “non-core issues found”.

Complaint investigations in the past three years: 0 (52 of 93 senior RALFs in the five counties had none in that period). Surveys with a core issue in the past five years: 0. Surveys with no issues at all, in the whole file: 1 of 9.

The last fire, life safety and sanitation survey was January 23, 2025: non-core issues found.

Has Idaho taken enforcement action against Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The?

No: IDHW's facility search shows no enforcement actions (penalties, admission bans, provisional licenses or consultants) for Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The.

That is the common case: 14 of 93 senior-serving RALFs in the five counties have at least one.

Who is the licensee and administrator at Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The?

IDHW lists the owners as Maxfield, CEO, Mark; Derek Maxfield; Cottages Senior Living III, LLC (Primary), and the current administrator as Karen Mendoza, in the role since 06/20/2022.

The state's five-year administrator history shows 3 administrators at this home. Leadership has been steady by that measure.

Does Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The accept residents with dementia or on Medicaid?

IDHW's record lists the resident types Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The is set up for as Alzheimer's/dementia, developmental disability, elderly, mental illness, traumatic brain injury, physical disability, and it does not accept Idaho Medicaid.

It has secured beds, so dementia with wandering risk can be served in the locked area. Families planning to rely on Medicaid later should choose a home that takes it now, to avoid a second move. How Medicaid works in Idaho assisted living.

Which assisted living homes near Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The should we compare?

The nearest other senior-serving RALF is Care Moore Homes Memory Care at Settlers in Meridian, at practically the same spot (ZIP-code centers), and the closest hospital is St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center, roughly 5 miles.

Which tour questions does Cottages at Lochsa Falls, The's record raise?

Start with what its state file shows: ask for the March 21, 2024 survey report and how each non-core item was fixed within the 30 days Idaho allows.

• Ask for the staffing pattern written into the admission agreement, including who is awake overnight.
• Ask who delegates medication assistance and how aides are trained for it.
• Ask what would trigger a move out of the secured unit, and what extra the unit costs.