Parma Living Center, Inc at 401 North 8th Street, Parma (Canyon County) holds Idaho residential assisted living facility license RC-968 (unrestricted), licensed for 15 beds; IDHW's file lists 10 surveys and 0 enforcement actions.
Is Parma Living Center, Inc in Parma licensed by the state of Idaho?
Yes: the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare licenses Parma Living Center, Inc as a residential assisted living facility under license RC-968, currently unrestricted, for 15 residents.
| IDHW record | Value |
|---|---|
| License number and type | RC-968, residential assisted living facility (RALF) |
| License status | Unrestricted |
| License period | January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 15 |
| Secured (memory care) beds | 0 |
| HART beds (behavioral health) | 0 |
| Resident types accepted | Alzheimer's/dementia, elderly |
| Accepts Idaho Medicaid | Yes |
| Excellence in Care award on file | Silver |
At 15 beds it is a house-sized residence; the median senior-serving RALF in the five counties has 37 beds. IDHW's file shows no secured beds, so a resident who tries to leave unsupervised would usually need a different setting.
How did Parma Living Center, Inc do on its state inspections?
The most recent health care licensure survey, on September 19, 2025, 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: 1. Surveys with no issues at all, in the whole file: 3 of 10.
The last fire, life safety and sanitation survey was February 21, 2025: non-core issues found.
IDHW's search marks Parma Living Center, Inc with a Silver Excellence in Care award: no core deficiencies and three or fewer non-core deficiencies at its survey.
| Survey date | Survey type | Result (IDHW) |
|---|---|---|
| 09/19/2025 | Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up | Non-core issues found |
| 02/21/2025 | Fire Life Safety and Sanitation Licensure | Non-core issues found |
| 08/27/2024 | Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up | no issues found |
| 05/03/2023 | Fire Life Safety and Sanitation Licensure | Non-core issues found |
| 04/12/2023 | Health Care Core Deficiency Follow-Up | no issues found |
| 01/19/2023 | Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up | Core and Non-core issues found |
| 01/20/2022 | Fire Life Safety and Sanitation Licensure | Non-core issues found |
| 08/21/2019 | Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up | Non-core issues found |
| 11/08/2018 | Fire Life Safety and Sanitation Licensure | no issues found |
| 08/05/2016 | Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up | Non-core issues found |
Has Idaho taken enforcement action against Parma Living Center, Inc?
No: IDHW's facility search shows no enforcement actions (penalties, admission bans, provisional licenses or consultants) for Parma Living Center, Inc.
Across the five counties only 14 senior RALFs carry any action on file.
Who owns and runs Parma Living Center, Inc?
IDHW lists the owners as Georgia Nelson; Stan Nelson; Melissa Truesdell; Mike Truesdell; Parma Living Center, Inc, and the current administrator as Amanda Spencer, in the role since 01/06/2022.
The state's five-year administrator history shows 2 administrators at this home. That is a fairly stable leadership record for the period.
Who can live at Parma Living Center, Inc?
IDHW's record lists the resident types Parma Living Center, Inc is set up for as Alzheimer's/dementia, elderly, and it does accept Idaho Medicaid.
Dementia is on its list, but without secured beds; ask how it handles exit-seeking. Medicaid acceptance means a path to stay if savings run out; ask for the Medicaid room and board rate. How Medicaid works in Idaho assisted living.
What else is close to Parma Living Center, Inc in Parma?
The nearest other senior-serving RALF is Ashley Manor - Arlington in Caldwell, about 16.8 miles away in a straight line (ZIP-code centers), and the closest hospital is West Valley Medical Center, roughly 16 miles.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Secured (memory care) beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Manor - Arlington 3123 South Arlington Avenue, 83605 | 16.8 | 12 | 12 |
| Ashley Manor - Crescent 421 Crescent Drive, 83605 | 16.8 | 11 | 11 |
| Ashley Manor - Iowa 2604 Iowa Avenue, 83605 | 16.8 | 8 | 8 |
Which tour questions does Parma Living Center, Inc's record raise?
Start with what its state file shows: ask for the September 19, 2025 survey report and how each non-core item was fixed within the 30 days Idaho allows.
- Ask how many caregivers work days and nights for 15 beds; Idaho sets no ratio, so the written pattern matters.
- Ask how often the delegating nurse visits; Idaho requires at least every 90 days.