Boise Senior AdvisorTruewood by Merrill, Boise at 2600 North Milwaukee, Boise (Ada County) holds Idaho residential assisted living facility license RC-1024 (unrestricted), licensed for 124 beds, 24 of them in a secured memory care setting; IDHW's file lists 13 surveys and 2 enforcement actions.
What does Idaho's license record show for Truewood by Merrill, Boise?
Yes: the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare licenses Truewood by Merrill, Boise as a residential assisted living facility under license RC-1024, currently unrestricted, for 124 residents.
| IDHW record | Value |
|---|---|
| License number and type | RC-1024, residential assisted living facility (RALF) |
| License status | Unrestricted |
| License period | January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 124 |
| Secured (memory care) beds | 24 |
| HART beds (behavioral health) | 0 |
| Resident types accepted | Alzheimer's/dementia, elderly, mental illness, physical disability |
| Accepts Idaho Medicaid | No |
| Excellence in Care award on file | None shown |
At 124 beds it is larger than the typical Treasure Valley RALF; the median senior-serving RALF in the five counties has 37 beds. Its 24 secured beds sit behind locked doors with a secure yard, the setting Idaho requires for residents with an elopement history.
What does Truewood by Merrill, Boise's survey history look like?
The most recent health care licensure survey, on May 31, 2024, recorded “non-core issues found”.
Over the last three years the state ran 3 complaint investigations here (52 of 93 senior RALFs in the five counties had none in that period). Across the full history 2 of 13 surveys found no issues, and 0 surveys in the past five years found a core issue.
The last fire, life safety and sanitation survey was February 14, 2022: non-core issues found.
| Survey date | Survey type | Result (IDHW) |
|---|---|---|
| 07/30/2026 | Health Care Complaint Investigation | no issues found |
| 05/31/2024 | Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up + complaint investigation | Non-core issues found |
| 12/29/2023 | Health Care Complaint Investigation | Non-core issues found |
| 05/05/2023 | Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up | Non-core issues found |
| 03/14/2023 | Health Care Complaint Investigation | no issues found |
| 07/22/2022 | Health Care Complaint Investigation | Non-core issues found |
| 02/14/2022 | Fire Life Safety and Sanitation Licensure | Non-core issues found |
| 11/10/2021 | Health Care Core Deficiency Follow-Up + complaint investigation | Non-core issues found |
| 03/04/2021 | Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up + complaint investigation | Core and Non-core issues found |
| 11/22/2019 | Fire Life Safety and Sanitation Licensure | Non-core issues found |
Has Idaho taken enforcement action against Truewood by Merrill, Boise?
Yes: IDHW's record lists 2 enforcement actions at Truewood by Merrill, Boise, the most recent a monetary penalties imposed January 9, 2024, and every action on file shows a lifted date.
- Monetary Penalties, imposed January 9, 2024, lifted January 23, 2024: Complaint 34926 CMP - Three peat (215.08.b & 320.01)
- Monetary Penalties, imposed May 10, 2023, lifted May 31, 2023: CMP 009.06.c, 009.01 & 300.02 Third time
Idaho uses civil monetary penalties, limits or bans on admissions, provisional licenses and required consultants to force corrections. A past action is history, not a verdict; ask what changed afterward.
Who is the licensee and administrator at Truewood by Merrill, Boise?
IDHW lists the owners as Merrill Gardens, LLC; RD Merrill Company; The Merrill Group, Inc., and the current administrator as Linda Beltran, in the role since 08/21/2026.
The state's five-year administrator history shows 3 administrators at this home. Few changes at the top usually means consistent routines.
Who can live at Truewood by Merrill, Boise?
IDHW's record lists the resident types Truewood by Merrill, Boise is set up for as Alzheimer's/dementia, elderly, mental illness, 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.
What else is close to Truewood by Merrill, Boise in Boise?
The nearest other senior-serving RALF is Aarenbrooke Place - Cory Lane in Boise, at practically the same spot (ZIP-code centers), and the closest hospital is Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, roughly 2 miles.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Secured (memory care) beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarenbrooke Place - Cory Lane 9327 Cory Lane, 83704 | 0.0 | 70 | 0 |
| Bridge at Valley View, The 1130 North Allumbaugh Street, 83704 | 0.0 | 65 | 0 |
| Ashley Manor - Cloverdale 3749 North Cloverdale Road, 83713 | 2.6 | 16 | 16 |
What should we ask Truewood by Merrill, Boise before moving in?
Start with what its state file shows: ask for the May 31, 2024 survey report and how each non-core item was fixed within the 30 days Idaho allows.
- There were 3 complaint investigations in three years; ask what they concerned.
- Ask how many caregivers work days and nights for 124 beds; Idaho sets no ratio, so the written pattern matters.
- 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.
