Buhl has six published residential assisted living facilities with 16 or fewer licensed beds, ranging from 9 to 16 beds. These smaller homes are licensed by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare under the same IDAPA 16.03.22 rules as larger assisted living facilities, but with fewer residents they often feel more like a private home.
Smaller Residential Homes in Buhl
Applegate Assisted Living in Buhl: residential assisted living facility, licensed for 9 beds.
Autumn Breeze Assisted Living in Buhl: residential assisted living facility, licensed for 16 beds.
Evergreen Place Assisted Living in Buhl: residential assisted living facility, licensed for 16 beds.
River Rock Assisted Living in Buhl: residential assisted living facility, licensed for 16 beds.
Sage Crest Assisted Living in Buhl: residential assisted living facility, licensed for 16 beds.
Woodland Assisted Living in Buhl: residential assisted living facility, licensed for 12 beds.
What a Smaller Home Can Offer
In a small home, residents usually see the same few caregivers every day, and meals and routines are shared around one household. That can suit someone who finds a large building noisy or confusing. The trade-off is that a small home may have fewer on-site services, fewer activities and fewer staff on duty at once, so it is important to ask how the home covers nights, weekends and staff absences.
Every Idaho assisted living facility, large or small, must assess each resident and write a care plan. Families should ask what care needs the home can meet, when a resident would need to move to a higher level of care, and what the monthly rate includes.
Checking a Community's Record
Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare inspects licensed assisted living facilities, and CMS publishes inspection results and quality ratings for certified nursing facilities. Before choosing a community in Buhl, families can ask to see its most recent survey and how any findings were corrected, and can compare that with what they see and hear on a visit.
Paying for Care
Local Senior Advisor does not have verified community-level pricing for Buhl. As a statewide figure, the 2024 CareScout Cost of Care Survey put Idaho's median for assisted living at $4,600 a month and for a semi-private nursing home room at $10,068 a month. Actual rates depend on the room and the level of care.
Getting Help
Local Senior Advisor is a free service to families. A local advisor can help a family in Buhl compare these options, explain the difference between license types, and set up tours.
