Star has two published residential assisted living facilities with 16 or fewer licensed beds, ranging from 16 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 Star
Country Time Assisted Living in Star: residential assisted living facility, licensed for 16 beds.
Loving Embrace of Country Time in Star: residential assisted living facility, licensed for 16 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 Star, 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 Star. 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 Star compare these options, explain the difference between license types, and set up tours.
When comparing options in Star, it also helps to visit at a mealtime, ask how long current caregivers have worked there, how the community communicates with families, and what happens if a resident is hospitalized. Talking with residents or their families often gives a clearer picture than a scheduled tour alone.
