Assisted Living
Valley Vista Cottage Care
820 Elm Street, Saint Maries, ID 83861 · Map
Licensed for 20 residents
Valley Vista Cottage Care is a state-licensed assisted living community in Saint Maries, Idaho. It is licensed for 20 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 20 residents
Residential Assisted Living Facility (LARGE).
Nearest emergency room
0.5 miles
Benewah Community Hospital.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Vista Cottage Care this community | 20 | Not published | Active | No record | |
| Valley Vista Assisted Living Apartments | 0.0 mi | 22 | Not published | Active | No record |
| The Courtyard at Pinehurst | 21.7 mi | 32 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Tekoa Care Center | 25.2 mi | 59 | Not published | Active | No record |
| The Courtyard at Coeur d'Alene | 26.7 mi | 64 | Not published | Active | 0 core, 58 non-core deficiencies |
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Residential Assisted Living Facility (LARGE)
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 20
- County
- Benewah County
- Administrator
- Sonja Clyne
Source: Idaho state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Idaho licensing record, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Idaho, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Idaho
- Idaho Medicaid. Some Idaho assisted living facilities accept Medicaid clients, and the state facility search lets you filter for them. The fetched pages did not name the specific Medicaid program that pays for assisted living care. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 0.5 mi, nursing home 0.0 mi, pharmacy 15.8 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Benewah Community Hospital, Saint Maries. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Valley Vista Care Center of St Maries, St Maries. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nurse Next Door Coeur D'Alene, Coeur D Alene. 27.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 15.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 83861 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 83861.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Montana Stillwater Health PLLC, Missoula. 121.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively high; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In St. Maries, ID, risk to homes is greater than 37% of communities in Idaho and 70% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour9 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Residential Assisted Living Facilities program inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Idaho Medicaid provider list | Oct 15, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Valley Vista Cottage Care provide?
Valley Vista Cottage Care is licensed by the state of Idaho for assisted living in Saint Maries, Idaho. Its licensed capacity is 20 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Valley Vista Cottage Care?
No. We publish state licensing details for Valley Vista Cottage Care but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Valley Vista Cottage Care cost?
Valley Vista Cottage Care does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Valley Vista Cottage Care?
Use Valley Vista Cottage Care's website, valleyvista.org, or visit at 820 Elm Street, Saint Maries, ID 83861.
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