Independent Living and Assisted Living
Willow Park
2600 North Milwaukee, Boise, ID 83704 · Map
Licensed for 124 residents
Willow Park is a state-licensed independent living, assisted living community in Boise, Idaho. It is licensed for 124 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $3,250 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Willow Park says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Our dedicated memory care area, Garden House, is created specifically to accommodate your loved one.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
apartments or private cottages, including memory care options, a resident call system, transportation, 24-hour staffing, and weekly housekeeping.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pets Welcome
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, two-bedroom.
studio, 1 & 2 bedroom
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 124 residents
Residential Assisted Living Facility (LARGE).
State inspection record0 core, 47 non-core deficiencies
The State lists the licensed facility at this address as “Truewood by Merrill, Boise”.
- Last survey
- July 30, 2026 Health Care Complaint Investigation
- Surveys
- 8, including 6 complaint investigations
- Core deficiencies
- 0
- Non-core deficiencies
- 47
- Enforcement actions
- 2
- License
- Unrestricted, expires December 31, 2026
- Secured (memory care) beds
- 24 of 124 licensed beds
- No deficiencies cited at the last survey (July 2026)
Enforcement actions
- Monetary Penalties: imposed May 10, 2023, lifted May 31, 2023
- Monetary Penalties: imposed January 9, 2024, lifted January 23, 2024
Surveys in the last five years
- July 30, 2026: Health Care Complaint Investigation. No issues found (no deficiencies).
- May 31, 2024: Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up + complaint investigation. Non-core issues found (0 core, 5 non-core), response due June 30, 2024. report
- Requirements for a facility administrator non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215
- Identify and Monitor Patterns non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215.08.g
- Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.300.01
- Change in Resident Health Status non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.305.03
- Requirements for food and nutritional care services non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.450
- December 29, 2023: Health Care Complaint Investigation. Non-core issues found (0 core, 10 non-core), response due January 28, 2024. report
- Administrator Responsibility non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215.01
- Administrator Notification non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215.08.a
- Investigation within Thirty Days non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215.08.b
- Resident Protection non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215.08.c
- Corrective Action non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215.08.e
- Change in Resident Health Status non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.305.03
- Use of NSA non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.320.01
- Resident Care Records non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.330.04.c.vi
- Additional Resident Records non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.330.06.a
- May 5, 2023: Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up. Non-core issues found (0 core, 16 non-core), response due June 4, 2023. report
- Criminal History and Background Check non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.009.01
- Use of Previous Criminal History and Background Check non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.009.06.a
- Investigation within Thirty Days non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215.08.b
- Notification to Licensing Agency within One Business Day non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215.08.f
- Licensed Nurse non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.300.02
- Self-Administered Medication non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.305.06.a
- Medication Distribution non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.310.01.c
- Psychotropic or Behavior Modifying Medication non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.310.04.e
- Use of NSA non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.320.01
- Signature, Date, and Approval of Agreement non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.320.03
- and 5 more in the report
- March 14, 2023: Health Care Complaint Investigation. No issues found (no deficiencies).
Show all 8
- July 22, 2022: Health Care Complaint Investigation. Non-core issues found (0 core, 1 non-core), response due August 21, 2022. report
- Investigation within Thirty Days non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215.08.b
- February 14, 2022: Fire Life Safety and Sanitation Licensure. Non-core issues found (0 core, 8 non-core), response due March 16, 2022. report
- Relocation Agreements non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.155.01
- Fire and Life Safety Records non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.330.15
- Electrical Installations and Equipment non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.405.01
- Telephone non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.405.03
- Prohibited Applications non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.405.04
- Fire and life safety standards for existing buildings licensed for seventeen or more residents and multi-story buildings non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.404
- Requirements for emergency actions and fire drills non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.410
- November 10, 2021: Health Care Core Deficiency Follow-Up + complaint investigation. Non-core issues found (0 core, 7 non-core), response due December 10, 2021. report
- Use of Previous Criminal History and Background Check non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.009.06.c
- Toxic Chemicals non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.260.06
- Licensed Registered Nurse (RN).* non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.300.01
- Licensed Nurse non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.300.02
- Notification to Adult Protection and Law Enforcement non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.215.07
- Sufficient Personnel* non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.600.04.a
- Use of NSA non-core, IDAPA 16.03.22.320.01
See recent surveys on the State’s FLARES site → Search for “Truewood by Merrill, Boise” under Find a Provider for the full history.
What these terms mean
Idaho law: “Core issues” means “abuse, neglect, exploitation, inadequate care, inoperable fire detection or extinguishing systems with no fire watch in place pending the correction of the system, and surveyors denied access to records, residents, or facilities.” A “non-core issue” is “any finding of deficient practice that is not a core issue” (Idaho Code 39-3302).
Facilities “must correct non-core issues within thirty (30) calendar days of the exit conference” (IDAPA 16.03.22.127). Facilities without core issues in two consecutive licensure surveys are inspected at least every 36 months; facilities with core issues at least every 15 months.
“A provisional license may be issued when a facility has one (1) or more core issues, when non-core issues have not been corrected, have become repeat deficiencies, or an acceptable plan of correction is not submitted” (IDAPA 16.03.22.935).
FLARES awards: “Gold Excellence in Care Award - No deficiencies were cited during the survey”; “Silver Excellence in Care Award - No core deficiencies were found and there were three or fewer non-core deficiencies cited during the survey.”
Each cited rule is shown with the heading the State printed in its report. Idaho’s assisted living rules changed on July 1, 2026, and some section numbers now point to different rules, so read each citation with its heading.
This community is licensed for 124 residents; larger communities are surveyed and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Residential Assisted Living Facilities program, FLARES survey records as of October 15, 2026, showing the last five years. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Residential Assisted Living Facility (LARGE)
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 124
- County
- Ada County
- Administrator
- Bryan Elliott
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.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- 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 checked9 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 | See above |
| 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 |
| 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 | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Willow Park provide?
Willow Park is licensed by the state of Idaho for independent living, assisted living in Boise, Idaho. Its licensed capacity is 124 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Willow Park?
No. We publish state licensing details for Willow Park 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 Willow Park cost?
The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Willow Park?
Use Willow Park's website, merrillgardens.com/senior-living/id/boise/n-milwaukee-street, or visit at 2600 North Milwaukee, Boise, ID 83704.
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