18 licensed assisted living communities•Updated September 2026•Source: Idaho licensing records
Meridian has 18 state-licensed assisted living communities: 9 larger communities and 9 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Idaho is $5,175 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally. 1 has phone-verified resident and family reviews on Lilisity.
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Two kinds of assisted living in Meridian
9larger communities (17+ residents): apartments, a dining room, activities staff, often memory care on site; 6 have 50 or more residents.
9small residential homes (16 or fewer): a house in a neighborhood, a few caregivers, home-style meals, often a lower monthly price and a higher staff-to-resident ratio.
Both are licensed by Idaho as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Idaho words these licenses as “Residential Assisted Living Facility (LARGE)” (9), “Residential Assisted Living Facility (SMALL)” (9).
What residents and families say
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How reviews are verified.
“The staff here were responsive. The food was good and my loved one really liked the activities. Overall, she was very happy here.”
Cora Polenske · Jan 2024phone-verified
All 18 licensed assisted living communities in Meridian
Every assisted living community Idaho licenses in Meridian, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified reviews are listed first, then by size.
The median cost of assisted living in Idaho is $5,175 a month ($62,100 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
From 22,911 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
Idaho publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: arcgis.com. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Meridian assisted living questions
Idaho licenses 18 assisted living communities in Meridian as of September 2026: 9 larger communities and 9 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 698 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Idaho is $5,175 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet, or ask a Lilisity advisor for current prices.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Idaho's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Idaho publishes its licensing records at arcgis.com. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
Meadow Lake Village Retirement Resort, LLC - Owyhee Building, Managed by Touchmark Living Centers, Inc.. Their reviews come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.
