The purpose of a residential care or assisted living facility in Idaho is to provide a humane, safe, and homelike living arrangement for adults who need some assistance with activities of daily living and personal care but do not require the level of care identified under section 39-1301(b), Idaho Code, other than for short exceptional stays meaning a treatment window designed to allow a resident to receive treatment for a short term acute episode as determined by a licensed professional nurse.
The state will encourage the development of facilities tailored to the needs of individual populations which operate in integrated settings in communities where sufficient supportive services exist to provide the resident, if appropriate, an opportunity to work and be involved in recreation and education opportunities. Employment, recreational and educational opportunities for people with disabilities shall be offered in the most integrated setting consistent with their needs.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-3301

  • Activities of daily living: means the performance of basic self-care activities in meeting an individual’s needs to sustain him in a daily living environment. See Idaho Code 39-3302
  • Administrator: means an individual, properly licensed by the division of occupational and professional licenses, who is responsible for day-to-day operation of a residential care or assisted living facility. See Idaho Code 39-3302
  • Assessment: means the conclusion reached using uniform criteria, which identifies resident strengths, weaknesses, risks and needs, to include functional, medical and behavioral needs. See Idaho Code 39-3302
  • Facility: means a residential care or assisted living facility. See Idaho Code 39-3302
  • Resident: means an adult who lives in a residential care or assisted living facility. See Idaho Code 39-3302
  • Residential care or assisted living facility: means a facility or residence, however named, operated on either a profit or nonprofit basis for the purpose of providing necessary supervision, personal assistance, meals and lodging to three (3) or more adults not related to the owner. See Idaho Code 39-3302
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Supportive services: means the specific services that are provided to the resident in the community. See Idaho Code 39-3302
A residential care or assisted living facility shall be operated and staffed by individuals who have the knowledge and experience required to provide safe and appropriate services to all residents of the facility.
The administrator of the facility shall ensure that an objective, individualized assessment to determine resident needs is conducted, develop a comprehensive negotiated plan of care to meet those needs, deliver appropriate services to meet resident needs, and ensure resident rights are honored.