Memory Care in Idaho
We're still building out our memory care directory for Idaho. The median estimated cost statewide is $6,469/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
Cost of memory care in Idaho
● Idaho $6,469 ○ National median $7,788
Modeled memory-care ranges for Idaho and a multi-state national aggregate. Method: local assisted-living estimate plus a documented 20–30% premium band (not a Genworth memory-care survey median).
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Ways families typically pay
- Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
- Long-term care insurance
- VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
- Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state
Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
Idaho licensing & regulation
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare — Licensing and Certification licenses and inspects assisted living communities, including communities that offer memory care, in Idaho. Before you sign anything, look up the community's license status and past complaints on the state's own site, not a marketing page.
- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare — Licensing and Certification (official state licensing agency)
- Check a facility's license or complaint history
- To report a concern or file a complaint, call 1-208-334-6700.
Medicaid & local resources in Idaho
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Idaho Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Idaho resolve concerns about care and rights.
Official Ombudsman locator / program page
Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
- Aged and Disabled Waiver. Idaho 1915(c) Aged and Disabled Waiver for adults 65+ and adults 18–64 with physical or other disabilities (CMS factsheet).
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Idaho
- Boise City
- Meridian
- Nampa
- Idaho Falls
- Caldwell
- Pocatello
- Coeur d'Alene
- Twin Falls
- Post Falls
- Rexburg
- Lewiston
- Eagle
- Kuna
- Moscow
- Ammon
- Mountain Home
- Hayden
- Chubbuck
- Star
- Jerome
- Blackfoot
- Garden City
- Burley
- Rathdrum
- Middleton
- Hailey
- Sandpoint
- Payette
- Emmett
- Fruitland
Show the other 206 cities in Idaho
- Rupert
- Weiser
- Preston
- Rigby
- Kimberly
- Shelley
- American Falls
- Buhl
- Lincoln
- McCall
- St. Anthony
- Gooding
- Heyburn
- Ketchum
- Grangeville
- Hidden Springs
- Orofino
- Mountain Home AFB
- Salmon
- Soda Springs
- Homedale
- Victor
- Iona
- Wendell
- Driggs
- Filer
- St. Maries
- Montpelier
- Bonners Ferry
- Fort Hall
- Malad City
- Bellevue
- Aberdeen
- Dalton Gardens
- Kellogg
- Sugar City
- Pinehurst
- Wilder
- Spirit Lake
- Parma
- Shoshone
- New Plymouth
- Priest River
- Osburn
- Ucon
- Paul
- Tyhee
- Ponderay
- Greenleaf
- Sun Valley
- Glenns Ferry
- Groveland
- Ashton
- Moyie Springs
- Grace
- Moreland
- Marsing
- Hagerman
- Genesee
- Hansen
- Robie Creek
- Carey
- Plummer
- Cottonwood
- Cascade
- Kamiah
- Ririe
- Franklin
- Wallace
- Kootenai
- Lapwai
- Clark Fork
- Hazelton
- Troy
- Inkom
- Hauser
- Potlatch
- McCammon
- Mullan
- Teton
- Menan
- Council
- Riverside
- Challis
- Arco
- Hayden Lake
- Oakley
- Downey
- Dover
- Clifton
- Athol
- Horseshoe Bend
- Georgetown
- Kooskia
- Juliaetta
- Smelterville
- Silverton
- Blanchard
- Melba
- Roberts
- Parker
- Mackay
- Avimor
- Richfield
- Dubois
- Idaho City
- Notus
- Basalt
- Weston
- Arbon Valley
- Paris
- Newdale
- Nezperce
- Craigmont
- Dayton
- Fairfield
- Rockford
- Mud Lake
- Declo
- Grand View
- Deary
- Lewisville
- Garden Valley
- Firth
- Oldtown
- Tetonia
- Dietrich
- Eden
- Culdesac
- New Meadows
- Laclede
- Albion
- Pierce
- Arimo
- Midvale
- Hollister
- Malta
- Rockford Bay
- Kendrick
- Cambridge
- Weippe
- Stanley
- Hammett
- Winchester
- Gannett
- Wardner
- Swan Valley
- East Hope
- Riggins
- Onaway
- Bloomington
- Bancroft
- Irwin
- Worley
- Bliss
- Moore
- Rockland
- Lava Hot Springs
- Crouch
- Huetter
- Fernan Lake Village
- Elk City
- Donnelly
- Peck
- Harrison
- Castleford
- Minidoka
- Murphy
- Island Park
- Stites
- Sweetwater
- Ferdinand
- Acequia
- St. Charles
- Leadore
- De Smet
- Murtaugh
- Elk River
- Conkling Park
- Hope
- Letha
- Bovill
- Butte City
- Bennington
- Parkline
- Bruneau
- Tensed
- Reubens
- Smiths Ferry
- Hamer
- White Bird
- Lost River
- Oxford
- Lowman
- Viola
- Placerville
- Princeton
- Coolin
- Spencer
- Yellow Pine
- State Line
- Drummond
- Clayton
- Fernwood
- Warm River
- Banks
Memory Care providers in Idaho
We don't have licensed memory care communities listed for Idaho yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
How we rank these
Frequently asked questions
Which cities in Idaho have memory care listings?
We track 236 Idaho cities for memory care. See the city list on this page for options near you.
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, memory care in Idaho costs $6,469/month (median).
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Memory Care in Idaho. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/memory-care/idaho/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Memory Care in Idaho." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/memory-care/idaho/.
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