Boise Senior AdvisorAvista Senior Living Garden City at 5815 Coffey Street, Garden City (Ada County) holds Idaho residential assisted living facility license RC-1299 (unrestricted), licensed for 58 beds; IDHW's file lists 3 surveys and 0 enforcement actions.
What does Idaho's license record show for Avista Senior Living Garden City?
Avista Senior Living Garden City operates on Idaho RALF license RC-1299; its status is unrestricted and it may house up to 58 residents.
| IDHW record | Value |
|---|---|
| License number and type | RC-1299, residential assisted living facility (RALF) |
| License status | Unrestricted |
| License period | January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 58 |
| Secured (memory care) beds | 0 |
| HART beds (behavioral health) | 0 |
| Resident types accepted | elderly |
| Accepts Idaho Medicaid | No |
| Excellence in Care award on file | Silver |
At 58 beds it is larger than the typical Treasure Valley RALF; the median senior-serving RALF in the five counties has 37 beds. IDHW's file shows no secured beds, so a resident who tries to leave unsupervised would usually need a different setting.
What does Avista Senior Living Garden City's survey history look like?
The most recent health care licensure survey, on July 18, 2025, recorded “non-core issues found”.
Complaint investigations in the past three years: 1 (52 of 93 senior RALFs in the five counties had none in that period). Surveys with a core issue in the past five years: 0. Surveys with no issues at all, in the whole file: 0 of 3.
The last fire, life safety and sanitation survey was June 26, 2025: non-core issues found.
IDHW's search marks Avista Senior Living Garden City with a Silver Excellence in Care award: no core deficiencies and three or fewer non-core deficiencies at its survey.
| Survey date | Survey type | Result (IDHW) |
|---|---|---|
| 07/18/2025 | Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up + complaint investigation | Non-core issues found |
| 06/26/2025 | Fire Life Safety and Sanitation Licensure | Non-core issues found |
| 01/04/2024 | Health Care Initial Licensure | Non-core issues found |
Has Idaho taken enforcement action against Avista Senior Living Garden City?
No: IDHW's facility search shows no enforcement actions (penalties, admission bans, provisional licenses or consultants) for Avista Senior Living Garden City.
A clean enforcement record is worth noting alongside the survey history above.
Who is the licensee and administrator at Avista Senior Living Garden City?
IDHW lists the owners as Thomas Lally; Alan Litt; Jonathan Litt; Garden City AL, LLC, and the current administrator as Lesley Myricks, in the role since 05/19/2025.
The state's five-year administrator history shows 6 administrators at this home. Ask what prompted the changes and who covers when the administrator is away.
Who can live at Avista Senior Living Garden City?
IDHW's record lists the resident types Avista Senior Living Garden City is set up for as elderly, and it does not accept Idaho Medicaid.
Without Medicaid, a resident whose savings run out would have to move. How Medicaid works in Idaho assisted living.
What else is close to Avista Senior Living Garden City in Garden City?
The nearest other senior-serving RALF is Cottages Senior Living III LLC dba The Cottages of Boise in Boise, at practically the same spot (ZIP-code centers), and the closest hospital is Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, roughly 7 miles.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Secured (memory care) beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottages Senior Living III LLC dba The Cottages of Boise 6300 North Roe Street, 83714 | 0.0 | 32 | 16 |
| Garden City Senior Living DBA Emerson House Senior Living 8250 W Marigold St, 83714 | 0.0 | — | 45 |
| Grace Assisted Living at State Street 9995 West State Street, 83714 | 0.0 | 95 | 0 |
What should we ask Avista Senior Living Garden City before moving in?
Start with what its state file shows: ask for the July 18, 2025 survey report and how each non-core item was fixed within the 30 days Idaho allows.
- Ask how many administrators the home has had and who is in charge on weekends.
- Ask how many caregivers work days and nights for 58 beds; Idaho sets no ratio, so the written pattern matters.
- Ask how often the delegating nurse visits; Idaho requires at least every 90 days.
