Boise Senior AdvisorAvista Senior Living Nampa at 715 West Comstock Ave, Nampa (Canyon County) holds Idaho residential assisted living facility license RC-1298 (unrestricted), licensed for 45 beds; IDHW's file lists 3 surveys and 0 enforcement actions.
How is Avista Senior Living Nampa licensed, and for how many residents?
Avista Senior Living Nampa operates on Idaho RALF license RC-1298; its status is unrestricted and it may house up to 45 residents.
| IDHW record | Value |
|---|---|
| License number and type | RC-1298, residential assisted living facility (RALF) |
| License status | Unrestricted |
| License period | January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 45 |
| Secured (memory care) beds | 0 |
| HART beds (behavioral health) | 0 |
| Resident types accepted | Alzheimer's/dementia, developmental disability, elderly, mental illness, traumatic brain injury, physical disability |
| Accepts Idaho Medicaid | No |
| Excellence in Care award on file | Silver |
At 45 beds it is larger than the typical Treasure Valley RALF; the median senior-serving RALF in the five counties has 37 beds. There is no locked memory care area on this license.
How did Avista Senior Living Nampa do on its state inspections?
The most recent health care licensure survey, on August 13, 2025, recorded “non-core issues found”.
Over the last three years the state ran 1 complaint investigation here (52 of 93 senior RALFs in the five counties had none in that period). Across the full history 0 of 3 surveys found no issues, and 0 surveys in the past five years found a core issue.
The last fire, life safety and sanitation survey was May 2, 2025: non-core issues found.
IDHW's search marks Avista Senior Living Nampa 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 08/13/2025 | Health Care Licensure and Follow-Up | Non-core issues found |
| 05/02/2025 | Fire Life Safety and Sanitation Licensure | Non-core issues found |
| 03/21/2024 | Health Care Initial Licensure + complaint investigation | Non-core issues found |
Has Idaho taken enforcement action against Avista Senior Living Nampa?
No: IDHW's facility search shows no enforcement actions (penalties, admission bans, provisional licenses or consultants) for Avista Senior Living Nampa.
A clean enforcement record is worth noting alongside the survey history above.
Who owns and runs Avista Senior Living Nampa?
IDHW lists the owners as Thomas Lally; Alan Litt; Jonathan Litt; Nampa AL, LLC, and the current administrator as Alicia Hobbs, in the role since 04/08/2025.
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 Nampa?
IDHW's record lists the resident types Avista Senior Living Nampa is set up for as Alzheimer's/dementia, developmental disability, elderly, mental illness, traumatic brain injury, physical disability, and it does not accept Idaho Medicaid.
Dementia is on its list, but without secured beds; ask how it handles exit-seeking. Families planning to rely on Medicaid later should choose a home that takes it now, to avoid a second move. How Medicaid works in Idaho assisted living.
What else is close to Avista Senior Living Nampa in Nampa?
The nearest other senior-serving RALF is Ashley Manor - Midland in Nampa, at practically the same spot (ZIP-code centers), and the closest hospital is Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa, roughly 1 miles.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Secured (memory care) beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Manor - Midland 67 South Midland Boulevard, 83651 | 0.0 | 18 | 18 |
| Family Life 422 11th Avenue South, 83651 | 0.0 | 15 | 15 |
| Karcher Senior Living 1127 Caldwell Blvd, 83651 | 0.0 | 43 | 0 |
Which tour questions does Avista Senior Living Nampa's record raise?
Start with what its state file shows: ask for the August 13, 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 for the staffing pattern written into the admission agreement, including who is awake overnight.
- Ask whether the nurse is on staff or contracted, and how fast they come for a change in condition.
