Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge

How is Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge licensed, and for how many residents?

IDHW's licensing file shows Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge as an unrestricted RALF, license RC-1114, with 67 licensed beds and a license period that runs to December 31, 2026.

At 67 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.

What does Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge's survey history look like?

The most recent health care licensure survey, on March 19, 2025, recorded “non-core issues found”.

Complaint investigations in the past three years: 0 (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 9.

The last fire, life safety and sanitation survey was May 10, 2024: non-core issues found.

IDHW's search marks Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge with a Silver Excellence in Care award: no core deficiencies and three or fewer non-core deficiencies at its survey.

Has Idaho taken enforcement action against Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge?

No: IDHW's facility search shows no enforcement actions (penalties, admission bans, provisional licenses or consultants) for Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge.

A clean enforcement record is worth noting alongside the survey history above.

Who owns and runs Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge?

IDHW lists the owners as Colleen T. Nistler; Werner G. Nistler; Touchmark of the Treasure Valley, and the current administrator as Carly Verkuehlen, in the role since 10/16/2025.

The state's five-year administrator history shows 4 administrators at this home. That much turnover at the top is worth a direct question on a tour.

Does Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge accept residents with dementia or on Medicaid?

IDHW's record lists the resident types Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge 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. Plan on private pay for the whole stay here. How Medicaid works in Idaho assisted living.

Which assisted living homes near Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge should we compare?

The nearest other senior-serving RALF is Care Moore Homes Assisted Living at Overland in Meridian, at practically the same spot (ZIP-code centers), and the closest hospital is St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center, roughly 3 miles.

What should we ask Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village - Elkhorn Lodge before moving in?

Start with what its state file shows: ask for the March 19, 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 67 beds; Idaho sets no ratio, so the written pattern matters.
• Ask who delegates medication assistance and how aides are trained for it.