Fox Den Homes Bannock House

Fox Den Homes Bannock House sits in Boise, Idaho, as part of Riviera Residential Care's network, offering a small and homelike setting with only 8 licensed beds where staff focuses on daily help and safety. Folks can find care here for assisted living, memory care for Alzheimer's or dementia, skilled nursing, basic nursing home needs, home care, and even respite stays, and the building features a secured section and alarms to help keep wandering residents safe, which really matters for seniors living with memory loss. The staff keeps a high level of attention, often with a 3-to-1 ratio, helping with things like dressing, bathing, meals, medication reminders, and diabetes management such as helping residents check blood sugar and take insulin under certain guidelines. There are unique names in the Riviera network like Elkhorn Lodge and Meadow Lake Village, but this one goes by Fox Den Homes Bannock House, and it's set up to feel comfortable and friendly, with studio rooms, home-style activities, and simple comforts like walk-in tubs, home security, weekly card games, and organized bus trips. The staff gets good marks for kindness and steady help, even with residents who have tougher behaviors, and jumping in with things like mechanical lifts for safe moves, help with incontinence, or standby support. They use devices from brands like Bay Alarm Medical or Medical Guardian for alerts, and residents with diabetes can get care with sliding scale therapy, though actual injections need a nurse visit. Bannock House doesn't take Medicare unless there's a CMS certification, but it's got a license from the state to provide care. Meals are made fresh with an eye on nutrition, and there's an honest effort to treat folks like family, holding activities and offering housing choices like independent living and senior apartments, along with options for townhomes or condos in their network to help people age in place. Residents can join in tours for a look at daily life and meals, plus see how memory care is handled by a team who tries to keep things simple and safe, all while earning good reviews for their work-currently ranking 7th among 46 Boise communities with an average score of 9.1 out of 10.