Emerson House

Emerson House Boise Services

Before a new resident arrives at Emerson House, every effort is made to create a gentle and welcoming transition. This begins with a comprehensive assessment, which includes the prospective resident, their family and physician. Our next step is to develop a customized plan of care taking into consideration the resident's social history and medical needs along with recreational interests, spiritual dimensions and other personal issues to ensure their well-being and comfort.

Personal needs are given top priority at Emerson House. Our building design allows the professional staff to provide comprehensive twenty-four hour care. The compassionate and specially-trained staff is ready to respond to emergencies, manage medicines and monitor the health of each resident according to their customized plan of care.

In addition to long-term residential care, Emerson House offers respite and adult day care services.

Emerson House offers all of its resident's services that include:

Specially selected and highly skilled team to supervise all activities 24 hours each day
Menus that are designed by a registered dietician to meet all nutritional needs including special diets
On-site nursing care and medication management
Full-time indoor and outdoor activities program which provides opportunity for companionship
Family support groups and meetings
Assistance with personal hygiene, including bathing, grooming, dressing, and incontinence management
A highly trained housekeeping staff providing linens and personal laundry services
Electronically secured perimeter monitored from nursing stations
Secured and inviting outdoor garden and verandas where families can gather
Fully monitored fire protection
Optional services include: Beauty and barber salon, professional foot care clinic and massage therapy

Building Design:

For those with Alzheimer's disease or other memory impairment, the physical environment can be a big factor in how comfortable, calm and secure they feel. Spaces that are too large, with too many people, can be over-stimulating. Communities that are very small are generally unable to justify the kind of diverse staff that is helpful in successfully handling more difficult situations.

Emerson House at Riverpointe has a unique building design featuring two distinct but nearly identical wings. Each wing is designed as a larger version of home, with a Great Room, Dining Room, Therapy Kitchen, resident rooms and two outdoor courtyards. With capacity for eighteen residents in each wing, residents feel like they are living in a much smaller community but are able to enjoy the full-time professional staff thirty-six residents can support on-site: an Executive Director, Food Services Director, Health Services Director (a registered nurse), Life Enrichment Director, Life Enrichment Weekend Assistant, Office Manager, Laundry Aide, Housekeeper, Maintenance Director and a full staff of Resident Assistants who attend to residents’ needs 24-hours a day."