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Heatherwood Senior Living

5277 Kootenai St, Boise, ID 83705

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9.8
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69 reviews
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9.8
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69 reviews
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Christina T

Child of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Overall a great community

The staff is very caring and know my parents and treat all residents with love and care. They also treat my family with respect and kindness. They love when my kids and my niece and nephew come and are respectful of my sister too. There are lots of activities available but also no pressure to join. Like anywhere food is a challenge but the staff seem open to suggestions and there is a salad bar and alternative menu. Housekeeping is excellent. My parents are safe and happy there and my sister and I are very satisfied with Heatherwood and highly recommend it.

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Heatherwood Senior Living

Start each day by taking in the majestic mountain views of the scenic Treasure Valley at Heatherwood Senior Living — a community offering independent living to active seniors in Boise, Idaho. The modern, multi-story community building features a brilliant blue exterior similar to the school color of nearby Boise State University. As a large city and the state capital, this region offers interesting cultural and business amenities to older adults.

Lead an active life with the recreation, wellness, and spiritual programs at Heatherwood Senior Living. Residents can stay in shape with fun exercise classes or stay on top of the trends by visiting the on-site beauty salon and barber shop. Seniors are encouraged to soak up the sun while relaxing on the patio seating in the courtyard or socialize with friends and family while enjoying a healthy chef-inspired meal in the dining room. With flexible dining times, seniors can eat whenever their schedule allows. For additional convenience, the community offers concierge services and scheduled transportation to off-site medical appointments and events. At Heatherwood Senior Living, residents can say goodbye to the mundane chores tied to homeownership and let the dedicated care team handle all the landscaping, building maintenance, and housekeeping.

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for Heatherwood Senior Living

9.8 out of 10
Review Score69 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.6
Cleanliness
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Care Services
4.5
Staff
4.9
Meals & Dining
4.8
Activities
4.6
Value for Cost
4.6

A Place for Mom has scored Heatherwood Senior Living with 9.8 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Heatherwood Senior Living has 69 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.6 out of 5.

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Christina T

Independent Living

Family/friend

September 22, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Overall a great community

The staff is very caring and know my parents and treat all residents with love and care. They also treat my family with respect and kindness. They love when my kids and my niece and nephew come and are respectful of my sister too. There are lots of activities available but also no pressure to join. Like anywhere food is a challenge but the staff seem open to suggestions and there is a salad bar and alternative menu. Housekeeping is excellent. My parents are safe and happy there and my sister and I are very satisfied with Heatherwood and highly recommend it.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

July 24, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Finding a home for my brother

All around Heather wood is a very friendly and welcoming place. It is a pleasure to walk in and feel the warmth and welcoming presence of the front desk staff. The dining servers are very pleasant to all. However I experienced as a guest one server who absolutely did not like me. She made it quite obvious. I did ignore her attitude , she could not even pretend to be nice. This is isolated towards myself. I do not wish to name her as I'm sure the staff will be informed. You asked. Over all as I said Heather wood is a great place. I am pleased my brother is there and he likes his home and he considers the other residents as family. He enjoys the activities and the fact that he can get his haircut without going out.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

June 13, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Highly Recommended For Senior Living

Heatherwood is a great place to live. That being said, there are some limitations and logistics that can be frustrating. Right now, the facility is undergoing some maintenance improvements that is enhancing the comfortability for the residents and staff! It's important, if seriously interested in becoming a resident, if possible, request to stay one-three days as a visitor, to seriously observe with a "third-eye". Try to analyze the "culture" of the residents and staff, as well of its idiosyncrasies (all facilities have them) that is unique to Heatherwood! If you are a visitor, mingle at different tables, during meal time! Listen to the conversations and discuss your thoughts about moving into a senior living community.

Jana K

Independent Living

Resident/client

April 2, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Heatherwood is a decent facility

For the most part, Heatherwood provides a nice housing facility and good outings and activities. Food is ok most days but occasionally a dry meat-loaf comes out. Staff is friendly and the rooms are comfortable and there is housekeeping weekly. The overall age of residents is about 75-80 I would say. Maintenance is a bit slow at times, but eventually gets to repairs. Other residents are fairly warm and friendly and come up and introduce self.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

March 28, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Heatherwood Senior Living

They are very helpful and nice. A few of the staff are related to each other and even have relatives living at Heatherwood. Some of them have even offered to drive my mother-in-law to run some errands. They have a bus that takes residents to doctors appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays and runs scheduled errands on other days and has fun outings. The staff is going through a little change at the moment, so it's currently in a transitional period.

Christina T

Independent Living

Family/friend

December 11, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Highly recommend you

This has been a great place for my parents. The staff is attentive, the food is good and I like that there is a staff member available 24/7. They have a one bedroom unit that feels like it is big enough. The housekeepers do great work. We would highly recommend Heatherwood.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

August 29, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

So far so good

Very caring staff Beautiful grounds Wonderful apartments and amenities. Our apartment is a little bigger. One bedroom and a den. It is updated or renovated nicely. Cleaned weekly.

RF

Independent Living

Resident/client

July 30, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Heatherwood Senior Living

I would say this place is a very nice place to live. It is clean, staff is good to go, the residents are nice, the food is mostly quite good. I would highly recommend Heatherwood to anyone. One caveat is that the rent is expensive, but the services provided make it worth the money to me.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

June 17, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Heatherwood experience

It is an alright place to live. Not much for improvement. Nice hospitality. I would recommend them to others.

Sheli B

Independent Living

Family/friend

May 29, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Heatherwood Senior Living

Very lively atmosphere in the dining room at mealtime. Lots of menu choices. They have activities and shopping trips daily. No medical staff or shower assistance. They do notify me if my mom seems to be ill or "off" in some way that is concerning. I would recommend them highly as long as resident can get themselves around the building.

Kathy C

Independent Living

Family/friend

April 20, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Staff is friendly and considerate, food is good service fantastic

MB

Independent Living

Family/friend

April 18, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Review for Heatherwood Senior Living

They work with you through issues if you have any. Always get back to me in a timely manner.

KD

Independent Living

Family/friend

April 17, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Review for Heatherwood Senior Living

It is a wonderful place and I would highly recommend it. My mother-in-law is very picky and she loves it there, even though she does have a few complaints, but they are mainly her own issues at play, and she would have those anywhere.The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. They will transport you to doctor visits and have errands scheduled, such as Walmart trips weekly. They also have trips to the zoo, the movies, the mall, etc., and lots of activities at Heatherwood.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

February 16, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Wonderful Facility

Everyone is attentive to the resident. The staff actually take time to listen to the residents regarding any concerns they have. My mom chose to only tour Heatherwood. We took it as a sign from God and my late dad that she needed to move because one of the available apartments was the same as the house number she lived in for 45 years. It's been the best thing for her.

Alie B

Independent Living

Industry reviewer

December 29, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Happiest Residents I've Seen!

I've never seen happier residents in a senior living community before. The amount of residents who have amazing things to say about the Heatherwood community and the staff is very uplifting. I would recommend living here to anyone looking for a good quality of life in an independent living community.

Elaine M

Independent Living

Resident/client

December 28, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

A great support system

Before coming to Heatherwood I lived in two other communities and they were both awful! They were always filthy and had nothing to offer to the people that lived there. Then I moved to Heatherwood and it is clean, with spectacular food, always well-maintained, and there is always someone there to help you with whatever you need. Heatherwood is there first retirement community that I have been to that is properly maintained and it has a very good support system. I couldn’t be happier and I plan on staying here for the rest of my days.

Terri M

Independent Living

Resident/client

December 28, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Heatherwood senior living

I moved into Heatherwood in August 2022. I’m still living here and I have made friends I have my dog there’s there’s a lot to do here if you like bingo if you like card games, beanbag baseball, there’s music every Wednesday they have words search puzzles to challenge your mind, there’s a lot to do they have bus rides several times a week to Fred Meyer’s Walmart even Albertson’s it’s a great place to be and I’ve enjoyed it immensely there have been times and people but not everybody gets along but most people do and I really like it here the food, good atmosphere is festive Our Director is great our activities Director goes above and beyond there’s just a lot of things to do and I would recommend it to anybody

Ken L

Independent Living

December 28, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Truly Caring and great food.

My mother in law stays here and is turned into a bingo shark. When visiting the faciltiy its clean and very well taken care of which is important to me, seems like the manager sincerely cares about my mother in law. Good place fore sure.

Wade N Smith

Independent Living

Resident/client

December 28, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

At Home ar Heatherwood

I have the honor to be a resident at Heatherwood for a few years. It a safe, clean senior living community. i enjoy the numerous activities presented here and in the nearby city. Our Culinary Team is second to none. We, the residents, are encouraged and included in the planning of our diverse menu. Our cooks and servers are friendly and always above the norm. Our Staff sincerely care for our comfort and contentment. Our Housekeepers are thorough and efficient. 'That's good enough'is never an acceptable completion of any request a resident may have suggested as all departments are constantly improving processes and standards. We are always kept informed of projects or changes. We enjoy excellent transparency from the Staff and Management Company. I also immensely enjoy the ability to be included in projects and activities to assist in the success in any event or endeavor. The Staff maintains an open door policy to address a concern. EACH day I'm AT HOME AT HEATHERWOOD!

Terry Brodt

Independent Living

Family/friend

December 28, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

I did my homework

My wife and I chose Heatherwood after careful consideration of many independent living facilities. Its location, its staff, its service, the food, the menu are all 100 percent excellence. My wife’s stepfather, late 80’s came to Boise from Pennsylvania. It was mainly to be near his family and health reasons. He is a very independent guy and we’re we uncertain how he would adjust. The residents and staff at Heatherwood have become his second family and he is very very happy. My wife and I are so grateful to the folks at Heatherwood. It has made our life not only more manageable but enriched. As we know our family member is loved and cared for greatly. I highly recommend Heatherwood to anyone looking for a terrific place for their loved one to live and enjoy their later years to the fullest.

Heatherwood Senior Living

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