El Pueblo Assisted Living is an innovative community in Fountain Hills, AZ for residents looking to experience excellent assisted living. Committed to residents’ satisfaction, the community features a kind and dedicated care team to assist residents with their daily living activities like personal care. The community helps residents maintain their autonomy by letting them make decisions about their care plans and only offering the support they require.
There are plenty of ways to enjoy your days here with El Pueblo’s wide array of fun and engaging activities. Mealtimes are delightful and tailored to residents’ preferences and needs to keep them properly nourished and energized. With a supportive environment and helpful services, residents here are guaranteed to enjoy the retirement experiences they want.
A longer operating history, which may indicate experience navigating regulations and delivering ongoing care. This is the number of years in operation under current management.
Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
Rank #505 / 534Walk Score — State benchmarkedThis assisted living community is ranked 505th out of 534 assisted living communities we track in Arizona for walk score. Shows how walkable this facility's neighborhood is compared to the average walk score across Arizona facilities. Higher scores benefit residents, families, and staff.Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every assisted living community we track in Arizona that reports data for that category. Assisted living communities without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.El Pueblo Assisted Living is administered by Clint Kuntz.
In Arizona, the Department of Health Services, Bureau of Long Term Care Licensing performs regular onsite inspections and investigates complaints for all licensed residential and nursing facilities.
This scorecard compares key inspection, deficiency, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Arizona state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
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Enforcement actions
Formal penalties or interventions imposed by Arizona regulators — directed plans of correction, civil monetary penalties, denial of payment, or appointment of temporary management.
| 0 | 0.9 | This facility has 100% fewer enforcement actions than a typical Arizona assisted living residence (0 vs. AZ avg 0.9).↓ 100% better |
Inspections
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Total inspections
Combined count of all inspections conducted at this facility.
| 2 | 6 | This facility has had 67% fewer total inspections than the Arizona average (2 vs. AZ avg 6). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 67% fewer |
Housing Options: Single / Shared Rooms
Building Type: Single-story
Three Meals Per Day
2.0 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Fountain Hills's city center to El Pueblo Assisted Living's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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Info below is compiled from the AZ Dept. of Health Services (ADHS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.
Care Types in This Table
AL (Assisted Living):
Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing.
MC (Memory Care):
Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
RC (Respite Care):
Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break.
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City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
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Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
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Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
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Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
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Description of bed or unit types offered (e.g. assisted living, memory care), as reported in state or facility disclosures.
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Number of years the company has been in operation.
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A named contact for the facility. Hover the name to see their role — Administrator (state administrator of record or facility-provided administrator), Nursing Director, Medical Director, or Staff. The most authoritative available is shown.
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Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
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Regulatory visits tied to complaints or allegations in the state file—not the same as every routine survey.
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| MorningStar of Fountain Hills | AL MC RC | Fountain Hills | 105
Facility
105
AZ AVG
47
Rank
#88 / 448 | Yes |
62
Facility
62
AZ AVG
35
Rank
#65 / 534 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 2
Facility
2
AZ AVG
11
Rank
#369 / 450 | Catherine A Leonard | 7 | 2
Facility
2
AZ AVG
6
Rank
#250 / 435 |
| El Pueblo Assisted Living | AL | Fountain Hills | - | No |
5
Facility
5
AZ AVG
35
Rank
#505 / 534 | Single / Shared Rooms | 46 | Clint Kuntz | 2 | - |
Rank badges are statewide and care-type specific: each assisted living community is ranked against every other AZ assisted living community we track that reports that metric, not just the 2 on this page. See how we rank facilities
El Pueblo Assisted Living is located in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
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El Pueblo Assisted Living is legally operated by El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., and administered by Clint Kuntz.
El Pueblo Assisted Living has a walk score of 5. Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
According to AZ state health department records, El Pueblo Assisted Living's license number is OTC4982.
According to AZ state health department records, El Pueblo Assisted Living's license expires on November 30, 2026.
El Pueblo Assisted Living has been operating for approximately 46 years, based on available licensing and registration records.
No, El Pueblo Assisted Living has a no-pet policy.
Clint Kuntz is the administrator of El Pueblo Assisted Living.
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