Page 2 of Best Assisted Living in Phoenix, AZ

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Avg Monthly Cost: $6,674The average monthly cost across facilities in Phoenix, AZ. Reflects published or estimated base rates and can vary with care level, room type, and amenities. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: $5,600
Avg Walk Score: 48/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Phoenix, AZ. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 40The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Phoenix, AZ. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90

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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 to lowest based on our ranking 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. IL (Independent Living): Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care. HOS (Hospice Care): Comfort-focused care for those with a terminal illness, prioritizing quality of life over treatment.
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
Description of bed or unit types offered (e.g. assisted living, memory care), as reported in state or facility disclosures.
Number of years the company has been in operation.
Better Business Bureau grade for the operating company. Reflects complaint handling and business practices, not clinical care quality.
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.
Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
Regulatory visits tied to complaints or allegations in the state file—not the same as every routine survey.
Total count of deficiencies (cited regulatory issues) recorded in the selected reporting period. Read alongside inspection counts for context.
The average number of deficiencies this facility receives each time it's inspected, calculated as total deficiencies ÷ total inspections. A lower number suggests more consistent compliance with safety and care standards.
Hawthorn Court at Ahwatukee
AL
HOS
MC
Phoenix (Ahwatukee Foothills Village)
55
Facility 55
AZ AVG 54
Rank #202 / 521
Yes
59
Facility 59
AZ AVG 38
Rank #163 / 775
Companion Suite / Private Suite
7
Facility 7
AZ AVG 12
Rank #297 / 548
-Chardae P Baker14
10
Facility 10
AZ AVG 9
Rank #310 / 487
0.7
Facility 0.7
AZ AVG 1.8
Rank #134 / 487
Robson Reserve at Sun Lakes
AL
IL
MC
Sun Lakes
149
Facility 149
AZ AVG 54
Rank #41 / 521
No
25
Facility 25
AZ AVG 38
Rank #538 / 775
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
10
Facility 10
AZ AVG 12
Rank #238 / 548
-Lance B Williams6
10
Facility 10
AZ AVG 9
Rank #310 / 487
1.7
Facility 1.7
AZ AVG 1.8
Rank #239 / 487
Angel’s Senior Care, LLC
AL
Phoenix (Ahwatukee Foothills Village)
5
Facility 5
AZ AVG 54
Rank #447 / 521
No
49
Facility 49
AZ AVG 38
Rank #265 / 775
Private / Semi-Private Rooms
11
Facility 11
AZ AVG 12
Rank #218 / 548
A+Anita Abella1
2
Facility 2
AZ AVG 9
Rank #116 / 487
2.0
Facility 2.0
AZ AVG 1.8
Rank #260 / 487
Mardon Assisted Living Homes I
AL
Phoenix (Alhambra)
10
Facility 10
AZ AVG 54
Rank #237 / 521
No
27
Facility 27
AZ AVG 38
Rank #514 / 775
Private Rooms
24
Facility 24
AZ AVG 12
Rank #72 / 548
A+Amalia M Cimpean3
11
Facility 11
AZ AVG 9
Rank #330 / 487
3.7
Facility 3.7
AZ AVG 1.8
Rank #386 / 487
Amiga 2 Assisted Living Home LLC
AL
Phoenix (Deer Valley)
10
Facility 10
AZ AVG 54
Rank #237 / 521
No
33
Facility 33
AZ AVG 38
Rank #441 / 775
Private / Semi-Private Rooms
2
Facility 2
AZ AVG 12
Rank #468 / 548
-Robert R Samson4
3
Facility 3
AZ AVG 9
Rank #152 / 487
0.8
Facility 0.8
AZ AVG 1.8
Rank #147 / 487
Paradise Valley Senior Living
AL
IL
MC
RC
Phoenix (Paradise Valley Village)
118
Facility 118
AZ AVG 54
Rank #93 / 521
Yes
65
Facility 65
AZ AVG 38
Rank #95 / 775
1 Bed / 2 Bed
17
Facility 17
AZ AVG 12
Rank #137 / 548
A+Carlos Gerena19
77
Facility 77
AZ AVG 9
Rank #485 / 487
4.1
Facility 4.1
AZ AVG 1.8
Rank #407 / 487
The Retreat at Alameda
AL
IL
MC
Phoenix (Alameda Business Park)
104
Facility 104
AZ AVG 54
Rank #123 / 521
Yes
27
Facility 27
AZ AVG 38
Rank #514 / 775
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
5
Facility 5
AZ AVG 12
Rank #371 / 548
B-Kari Curry8
15
Facility 15
AZ AVG 9
Rank #375 / 487
1.9
Facility 1.9
AZ AVG 1.8
Rank #256 / 487
Vista Living Camelback
AL
HOS
MC
Phoenix (Arcadia)
10
Facility 10
AZ AVG 54
Rank #237 / 521
No
36
Facility 36
AZ AVG 38
Rank #412 / 775
-
8
Facility 8
AZ AVG 12
Rank #277 / 548
A+Deborah L Anderson1
0
Facility 0
AZ AVG 9
Rank #1 / 487
0.0
Facility 0.0
AZ AVG 1.8
Rank #1 / 487
Proactive Home Care
AL
Phoenix (Paradise Valley Village)
10
Facility 10
AZ AVG 54
Rank #237 / 521
No
62
Facility 62
AZ AVG 38
Rank #130 / 775
Private Rooms
2
Facility 2
AZ AVG 12
Rank #468 / 548
-Stevan Polus1
0
Facility 0
AZ AVG 9
Rank #1 / 487
0.0
Facility 0.0
AZ AVG 1.8
Rank #1 / 487
Lookout Mountain Assisted Living Home
AL
Phoenix (Paradise Valley Village)
5
Facility 5
AZ AVG 54
Rank #447 / 521
Yes
43
Facility 43
AZ AVG 38
Rank #330 / 775
Private / Semi-Private Rooms
18
Facility 18
AZ AVG 12
Rank #125 / 548
-Ioan Lazar2
0
Facility 0
AZ AVG 9
Rank #1 / 487
0.0
Facility 0.0
AZ AVG 1.8
Rank #1 / 487

Rank badges are statewide: each community is ranked against every AZ community we track that reports that metric, not just the 83 analyzed for Phoenix.

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Overview of Hawthorn Court at Ahwatukee

Hawthorn Court at Ahwatukee is a community where seniors searching for memory care flourish amid compassionate and personalized support. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, its mission is to provide highly personalized services that cater to residents’ physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Through empathy and professionalism, its team fosters an environment of warmth and understanding, ensuring each resident feels valued and respected.

Discover luxury living at Hawthorn Court at Ahwatukee, featuring spacious accommodations, beautiful common areas, and a serene courtyard with lush greenery. Their skilled chef prepares diverse culinary delights, ranging from Southwestern specialties to traditional holiday dinners. Residents engage in various activities, from cooking classes to live musical performances, enhancing social connections and enriching experiences. They also enjoy pampering spa services, birthday celebrations, and access to spiritual support, fostering a holistic approach to memory care living.

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Overview of Robson Reserve at Sun Lakes

As you step in the grounds of Robson Reserve at Sun Lakes, you would immediately feel the elegance and striking accommodation of the staff. Robson Reserve boasts a high standard of senior living for residents of independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Their living options are beyond imaginable because residents are able to discover something that inspires them to make life better each day while embracing the moment. Robson Reserve is a desirable senior living residence because of its approach to letting individuals do as they place and be celebrated for their stepping stones they’ve accomplished during their senior years.

It’s a community that provides world-class amenities and resourceful services that help each day get easier for seniors. Robson Reserve boasts progressive programming and professional caregivers, allowing each resident to take into consideration the ways staff and management promote wellness and dining centered with their amenities and services– from fitness classes to delicious dining, everything is provided with care and kindness. A lot of the services and amenities designed in the community are for all residents of different living options– to further feel comfortable and secure by living conveniently and purposefully.

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Overview of Angel’s Senior Care

Angel’s Senior Care LLC is a one-of-a-kind community in the serene residential area of East Gold Poppy Way, Phoenix, AZ, offering assisted living. Residents receive the utmost care and attention they deserve with a respectful and highly skilled team attending to their needs around the clock. The community also promotes a bright and welcoming environment for residents to easily adapt to their surroundings.

Have fun in your later years and participate in engaging programs tailored to your leisure and wellness. With healthy and delicious meals catering to dietary needs and preferences, residents can rest assured of meeting their dietary needs and preferences. Live without worries in your golden years with the community’s dedicated care and purposely designed amenities.

Contact Angel’s Senior Care, LLC

Overview of Mardon Assisted Living Homes I

Ideally set in the serene residential area of Phoenix, AZ, Mardon Assisted Living Homes I is a distinct community that offers assisted living. Here, residents ease their worries with a kind and highly trained team attending to their needs around the clock. The community also fosters a nurturing and welcoming environment, ensuring residents have the finest retirement experience.

Enrich retirement with a full calendar of fun activities and engaging programs tailored to residents’ leisure and wellness. Delightful and nutritious meals are also served to satisfy residents’ dietary needs and tastes. The community also provides medication management to ensure residents do not miss their medications. Make the most of your golden years while receiving the utmost care and attention you deserve from a trusted community.

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Overview of Amiga 2 Assisted Living Home

Spend your golden years with the outstanding senior living community of Amiga 2 Assisted Living Home in North 40th Lane, Phoenix, AZ, providing assisted living. The community can accommodate up to 10 residents with its intimate and quaint environment. Let go of your worries with a reliable and highly-trained team supporting seniors with their daily living activities and personal needs.

Discover new interests and rekindle passions through a full slate of engaging activities and enjoyable events. With group meals provided, residents can rest assured of satisfying cravings and dietary needs for a fun dining experience. Amiga 2 Assisted Living Home is ideal for seniors looking to make every moment of their golden years count with genuine care from a reliable community.

Contact Amiga 2 Assisted Living Home LLC

Overview of Paradise Valley Senior Living

AlyPacifica Senior Living Paradise Valley, in Phoenix, Arizona, is a premier care facility where care is crafted specifically for its client’s needs. They offer memory care, independent living, respite care, and assisted living services tailored to seniors’ needs and preferences. The community provides a wide range of engaging activities and programs, creating a beautiful and serene environment for residents to enjoy with a comprehensive array of services and amenities, including round-the-clock staff support, housekeeping, and laundry services.

The community prioritizes the independence and well-being of its residents, ensuring that their unique care needs are met with personalized attention—the elegant and inviting atmosphere that promotes self-care and encourages residents to engage in physical activity. The beautiful outdoor courtyard offers residents a peaceful place to stroll and connect with nature. Combined with exceptional services and world-class amenities, PSL-Paradise Valley provides peace of mind to families in the community.

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Overview of The Retreat at Alameda

A hundred and four beds puts The Retreat at Alameda in a different category than the small, ten-bed homes scattered around Phoenix. This is a larger operation, two stories, tucked into the Alameda Business Park area of Maricopa County at 1920 W Alameda Road. Kari Curry administers the place; it’s been running for five years now.

Scale changes how care gets structured here; instead of one flat tier, residents fall into either directed care, which tops out at 32 people, or personal care, which can hold up to 72. Add memory care into that mix and you get a building set up to handle a genuinely wide range of need, not just one type of resident. Apartments come in studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom layouts, so there’s some flexibility in how people actually live day to day.

Getting around outside the building is another story. Walk Score sits at 27, which is low. so most trips off the property mean getting in a car, not walking down the block.

Food is handled by professional chefs working restaurant-style service, built around fresh and seasonal ingredients, with dietary accommodations available when a resident’s health calls for it. Feeding over a hundred residents well, with individual accommodations, takes real kitchen infrastructure.

On the regulatory side, state inspection activity here has tended to center on care planning, documentation practices, and general housekeeping and upkeep, the kind of oversight that shows up in day-to-day operations rather than pointing to specific incidents.

Put simply, this is a large-scale community built to flex across care levels, from lighter personal care up through memory care, for families who need options under one roof more than they need a walkable neighborhood.

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Overview of Vista Living Camelback

Ten beds is the first thing worth knowing about Vista Living Camelback, tucked into Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood at 5528 E Calle Tuberia in Maricopa County. Eight years in, under Executive Director Dean Hency, who’s logged more than two decades in healthcare leadership and holds a master’s in healthcare administration. Deborah L. Anderson runs day-to-day operations as administrator; Kyle Oura owns the place.

With just 10 residents at capacity, staff-to-resident contact tends to run closer than at larger communities, and this one leans into that: assisted living paired with a dedicated memory care track, including Alzheimer’s care specifically named among its programs. Walk Score lands at 36, so don’t expect to stroll to the pharmacy; most errands here need a car.

On the clinical side, licensed nurses and CNAs staff the building around the clock, backed by rehabilitation and respite services. Rooms are private, bathrooms are private, and showers are roll-in. Diabetic support and wellness visits round out the medical picture.

Meals come chef-prepared, three times daily, with dietary accommodations built in. There’s a garden, a backyard, and, oddly specific but true, a saltwater aquarium. Safety runs through a wireless pendant system with continuous staff monitoring.

State inspection activity at Vista Living has centered on staffing credentials, documentation and care planning, and fall prevention protocols, the kind of regulatory attention that tends to focus on process rather than on incidents of harm.

This is a small-footprint community built around close staff contact, dedicated memory care, and daily medical touchpoints, in a car-dependent stretch of Arcadia where the tradeoff is intimacy over walkability.

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Overview of Proactive Home Care

Ideally nestled in the thriving neighborhood of North 28th Street, Phoenix, AZ, Proactive Home Care is a trusted community that provides assisted living. With comprehensive care and utmost attention provided, older adults are guaranteed to live their later years comfortably. A compassionate and highly trained team provides care and assistance whenever necessary and preferred.

To battle loneliness, residents are accompanied by a cheerful community that conducts stimulating programs and engaging events. Here, residents have hassle-free dining with healthy and delicious home-cooked meals that cater to dietary needs and tastes. The community is great for those who need help to live their golden years without worries.

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Overview of Lookout Mountain Assisted Living Home

Surrounded by serene parks and delightful local amenities in North 20th St, Phoenix, AZ, Lookout Mountain Assisted Living Home is a trusted community that offers assisted living. With top-notch care and assistance tailored to residents’ special needs, the community promotes a comfortable and safe retirement with a compassionate and highly skilled team available around the clock. There’s also no need to worry about day-to-day activities, since the community also handles housekeeping and laundry for a maintenance-free lifestyle.

Empowering residents to live their golden years to the fullest, the community conducts a full calendar of enriching activities and engaging programs tailored to their enjoyment and wellness. Diverse dining options are also served to ensure the finest dining experience, catering to their dietary needs and tastes. The community also provides physical and occupational therapy, transportation services, and medication management to enhance residents’ living experiences. Here, residents can rest assured of receiving the highest quality of care while retaining their independence for a blissful retirement.

Contact Lookout Mountain Assisted Living Home

Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Resident & Family Experience 35%

The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.

  • Includes
  • Review Sentiment
  • Review Volume
02

Regulatory & Safety Record 25%

State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • State Inspections
  • Citations/Inspection
  • % Inspections w/ Citations
  • Complaint Visits
  • Accreditations
  • BBB Rating
03

Visual Media & Transparency 15%

Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.

  • Includes
  • Video Tours
  • Virtual Walkthroughs
  • Photo Quantity
  • Photo Quality
04

Website & Operator Transparency 10%

Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.

  • Includes
  • Website Content
  • Mobile Usability
  • Staff Info Available
  • Owner Info Available
05

Community Stability 10%

Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy Rate
  • Bed Options
06

Environment & Pricing 5%

Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • Pricing Transparency
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Frequently Asked Questions about Assisted Living in Phoenix, AZ

What is the average cost of assisted living in Phoenix, AZ?

The average monthly cost of assisted living in Phoenix, AZ is approximately $4,300. Actual rates vary by community, level of care, and floorplan.

What is the price range for assisted living in Phoenix, AZ?

Assisted living in Phoenix, AZ typically ranges from $3,800–$6,400 per month, depending on the community, room type, and care needs.

What is the typical staff-to-resident ratio at assisted living facilities in Phoenix, AZ?

Assisted living facilities in Phoenix, AZ typically operate with a staff-to-resident ratio in the range of 1:6 to 1:12.

What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Arizona?

Assisted living in Arizona supports residents with daily activities (bathing, dressing, medication management) while preserving independence. Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and adds 24/7 secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and structured routines designed to reduce confusion and wandering.

What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in Arizona?

Assisted living in Arizona is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.

Does Arizona Medicaid cover assisted living?

Arizona Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for assisted living, but most states (including Arizona) offer Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that can offset the cost of care services delivered inside a licensed community. Eligibility, waitlists, and covered services vary — check directly with the state Medicaid agency.

What is assisted living?

Assisted living combines private or semi-private apartments with help on activities of daily living (meals, bathing, dressing, medication management) and a social calendar — for residents who need some support but do not need 24/7 medical care.