Verified Arizona Senior-Care Providers
A growing directory of Arizona assisted-living providers whose license details have been checked against ADHS AZ Care Check.
Mesa
The Summit at Sunland Springs
Assisted Living Center · License AL8944C · Status Active
Phoenix
Paradise Valley Senior Living
Assisted Living Center · License AL6981C · Status Active
Scottsdale
June and Frank Sackton Assisted Living Apartments
Assisted Living Center · License AL6929C · Status Active
Surprise
Vineyard Park of Surprise
Assisted Living Center · License AL12384C · Status Active
Tucson
Tucson Place, Assisted Living & Memory Care
Assisted Living Center · License AL10878C · Status Active
Read our provider verification methodology
ALTCS and Pricing Are Separate Data Problems
Families frequently assume that a licensed provider also accepts ALTCS or that a published starting price represents the final monthly bill. Neither assumption is safe. ALTCS participation should be checked through the current plan/provider relationship. Pricing should be obtained directly and based on the resident's care level. Arizona Golden Care keeps these fields separate because mixing them creates false confidence at exactly the point where families need accurate information.
What “Verified” Means Here
A provider appears in this directory only when core regulatory identity information can be matched to an Arizona Department of Health Services record. That includes the legal provider name, licensed address, license status and facility type. Verification does not mean endorsement. It also does not mean that pricing, availability or ALTCS participation has been confirmed unless those fields are explicitly supported by a current source. This distinction is important because directories often blur licensing, marketing and payment participation into one label.
How Families Should Use the Directory
Start with the city or nearby area, then open individual provider records and compare them against the resident's needs. Families should not build a shortlist from names alone. Check care level, mobility support, medication needs, dementia risk, preferred location, budget and who will visit most often. After narrowing the list, verify the latest regulatory record, call for availability, request written pricing and ask whether the provider can support likely future needs. The directory is a filtering tool, not a substitute for a care assessment.
Why Some Cities Have Fewer Listings
A smaller provider list does not mean a city has few senior-care facilities. It means Arizona Golden Care has not yet published every facility as verified. We would rather show a smaller set with traceable regulatory sources than fill the page with names scraped from old directories. Coverage will expand as records are checked. In the meantime, families should use AZ Care Check directly for broader regulatory research and treat any third-party provider list as a starting point that still requires independent verification.
What to Compare After Verification
Once licensing is confirmed, compare the actual operating details that determine fit: staffing by shift, medication management, bathing and transfer support, overnight supervision, dementia capability, meals, transportation, rate increases, move-out criteria and family communication. Ask what happens after a hospital stay or fall. If the resident may need memory care later, ask whether an internal transition is possible. These questions usually matter more than amenities when the family is making a long-term placement decision.
Directory evidence policy
Provider identity and licensing fields should be traceable to Arizona regulatory records. AHCCCS participation is a separate data point. AHCCCS says its online provider directory is fed from the Provider Enrollment Portal and updated daily, but members should still verify the provider's contract with their specific health plan. Pricing and room availability require direct provider confirmation.
Use the guide as a decision sequence
Start with the resident profile, remove options that cannot meet essential needs, and only then compare location, amenities and price. This sequence prevents a lower advertised price or attractive building from surviving the comparison when the underlying care fit is weak. Keep the same resident profile for every quote so different providers are answering the same question.
Document what changed the decision
A useful family record should show why one option moved up or down the list. Record the date of each quote, what the provider said about nighttime support, what needs would trigger a higher care level and which facts were verified outside the sales conversation. This creates a decision trail that remains useful when several relatives are involved.
Treat the directory as a verification starting point
A provider name is useful only when it can be tied to the correct licensed entity and address. Use the profile to start verification, then confirm current availability, pricing and any member-specific ALTCS relationship separately.
Do not turn regulatory status into a quality score
Licensure and inspection records provide important facts, but they do not guarantee a good personal fit or current service quality. Combine regulatory checks with direct questions about staffing, care limits and communication.
Record when the source was checked
Provider information changes. Keep the date of the regulatory review and repeat the check close to a deposit or move-in decision, especially when a license period is approaching renewal.
Decision-control note 1
For en · providers, keep one dated decision note that states the exact question being answered, the evidence already confirmed, and the next fact that still needs verification. This prevents an old quote, availability statement or provider conversation from becoming permanent truth simply because nobody updated the file. The note should identify who supplied each important answer and whether it came from a provider, regulator, AHCCCS, a health plan or the family itself.
Budget resilience check 2
For en · providers, build a modest financial cushion around the expected plan. Include one realistic care increase, transportation or service add-ons that are not included in the base figure. The goal is not to create a perfect forecast. It is to determine whether a normal increase would remain manageable or immediately create a crisis. Budget resilience is part of care continuity because financial pressure often forces rushed changes.
Final comparison control 3
Finish the en · providers review with a short reason-for-choice statement. It should explain the resident needs being met, the remaining family workload, the expected all-in cost, the strongest independently verified fact and the primary limitation being accepted. If the family cannot write that explanation without relying on vague marketing language, another round of clarification is warranted before commitment.
Family workload checkpoint 4
Before moving forward from en · providers, estimate the family work that remains after the service begins. Include transportation, appointments, paperwork, supplies, emergency response and repeated phone calls. A plan can look affordable on the invoice while depending on many unpaid hours. Recording that workload beside the monthly cost makes the comparison more realistic and helps identify arrangements that are likely to fail when relatives become busy or unavailable.
Timing and freshness check 5
Information connected to en · providers has different shelf lives. Licensing records may remain stable for a period, while price, availability, staffing and plan relationships can change quickly. Record the date of every check and repeat the time-sensitive ones close to commitment. A source can be trustworthy and still be too old for the question the family is asking today.