Nursing Homes and Senior Care in Arizona

Nursing Homes by City in Arizona

The Arizona cities with the most CMS-certified nursing homes. All 43 cities are listed below the table. Homes in Arizona average 4.0 hours of nursing care per resident per day; the national median is 3.7 hours.

5-Star Nursing Homes in Arizona

Homes with CMS's top overall rating, ordered by inspection rating. See all highest-rated nursing homes in Arizona.

Assisted Living in Arizona

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Residential Facilities Licensing (Assisted Living Licensing) licenses assisted living in Arizona. License types: Assisted Living Center, Assisted Living Home, Supervisory care services, Personal care services and Directed care services. Use the state's search to check a community's license and inspection history.

• Arizona assisted living facility search
• Arizona assisted living rules
• Arizona assisted living licensing (Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Residential Facilities Licensing (Assisted Living Licensing))

Memory Care Rules in Arizona

Arizona's term is "Directed care services"; it isn't a separate license, but rules apply to facilities that offer dementia care.

• A resident's representative is designated for a resident who is unable to direct self-care (R9-10-815(A)).
• The service plan for a resident receiving directed care services includes cognitive stimulation and activities to maximize functioning, strategies to ensure the resident's personal safety, encouragement to eat meals and snacks, documentation of the resident's weight, and coordination of communications with the resident's representative and family members (R9-10-815(C)).
• An employee does not provide non-prescription medication to a resident receiving directed care services unless the resident has an order from a medical practitioner (R9-10-815(D)).
• A bell, intercom, or other mechanical means to alert employees to a resident's needs or emergencies is available in the bedroom, or the facility has implemented another means to alert a caregiver (R9-10-815(E)).
• Policies and procedures are established, documented, and implemented that ensure the safety of a resident who may wander (R9-10-815(F)(1)).
• There is a means of exiting the facility for a resident who does not have a key, special knowledge for egress, or the ability to expend increased physical effort: access to an outside area that lets the resident be at least 30 feet away from the facility and controls or alerts employees of the resident's egress, or a mechanism that meets the Special Egress-Control Devices provisions of the International Building Code (R9-10-815(F)(2)).
• Caregivers comply with incident requirements when a resident who is unable to direct self-care wanders into an area not designated for residents (R9-10-815(F)(3)).
• If an assisted living home authorized to provide directed care services has a manager or caregiver who is not awake at night, policies and procedures establish a process for checking on residents receiving directed care services during nighttime hours (R9-10-806(B)).

• Arizona memory care rules

Medicaid Long-Term Care in Arizona

Arizona's Medicaid program is Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS). For nursing home Medicaid (2026), the state lists an income limit of $2,982 (effective January 1, 2026) for an individual, gross monthly income and an asset limit of For single applicants, countable resources cannot be more than $2,000..

• Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) Home and Community Based Services: in-home care, assisted living and adult day. For people with an age related, physical, or intellectual/developmental disability who require nursing facility level of care. Those who qualify do not have to reside in a nursing home; many ALTCS members live in their own homes or an assisted living facility. Services listed include attendant care, assisted living facility, adult day care health services, home health services, home delivered meals and case management. Member-directed options cover attendant care, personal care and homemaker services for members in their own home.

• Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) nursing facility coverage
• Arizona Medicaid long-term care limits

Nursing Home Inspections and Complaints in Arizona

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Long-Term Care Licensing inspects nursing homes in Arizona for CMS. To file a complaint, call 602-364-2690 or use the state's complaint page.

• Arizona nursing home inspection lookup
• File a nursing home complaint in Arizona

Arizona Long-Term Care Ombudsman

The Arizona State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a free, confidential advocate for residents of nursing homes and assisted living. Ombudsmen help with complaints, residents' rights and problems with care. Call (602) 542-6454 extension 9.

• Contact the Arizona State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

Aging Services and Caregiver Support in Arizona

Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Aging and Adult Services runs Arizona's aging services, delivered through local Area Agencies on Aging. Family caregivers can get help through Family Caregiver Support Program. Adult day services are licensed or certified by Arizona Department of Health Services (Adult Day Health Care Facility license).

• Arizona aging services: Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Aging and Adult Services
• Area Agencies on Aging in Arizona
• Caregiver support in Arizona: Family Caregiver Support Program
• Arizona adult day services

Guides for Your Next Step

See how to choose a nursing home, what memory care is, how Medicaid pays for nursing home care and what Medicare covers. For local help, call the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116.

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