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Assisted living and memory care community
Silver Birch of Avondale Avondale, AZ
295 E Van Buren St, Avondale, AZ 85323
- Licensed for 164 residents
- Directed care
- Private rooms
$6,200 to $8,400 a month
Estimated
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Silver Birch of Avondale
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 164 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Rooms or apartments: 131 rooms
- Apartment types: Studio, One-bedroom, Two-bedroom
- Meals: Three meals plus snacks served daily in a restaurant-style dining room
- Activities: Theater for movie night, guest speakers, and more, Art Room with Supplies, Fitness Center & Therapy Gym, Weekly Live Entertainment & Happy Hour
- Outdoor space: outdoor walking path
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Medication management
- Emergency call system
- Private rooms
- Private bathroom
- Kitchenette
- Transportation
- Pets allowed
- Outings
- Housekeeping
- Salon
Address
Location
295 East Van Buren Street, Avondale, AZ 85323Maricopa County
- Parque De Paz0.3 mi
- Food City0.3 mi
- Walgreens0.4 mi
- Abrazo West CampusClosest hospital, with an emergency room1.0 mi
Arizona state record
What the inspections show
In Arizona, the Department of Health Services licenses assisted living homes and communities, inspects them and looks into complaints. Its record for each one is public on AZ Care Check (this home's record, opens in a new tab).
No deficiencies were cited at its last routine inspection (March 5, 2026, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 63% of similar communities had at least one cited at theirs.
2 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2025.
Three complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation, and 14 others found nothing to cite. 50% of similar communities had 2 or fewer.
ADHS took one enforcement action in the past two years, with civil penalties of $2,000 in all. 33% of similar communities had none.
Cited at more than one inspection since December 2023: Service plans (three inspections), Administration (two inspections), Admission and residency agreements (two inspections), and three other areas.
ADHS accepted its plan to correct each of the 8 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL10996C, valid to May 31, 2027
- License number
- AL10996C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Silver Birch of Avondale
- Licensed capacity
- 164 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- June 1, 2026
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Licensed since
- June 14, 2019
- Manager of record
- Jennifer Nealon
- Chief administrative officer
- Jo Ellen E Bleavins
- For residents and staff
- (602) 603-8200
The full inspection record20 inspections on file since December 2023, 6 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
May 11, 2026
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-817.B.3.cPlan of correction accepted
2025
July 24, 2025
- Administration R9-10-803.A.10Plan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.C.1.a-wPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.3.cPlan of correction accepted
- Directed care services R9-10-815.F.2.a-cPlan of correction accepted
February 26, 2025
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.A.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Medical records R9-10-811.C.17Plan of correction accepted
2024
August 12, 2024
- Administration R9-10-803.J.1-6Plan of correction accepted
June 25, 2024
- Medication R9-10-816.F.1Plan of correction accepted
2023
December 7, 2023
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.4.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.9Plan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.G.1-3Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.4.aPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.4.b.iiiPlan of correction accepted
- Medical records R9-10-811.C.17Plan of correction accepted
- Directed care services R9-10-815.B.1Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.6Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.14.bPlan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.14.cPlan of correction accepted
- Tuberculosis screening R9-10-113.A.1-2Plan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
January 26, 2026
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on January 26, 2026, opens in a new tab
What was cited on May 11, 2026, in plain words
Service plans
Each resident's written care plan: what help they get, how often, and who gives it. Caregivers must follow the plan, record what they did, and update it when needs change.
The service plan is the day-to-day care a resident receives. Citations here are about plans missing, out of date, or not followed.
Cited at 50% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How often is the care plan reviewed, and can family take part?
Medication
How medicines are stored (locked, at the right temperature), given exactly as the doctor ordered, and recorded each time.
A missed, late or wrong dose can change how a resident feels and how safe they are.
Cited at 39% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour Who gives medicines here, how were they trained, and how is each dose checked?
These explain the rule, not what happened. The state's own report is on AZ Care Check.
How the figures above are counted
- Routine figures: 72 licensed assisted living centers with 100 or more beds in the Phoenix and Tucson areas whose last routine inspection, between September 2024 and September 2026, also looked into a complaint.
- Complaint and enforcement figures: 84 licensed assisted living centers with 100 or more beds in the Phoenix and Tucson areas licensed for the whole period, September 2024 to September 2026.
- A complaint inspection counts here when it cited at least one deficiency.
- Most ADHS enforcement actions are civil penalties (fines).
- An area is one section of Arizona's assisted living rules, such as Medication or Service plans. A repeat can be a different problem under the same section.
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about Silver Birch of Avondale
Open a section for the details, each with where it came from and when we read it. Checked against state records in September 2026.
Overview
In our words
Silver Birch of Avondale is a licensed assisted living center at 295 East Van Buren Street in Avondale (Maricopa County). ADHS splits its license into 24 residents for directed care services and 140 for personal care services, and it lists supervisory care services as well, with no capacity stated.
According to the community's website, there are 131 private apartments in studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts, each with a private bathroom and a kitchenette holding a sink, refrigerator/freezer and microwave, and some units also have a range and oven. Outside the apartments, residents can use a library, communal activity rooms, an outdoor walking path and a fitness center. The company that runs it, Silver Birch Living, has a second Arizona location too, Silver Birch of Midtown in Phoenix.
As mentioned above, the community's website names Silver Birch Living as the company behind it, the same company that runs Silver Birch of Midtown in Phoenix.
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Highlights
- ADHS licenses Silver Birch of Avondale for 164 residents, and as of September 2026 the license includes the directed care level, the highest of the state's three assisted living tiers.
- Per its website, the monthly fee is all-inclusive and varies with each resident's ability to pay.
The details
- Operator
- Silver Birch Living
- Sister communities
- Silver Birch of Midtown
- Other names
- Avondale Van Buren ALF, LLC
Care and services
In our words
The community's website says certified caregivers are on hand 24 hours a day, with medication reminders, regular wellness checks and CarePredict emergency call monitors placed throughout the community. For residents with dementia, it describes Silver Birch Memory Care, which offers specialized dementia care from dementia-trained staff in a secure, calming environment. On the state side, ADHS lists three licensed service types here: directed care, personal care and supervisory care. Directed care is the one meant for residents who cannot direct their own care, for example because of dementia or other cognitive impairment.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
The website lists three meals plus snacks each day, served in a restaurant-style dining room. Between meals there is a theater for movie nights and guest speakers, an art room with supplies, a fitness center and therapy gym, weekly live entertainment and happy hour, and an on-site beauty and barber salon. Housekeeping comes weekly, and there is transportation to shopping and scheduled outings. The site's FAQ adds that registered service animals are permitted, that caged birds or aquarium fish may be allowed with prior written approval, and that the community is for residents 55 and older.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Three meals plus snacks served daily in a restaurant-style dining room
- Activities
- Theater for movie night, guest speakers, and more
- Art Room with Supplies
- Fitness Center & Therapy Gym
- Weekly Live Entertainment & Happy Hour
- Outdoor space
- outdoor walking path
Rooms
The details
- Room features
- Rooms or apartments
- 131 rooms
- Apartment types
- Studio
- One-bedroom
- Two-bedroom
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $6,200 to $8,400 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $9,200 to $12,000 a monthEstimated
Estimates, not this home's own prices. Based on the published prices of 103 comparable communities, 1 in Avondale. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.
Typical assisted living in Arizona: $5,500 to $9,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).
Typical memory care in Arizona: $5,500 to $13,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).
The details
- Payment and what is included
- How pricing works
- All inclusive
- ALTCS networks
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (ALTCS)
- Banner-University Family Care (ALTCS)
- Mercy Care (ALTCS)
Hospitals and the area
In our words
Abrazo West Campus is the nearest hospital, about 0.95 miles away as the crow flies, according to CMS and mapping data. Further out are Copper Springs Hospital, about 3.57 miles away, and Banner Estrella Medical Center, about 5.53 miles. For errands, OpenStreetMap data puts a Food City grocery store about 0.25 miles off and a Walgreens pharmacy about 0.38 miles. Parque De Paz is the closest park, about 0.29 miles away.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- Abrazo West Campus, 1.0 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Abrazo West Campus, 1.0 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 0.4 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Food City, 0.3 miles
- Nearest park
- Parque De Paz, 0.3 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time Abrazo West Campus 1.0 mi about 7 min Copper Springs Hospital 3.6 mi about 9 min Banner Estrella Medical Center 5.5 mi about 12 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
- Minimum age
- 55
Questions families ask
In our words
- What level of care is Silver Birch of Avondale licensed for?
- ADHS lists it at the directed care level, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels, which means it is licensed to serve residents who cannot direct their own care, for example because of dementia or other cognitive impairment.
- How many residents can Silver Birch of Avondale serve?
- State records put its capacity at 164 residents, with 24 for directed care services and 140 for personal care services, plus supervisory care services with no stated capacity.
- Does Silver Birch of Avondale offer memory care?
- Its website describes Silver Birch Memory Care, which offers specialized dementia care from dementia-trained staff in a secure, calming environment.
- What kind of apartments does it have?
- The company describes 131 private apartments in studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts, each with its own private bathroom and kitchenette.
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