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Assisted living home

Abuelitos Home, LLC Chandler, AZ

823 S Marie Dr, Chandler, AZ 85225

  • Licensed for 5 residents
  • Directed care
  • Private rooms

$3,600 to $6,600 a month

Estimated

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Abuelitos Home, LLC

From its state license

  • Licensed by Arizona for 5 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.

From the home's website

  • Meals: Nutritious meals and snacks

Also on the home's website

  • Diabetic care
  • Incontinence care
  • Medication management
  • Staff on site around the clock
  • Private rooms
  • Shared rooms
  • Furnished rooms available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry service

Address

Location

823 South Marie Drive, Chandler, AZ 85225Maricopa County

Get directions
  • A park0.1 mi
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market0.9 mi
  • Walgreens0.8 mi
  • Banner Ocotillo Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room3.1 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).

The state cited one deficiency at its last routine inspection (March 13, 2026). 59% of similar homes had more cited at theirs.

No complaint inspections in the past two years. 77% of similar homes had no complaint inspection that led to a citation.

No enforcement action by ADHS in the past two years. The same is true of 58% of similar homes.

ADHS accepted its plan to correct the deficiency cited in the past two years.

Last updated September 24, 2026.

License detailsLicense AL11450H, valid to March 22, 2027
License number
AL11450H
Facility type
Assisted living home
Name on the license
Abuelitos Home, LLC
Licensed capacity
5 residents
Care level
Directed care
Effective
March 23, 2026
Expires
March 22, 2027
Licensed since
March 23, 2020
Chief administrative officer
Mayra a Zuleta De Perez
For residents and staff
(480) 404-9592
View the official license record on AZ Care Check, opens in a new tab
The full inspection record1 inspection on file since March 2026, 1 with deficiencies cited.
1Inspections
1With deficiencies cited
0Enforcement actions

Last updated September 24, 2026.

  1. 2026

    March 13, 2026

    Annual compliance
    Deficiencies cited: 1

    • Opioid medication R9-10-120.F.4.a-cPlan of correction accepted
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on March 13, 2026, opens in a new tab

Enforcement actions

AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.

What was cited on March 13, 2026, in plain words

Opioid medication

Extra records required when a resident receives opioid pain medicine, such as the reason for each dose.

It matters for residents on opioid pain medicine.

Cited at 1% of similar homes in the past two years.

Ask on a tour How are pain medicines tracked and reviewed?

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: 246 licensed assisted living homes with 5 or fewer beds in the Phoenix and Tucson areas whose last routine inspection, between September 2024 and September 2026, was routine only.
  • Complaint and enforcement figures: 331 licensed assisted living homes with 5 or fewer 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).
  • Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.

Our research

Learn more about Abuelitos Home, LLC

Open a section for the details, each with where it came from and when we read it. Checked against state records in September 2026. Last updated October 2026.

Overview

In our words

Abuelitos Home is a small assisted living home at 823 South Marie Drive in Chandler (Maricopa County, ZIP 85225). As of September 2026, ADHS lists it as licensed for 5 residents at the directed care level.

The home's website goes by the name Desert Breeze and lists this address with two other Chandler homes, so this looks like one of 3 homes run under that name. The care it describes includes medication management, glucose monitoring for diabetic care, incontinent care, colostomy care and tube feeding, with live in staff there 24/7. Single rooms are offered and rooms come furnished, with laundry, housekeeping, all linens and towels, and all utilities except telephones included.

Visit in the afternoon and sit in the dining room for a while. Ask to see the actual room, not the model.

Highlights

  • Glucose monitoring, colostomy care and tube feeding are all on the services list on its website.
  • Banner Ocotillo Medical Center is the closest hospital, 3.08 miles away as the crow flies, according to CMS and OpenStreetMap data.

The details

Operator
Desert Breeze
Sister communities
  • Desert Breeze, 4124 W Bart Dr, Chandler, AZ 85226
  • Desert Breeze, 1080 S Amber St, Chandler, AZ 85286
Other names
Abuelitos Home, LLC
Communities the company runs
3
Licensee entity status
Active

Care and services

In our words

AZ Care Check shows the home offering directed, personal and supervisory care, with room for 5 residents at the directed level. ADHS defines directed care as care for residents who cannot direct their own care, and it is the highest of the three assisted living care levels ADHS sets out.

The details

Services offered
  • Diabetic care
  • Incontinence care
  • Medication management
  • Staff on site around the clock
Care levels licensed
  • Directed care
  • Personal care
  • Supervisory care

Daily life

The details

Amenities
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry service
Meals
Nutritious meals and snacks

Rooms

The details

Room features
  • Private rooms
  • Shared rooms
  • Furnished rooms available

Pricing and payment

Prices

Assisted living home
$3,600 to $6,600 a monthEstimated

An estimate, not this home's own price. Based on the published prices of 74 comparable assisted living homes, 4 in Chandler and a price a directory lists for this home. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.

Typical in Arizona: $3,500 to $10,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).

The details

Payment and what is included
  • Utilities included

Hospitals and the area

In our words

CMS data puts Banner Ocotillo Medical Center nearest at 3.08 miles, with Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center at 3.14 miles and Chandler Regional Medical Center at 3.95 miles. Closer to home, OpenStreetMap shows an unnamed park 0.05 miles away in a straight line, and for errands there is a Walgreens pharmacy 0.75 miles off and a Walmart Neighborhood Market 0.93 miles off.

The details

Nearest emergency room
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center, 3.1 miles
Nearest hospital
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center, 3.1 miles
Nearest pharmacy
Walgreens, 0.8 miles
Nearest grocery
Walmart Neighborhood Market, 0.9 miles
Nearest park
Unnamed park, 0.1 miles
Hospitals within 10 miles
NameMiles
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center3.1 mi
Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center3.1 mi
Oasis Behavioral Health3.9 mi
Chandler Regional Medical Center4.0 mi
East Valley ER & Hospital7.0 mi
Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital7.2 mi
Banner Desert Medical Center7.8 mi
Banner Gateway Medical Center7.8 mi

More details

The details

Features
  • Colostomy care
  • Linens included
  • Tube feeding

Questions families ask

In our words

How many residents is Abuelitos Home licensed for?
As of September 2026, ADHS has it licensed for 5 residents, at the directed care level.
Does the home say it has staff on site overnight?
Its website says there is live in staff at the home 24/7.
What does the company say is included besides care?
Per the company's website, furnished rooms, nutritious meals and snacks, laundry and housekeeping, all linens and towels, and all utilities except telephones are included.
Who runs Abuelitos Home?
The website for the home goes by the name Desert Breeze and lists three homes in Chandler, this one among them.

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