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Assisted living and memory care community
Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living Chandler, AZ
1601 W Queen Creek Rd, Chandler, AZ 85248
- Licensed for 90 residents
- Directed care
$5,800 to $7,600 a month
Estimated
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Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 90 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Meals: Three nutritious, chef-prepared meals daily
- Outdoor space: Courtyard and walking paths
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Therapy on site
- Staff on site around the clock
- Independent living on campus
- Emergency call system
- Transportation
- Pets allowed
- Housekeeping
- Pool
Address
Location
1601 West Queen Creek Road, Chandler, AZ 85248Maricopa County
- A park0.2 mi
- Aldi0.5 mi
- Express Veterinary Pharmacy0.5 mi
- Banner Ocotillo Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room1.7 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 six deficiencies at its last routine inspection (November 12, 2025, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 55% of similar communities had 2 or fewer at theirs.
8 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2024.
Four complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation, and five others found nothing to cite. 63% of similar communities had 2 or fewer.
ADHS took two enforcement actions in the past two years, with civil penalties of $1,750 in all. 44% of similar communities had none.
Cited at more than one inspection since September 2024: Service plans (four inspections), Administration (two inspections), First aid and CPR (two inspections), and three other areas.
ADHS accepted its plan to correct each of the 23 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL9681C, valid to July 31, 2027
- License number
- AL9681C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living
- Licensed capacity
- 90 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- August 1, 2026
- Expires
- July 31, 2027
- Licensed since
- July 30, 2015
- Chief administrative officer
- Keith F Boal
- For residents and staff
- (480) 917-0094
The full inspection record9 inspections on file since September 2024, 4 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
June 23, 2026
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.aPlan of correction accepted
2025
November 12, 2025
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.A.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.3.bPlan of correction accepted
- Medical records R9-10-811.C.18Plan of correction accepted
- Directed care services R9-10-815.F.2.a-cPlan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.A.2Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.A.5.aPlan of correction accepted
2024
November 11, 2024
- First aid and CPR A.R.S. § 36-420.B.3Plan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.A.9Plan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.J.2Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.4.b.iiPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.A.1.bPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.D.2Plan of correction accepted
- Food service R9-10-817.C.6Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.11Plan of correction accepted
September 25, 2024
- First aid and CPR A.R.S. § 36-420.B.3Plan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.A.9Plan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.J.2Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.4.b.iiPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.A.1.bPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.D.2Plan of correction accepted
- Food service R9-10-817.C.6Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.11Plan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
January 6, 2026
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on January 6, 2026, opens in a new tabOctober 21, 2024
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on October 21, 2024, opens in a new tab
What was cited on June 23, 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 48% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How often is the care plan reviewed, and can family take part?
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: 63 licensed assisted living centers with 50 to 99 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: 76 licensed assisted living centers with 50 to 99 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 Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living
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
Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living is licensed by ADHS as an Assisted Living Center-Directed, so it can care for residents at the directed care level, the highest of the three ADHS assisted living care levels, as well as at the personal and supervisory care levels. State records set its overall licensed capacity at 90, with room for up to 24 residents in directed care services and up to 66 in personal care services, and supervisory care services counted within that total.
According to the community's website, staff are on hand 24 hours a day, a 24 hour emergency response system and telehealth are in place, and Legacy Healthcare Services is the in-house therapy provider. For memory care, the care team uses the St. Louis University Mental Status Exam (SLUMS) as a cognitive screening tool.
Ask who works at night and how long the caregivers have been there. You cannot tell that from a photo, so ask in person.
Highlights
- Per the company's website, Spectrum Retirement Communities, which runs the community, is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
- The community's website names Legacy Healthcare Services as its in-house therapy provider for residents who need therapy and wellness services.
- The website lists an outdoor heated pool that residents can use around the clock.
The details
- Operator
- Spectrum Retirement Communities
- Other names
- Chandler Operator, LLC
- Company headquarters
- Denver, Colorado
Care and services
In our words
Under its ADHS license as an Assisted Living Center-Directed, state records list directed care, personal care and supervisory care, with directed care capped at 24 residents and personal care at 66.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
The community's website describes three chef-prepared meals daily and scheduled transportation, for groups or for one person, anywhere within a ten mile radius of the community. Housekeeping and linen service are included, and outside there is a courtyard with walking paths, plus the heated pool, which is open around the clock.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Three nutritious, chef-prepared meals daily
- Features
- Outdoor space
- Courtyard and walking paths
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $5,800 to $7,600 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $5,900 to $10,900 a monthEstimated
Estimates, not this home's own prices. Based on the published prices of 103 comparable communities, 8 in Chandler. 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).
Hospitals and the area
In our words
The community is at 1601 West Queen Creek Road in Chandler. CMS hospital location data puts Banner Ocotillo Medical Center closest, about 1.69 miles away, with Chandler Regional Medical Center about 2.51 miles away. Closer to home, OpenStreetMap data shows an Aldi grocery store about 0.48 miles off and a park about 0.15 miles away.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- Banner Ocotillo Medical Center, 1.7 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Banner Ocotillo Medical Center, 1.7 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Express Veterinary Pharmacy, 0.5 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Aldi, 0.5 miles
- Nearest park
- Unnamed park, 0.2 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time Banner Ocotillo Medical Center 1.7 mi about 7 min Chandler Regional Medical Center 2.5 mi about 11 min Oasis Behavioral Health 5.5 mi about 18 min Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center 6.9 mi about 16 min Banner Desert Medical Center 8.9 mi about 22 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
- In unit washer dryer
- Washer/dryer in select Independent and Assisted Living apartments
- Memory screening tool
- St. Louis University Mental Status Exam (SLUMS)
Questions families ask
In our words
- What is the ADHS care level at Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living?
- ADHS licenses the center at the directed care level, the highest of the three ADHS assisted living care levels, and state records also list personal care and supervisory care among its services.
- How many residents is Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living licensed for?
- ADHS lists 90 residents in all: up to 24 in directed care services and up to 66 in personal care services, plus supervisory care services.
- Who operates Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living?
- Spectrum Retirement Communities runs it, and the company's website gives its headquarters as Denver, Colorado.
- Does Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living offer memory care?
- The community's website describes a memory care offering, with a care team that uses the St. Louis University Mental Status Exam (SLUMS) as a cognitive screening tool.
- Does the community offer skilled nursing or rehabilitation?
- Its website says the company does not offer rehabilitation or skilled nursing at any Spectrum Retirement community.
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