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Assisted living home
Desert Sage Assisted Living Fountain Hills, AZ
16430 Desert Sage Dr, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
- Licensed for 10 residents
- Directed care
$4,400 to $8,700 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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Desert Sage Assisted Living
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 10 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Care levels licensed: Personal care, Directed care, Supervisory care
- Meals: Organic, high-quality meals made with fresh ingredients
- Special diets: Special diets, Allergies, Nutritional preferences
- Activities: Social events, Outings, Recreational programs, Arts, Crafts, Exercise classes, Community gatherings
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Behavioral care
- Awake staff overnight
- Incontinence care
- Medication management
- Therapy on site
- Transportation
- Outings
- Housekeeping
- Laundry service
Address
Location
16430 Desert Sage Drive, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268Maricopa County
- A park0.5 mi
- Bashas'0.6 mi
- Bashas' Pharmacy0.6 mi
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room9.3 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).
Licensed in May 2025. Its licensing inspection on April 4, 2025 cited no deficiencies, as every licensing inspection on file did. It has not had a routine inspection yet. Among the homes on file, a new home's first routine inspection has come a median of 17 months after its licensing inspection.
No complaint inspections since May 2025.
AZ Care Check lists no enforcement action against this license.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL13364H, valid to May 4, 2027
- License number
- AL13364H
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- Desert Sage Assisted Living Services LLC
- Licensed capacity
- 10 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- May 5, 2026
- Expires
- May 4, 2027
- Licensed since
- May 5, 2025
- Chief administrative officer
- Maria Martinez
- For residents and staff
- (480) 687-8976
The full inspection record1 inspection on file since April 2025, none with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2025
Enforcement actions
AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.
Our research
Learn more about Desert Sage Assisted 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
The home is at 16430 Desert Sage Drive in Fountain Hills, Arizona, licensed under the name Desert Sage Assisted Living Services LLC. ADHS licenses it for up to 10 residents at the directed care level, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels, and its facility services list covers directed care, personal care and supervisory care services.
According to its website, Desert Sage is a memory care setting for residents with Alzheimer's or dementia. It lists medication management, incontinence care, behavioral health support and coordination with outside physical therapists, with trained staff on site around the clock.
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Highlights
- Per the company, its first assisted living home opened in Scottsdale in August 2023.
- Bashas', the nearest grocery store, is about 0.63 miles from the home as the crow flies, and Bashas' Pharmacy, the nearest pharmacy, is about 0.64 miles away.
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center is the nearest hospital, about 9.27 miles away as the crow flies.
The details
- Other names
- Desert Sage Assisted Living Services LLC
Care and services
In our words
The directed care license means ADHS allows the home to serve residents who cannot direct their own care, including people with dementia or other cognitive impairment. The website describes the home as a memory care setting for residents with Alzheimer's or dementia, with medication management and reminders, incontinence care with help in bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting, and personalized behavioral support and emotional care. It also says the home works with licensed physical therapists for residents who need specialized care, though it does not provide in-house therapy, and gives adaptive equipment support for walkers, wheelchairs and transfers, with trained team members on site around the clock.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Personal care
- Directed care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
The website says meals are organic and high-quality, made with fresh ingredients, and that special diets, allergies and nutritional preferences are accommodated. It lists activities ranging from organized social events, outings and recreational programs to arts, crafts, exercise classes and community gatherings. The site adds that there is scheduled transportation for medical visits and other essential outings, and that housekeeping and laundry are included.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Organic, high-quality meals made with fresh ingredients
- Special diets
- Special diets
- Allergies
- Nutritional preferences
- Activities
- Social events
- Outings
- Recreational programs
- Arts
- Crafts
- Exercise classes
- Community gatherings
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $4,400 to $8,700 a monthEstimated
An estimate, not this home's own price. Based on the published prices of 75 comparable assisted living homes. 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).
Hospitals and the area
In our words
Desert Sage Assisted Living is in Fountain Hills, in Maricopa County. The nearest park is about 0.49 miles away as the crow flies.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 9.3 miles
- Nearest hospital
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 9.3 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Bashas' Pharmacy, 0.6 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Bashas', 0.6 miles
- Nearest park
- Unnamed park, 0.5 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center 9.3 mi about 25 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Founder experience
- Over 16 years in Emergency Nursing and Healthcare Administration
- Mobility support
- Adaptive equipment support for walkers, wheelchairs, and transfers
- Company first home opened
- 2023-08
Questions families ask
In our words
- What care level is Desert Sage Assisted Living licensed for?
- As of September 2026, ADHS lists it at the directed care level, the highest of Arizona's three assisted living care levels.
- How many residents can the home serve?
- Up to 10 residents, according to the ADHS license record as of September 2026.
- Does Desert Sage Assisted Living offer memory care?
- Its website describes it as a memory care setting for residents with Alzheimer's or dementia.
- Is staff on site overnight?
- The company says trained team members are on site around the clock.
- What activities does the home offer?
- The website lists social events, outings, recreational programs, arts, crafts, exercise classes and community gatherings.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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