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Thunderbird Senior Living

5401 West Dailey Street, Glendale, AZ 85306

Integrity Senior Placement is a free placement service. We have worked with Thunderbird Senior Living and other homes in Glendale for years. Call us and we can tell you the current price, if a room is open, and if it’s the right fit for your loved one.

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Pricing

  • Assisted living communityEstimated$5,500 to $7,100/month

An estimate, not this home's own price. Based on the published prices of 66 comparable communities, 4 in Glendale. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.

Typical in Arizona: $5,500 to $9,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).

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Amenities

Rooms

  • Private bathroom

Building and grounds

  • Pool
  • Art room
  • Beauty salon/barber shop
  • Bistro
  • Game room
  • Heated outdoor pool
  • Library
  • Living room/lounges

About Thunderbird Senior Living

Thunderbird Senior Living is a 345-unit senior housing community in Glendale, Arizona, spread across 13 interconnected three-story buildings on a 7.8-acre lot, according to a JLL announcement of the property's sale. The community was last renovated in 2018, per the same JLL report. JLL reported that the property changed ownership on January 5, 2026, with Stellar Senior Living remaining on as the company under an undisclosed buyer. All resident units include a dedicated kitchen, private bathrooms and private bedrooms, and the community offers a heated outdoor pool, nature trails, sun decks, an art room, a beauty salon and barber shop, a bistro, a game room, a library, living room lounges and a theater, per the JLL report.

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

Care and services

ADHS's file lists Thunderbird Senior Living's service types as directed care (licensed for 28 residents), personal care (licensed for 56 residents) and supervisory care, together making up its licensed capacity of 84 residents.

Daily life

JLL's report of the community describes on-site amenities that support daily life, including a bistro, a game room, a library, an art room, a beauty salon and barber shop and a theater, along with a heated outdoor pool, nature trails and sun decks for time outdoors.

The neighborhood

Thunderbird Senior Living sits about 0.35 miles from Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, the nearest hospital of any type and the nearest with emergency services, and about the same distance from Acoma Park, per CMS and OpenStreetMap data. A Walgreens pharmacy is about 0.16 miles away and a Fry's Food and Drug grocery store is about 0.55 miles away, both by straight-line distance. Eight additional hospitals lie within 10 miles of the property, according to CMS's hospital directory, including Abrazo Arrowhead Campus at 3.28 miles and HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center at 5.06 miles.

Questions families ask

Is Thunderbird Senior Living licensed by the state of Arizona?
Yes.
How many residents can Thunderbird Senior Living serve?
ADHS lists its licensed capacity at 84 residents, split across directed care (28), personal care (56) and supervisory care services.
Who operates Thunderbird Senior Living?
Stellar Senior Living operates the community and remained on as company after the property changed ownership on January 5, 2026, according to JLL.
Do resident units at Thunderbird Senior Living have private bathrooms and kitchens?
Yes. JLL's report states that all resident units include a dedicated kitchen, a private bathroom and a private bedroom.
How big is the Thunderbird Senior Living property?
JLL reports the community sits on 7.8 acres across 13 interconnected three-story buildings totaling 345 units.

We put this together from public records and the community's own website. Thunderbird Senior Living did not write or approve it.

Learn more about Thunderbird 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.

Care and services

Care levels licensed
  • Directed care
  • Personal care
  • Supervisory care
ADHS, September 2026

Rooms

Room features
  • Private bathroom
JLL, January 2026
Rooms or apartments
345 roomsJLL, January 2026

Building and grounds

Features
  • Pool
  • No Single story
JLL, January 2026
Outdoor space
nature trails and sun decksJLL, January 2026
Campus
7.8 acresJLL, January 2026

Hospitals and the area

Nearest emergency room
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, 0.4 milesCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), September 2026
Nearest hospital
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, 0.4 milesCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), September 2026
Nearest pharmacy
Walgreens, 0.2 milesOpenStreetMap contributors, via Geofabrik, September 2026
Nearest grocery
Fry's Food and Drug, 0.6 milesOpenStreetMap contributors, via Geofabrik, September 2026
Nearest park
Acoma Park, 0.4 milesOpenStreetMap contributors, via Geofabrik, September 2026
Hospitals within 10 miles
NameMilesDrive time
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center0.4about 2 min
Abrazo Arrowhead Campus3.3about 14 min
HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center5.1about 17 min
Quail Run Behavioral Health5.7about 19 min
Banner Boswell Medical Center6.3about 23 min
HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center6.8about 24 min
The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital7.1about 21 min
Abrazo Central Campus7.4about 21 min
Destiny Springs Healthcare9.9about 33 min

Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), September 2026

Name and operator

Operator
Stellar Senior LivingJLL, January 2026

State license

Licensed since
February 25, 2026ADHS, September 2026
Manager of record
Michael BrownADHS, September 2026
Chief administrative officer
Michael BrownADHS, September 2026

More details

Features
  • Unit kitchens
JLL, January 2026
Amenities
  • Art room
  • Beauty salon/barber shop
  • Bistro
  • Game room
  • Heated outdoor pool
  • Library
  • Living room/lounges
  • Nature trails
  • Sun decks
  • Theater
JLL, January 2026
Last renovated
2018JLL, January 2026

We gathered these facts. Thunderbird Senior Living did not write or approve them. Details change, so ask us to check anything important.

Location

5401 West Dailey Street, Glendale, AZ 85306

Maricopa County

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Safety and compliance

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).

License number
ALC20030
Facility type
Assisted living and memory care community
Name on the license
Thunderbird Senior Living
Licensed capacity
84 residents
Care level
Not stated
Effective
February 25, 2026
Expires
February 24, 2027
Phone on its state license
(602) 938-0414
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Inspections

3 inspections on file since February 2026, none with deficiencies cited.

From AZ Care Check, checked September 24, 2026.

Inspections
3
With deficiencies cited
0
Enforcement actions
0

2026

  1. July 6, 2026
    Type
    Complaint
    Deficiencies cited
    0
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on July 6, 2026, opens in a new tab
  2. May 22, 2026
    Type
    Complaint
    Deficiencies cited
    0
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on May 22, 2026, opens in a new tab
  3. February 2, 2026
    Type
    Change of ownership
    Deficiencies cited
    0
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on February 2, 2026, opens in a new tab

Enforcement actions

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

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Estimated

$5,500 to $7,100/month

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