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Assisted living community
Avista Downtown Mesa Mesa, AZ
248 N MacDonald, Mesa, AZ 85201
- Licensed for 91 residents
- Personal care
- Private rooms
$5,700 to $7,400 a month
Estimated
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Avista Downtown Mesa
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 91 residents at personal care.
From the home's website
- Rooms or apartments: 92 rooms
- Meals: three meals a day, specific dietary needs accommodated
Also on the home's website
- Nurse on staff
- Medication management
- Independent living on campus
- Private rooms
- Transportation
Address
Location
248 North MacDonald, Mesa, AZ 85201Maricopa County
- A park0.0 mi
- Community Market0.8 mi
- Best-Rx Pharmacy0.7 mi
- Banner Desert Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room3.2 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 two deficiencies at its last routine inspection (November 20, 2025, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 55% of similar communities had 2 or fewer at theirs.
5 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2024.
One complaint inspection in the past two years led to a citation, and four others found nothing to cite. 63% of similar communities had 2 or fewer.
No enforcement action by ADHS in the past two years. The same is true of 44% of similar communities.
Cited at more than one inspection since August 2024: Staffing and staff records (two inspections), Upkeep and hazards (two inspections).
ADHS accepted its plan to correct each of the 2 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL8507C, valid to June 30, 2027
- License number
- AL8507C
- Facility type
- Assisted living community
- Name on the license
- Avista Senior Living, Historic Downtown Mesa
- Licensed capacity
- 91 residents
- Care level
- Personal care
- Effective
- July 1, 2026
- Expires
- June 30, 2027
- Licensed since
- July 22, 2011
- Manager of record
- Joanna Alvarez
- Chief administrative officer
- Candice Fine
- For residents and staff
- (480) 827-2222
The full inspection record7 inspections on file since August 2024, 3 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
2025
November 20, 2025
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.8.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-820.A.14.a-cPlan of correction accepted
2024
September 23, 2024
- Resident rights R9-10-810.B.1Plan of correction accepted
August 6, 2024
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.4.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
- Food service R9-10-817.C.2Plan of correction accepted
- Food service R9-10-817.C.4.aPlan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.11Plan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.
What was cited on November 20, 2025, in plain words
Staffing and staff records
Caregiver qualifications and records: skills checked before working alone, training, CPR and first aid cards, TB screening and fingerprint clearance on file.
It is about whether the people giving care have been trained and checked, and whether the home can prove it.
Cited at 44% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How are new caregivers trained, and how long before they work a shift alone?
Upkeep and hazards
A clean, safe building: chemicals locked away, hot water at a safe temperature, and nothing in the house that could cause a fall or an injury.
These are the everyday safety checks of the place a resident lives.
Cited at 34% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour Where are cleaning products and medicines kept?
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 Avista Downtown Mesa
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
Avista Downtown Mesa is the name Avista Senior Living Management uses for the home ADHS licenses as Avista Senior Living, Historic Downtown Mesa, at 248 North MacDonald. According to the company's website, it sits in Mesa's historic district, across the street from the Mesa Active Adult Center.
The company describes itself on its website as locally owned and has run senior living communities since 2011 in Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah and Washington. A full time LPN is on site, with caregivers and med techs on duty 24 hours a day, and that includes medication help. Meals come three a day with specific dietary needs accommodated, and the amenities list includes transportation and breakfast made to order.
The website says the property is ALTCS approved. Separately, it is listed in the ALTCS network of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (list dated July 28, 2025).
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
- ADHS records show a license for 91 residents at the personal care level, as of September 2026.
- Its website places it in Mesa's historic district, directly across the street from the Mesa Active Adult Center.
- The website lists 92 apartments, including two bedroom casitas with private courtyards, each with its own porch or balcony.
- Per the company, Avista Senior Living Management is locally owned and has run senior living communities since 2011, in five states.
The details
- Operator
- Avista Senior Living Management
- Other names
- Corporate Account - Avista Senior Living
- About the company
Care and services
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- three meals a day, specific dietary needs accommodated
Rooms
The details
- Room features
- Rooms or apartments
- 92 rooms
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $5,700 to $7,400 a monthEstimated
An estimate, not this home's own price. Based on the published prices of 103 comparable communities, 12 in Mesa. 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).
The details
- Payment and what is included
Hospitals and the area
In our words
Banner Desert Medical Center is the nearest hospital with emergency services, 3.24 miles away, and eleven more hospitals are within 10 miles, among them HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center and Chandler Regional Medical Center.
The details
- Neighborhood
- Mesa historic district
- Nearest emergency room
- Banner Desert Medical Center, 3.2 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Banner Desert Medical Center, 3.2 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Best-Rx Pharmacy, 0.7 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Community Market, 0.8 miles
- Nearest park
- Unnamed park, 0.0 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time Banner Desert Medical Center 3.2 mi about 12 min Oasis Behavioral Health 5.7 mi about 21 min HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center 6.2 mi about 21 min Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital 6.4 mi about 17 min Banner Behavioral Health Hospital 6.5 mi about 23 min HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center 6.9 mi about 25 min Banner Gateway Medical Center 7.0 mi about 17 min Banner Baywood Medical Center 8.4 mi about 24 min Banner Heart Hospital 8.6 mi about 23 min Chandler Regional Medical Center 8.8 mi about 25 min Banner Ocotillo Medical Center 9.5 mi about 23 min Arizona Specialty Hospital 9.7 mi about 22 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
- Company since
- 2011
- Company states
- Arizona
- Idaho
- New Mexico
- Utah
- Washington
Questions families ask
In our words
- What care level is Avista Downtown Mesa licensed for?
- ADHS licenses it at the personal care level, under the subtype Assisted Living Center-Personal. That level covers help with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting, plus medication administration.
- How many residents does ADHS license the facility for?
- ADHS records list a capacity of 91 residents.
- Is Avista Downtown Mesa listed in any ALTCS network?
- Yes. It is listed in the ALTCS network of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (list dated July 28, 2025), and the community's website separately calls the property ALTCS approved.
- Does the facility have a nurse on staff?
- The community's website says a full time LPN is on site, with caregivers and med techs on duty 24 hours a day.
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