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Assisted living home
Desert Springs Escondido Mesa, AZ
5338 E Escondido Cir, Mesa, AZ 85206
- Licensed for 5 residents
- Directed care
$3,900 to $8,200 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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Desert Springs Escondido
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: 3 nutritious meals daily, plus snacks and beverages
- Outdoor space: outdoor patio
Also on the home's website
- Medication management
- Housekeeping
- Laundry service
Address
Location
5338 East Escondido Circle, Mesa, AZ 85206Maricopa County
- A park0.1 mi
- Sprouts Farmers Market0.6 mi
- Banner Family Pharmacy1.2 mi
- Banner Gateway Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room1.2 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 nine deficiencies at its last routine inspection (February 2, 2026). 51% of similar homes had 2 or fewer at theirs.
1 deficiency cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2024.
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 each of the 10 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL11490H, valid to April 30, 2027
- License number
- AL11490H
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- Desert Springs Escondido
- Licensed capacity
- 5 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- May 1, 2026
- Expires
- April 30, 2027
- Licensed since
- May 7, 2020
- Chief administrative officer
- Mark Lauher
- For residents and staff
- (480) 396-8496
The full inspection record2 inspections on file since October 2024, 2 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
February 2, 2026
- Fall prevention training A.R.S. § 36-420.01.APlan of correction accepted
- Tuberculosis screening R9-10-113.A.2.a-fPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.4.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.9Plan of correction accepted
- Directed care services R9-10-815.B.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Directed care services R9-10-815.C.1-7Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.A.2Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.A.4Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.A.8Plan of correction accepted
2024
October 15, 2024
- Medication R9-10-816.B.3.cPlan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.
What was cited on February 2, 2026, in plain words
Fall prevention training
A state law that requires every staff member to be trained in preventing falls and in helping a resident who has fallen.
Falls are a leading cause of injury in older adults, so this training matters for nearly every resident.
Cited at 15% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour What fall training do caregivers get, and how often is it refreshed?
Tuberculosis screening
TB screening for staff and residents, and yearly TB training for staff.
It is a basic infection control rule in a shared home.
Cited at 21% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How do you screen new staff and residents for TB?
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 34% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How are new caregivers trained, and how long before they work a shift alone?
Directed care services
Care for residents who cannot direct their own care, such as many people with dementia: closer care planning, weight checks, and exits that are safe for them.
These rules protect residents who cannot speak up for themselves.
Cited at 26% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How do you keep residents with dementia safe without locking them in?
Emergency and safety
Disaster and evacuation drills, first aid supplies, and what staff must do and record after a resident's accident or injury.
It is about whether staff know what to do in an emergency, and whether the family hears about an injury.
Cited at 19% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour When was the last fire drill, and how would you tell me if my parent were hurt?
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 Desert Springs Escondido
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
Desert Springs Escondido is a small assisted living home at 5338 East Escondido Circle in Mesa (Maricopa County), and AZ Care Check lists directed, personal and supervisory care services for it. Directed care is the highest of the 3 ADHS assisted living care levels, and ADHS defines it as care for residents who cannot direct their own care.
According to the home's website, care, services, food and basic supplies are all included, which it calls all-inclusive care. Residents get 3 meals a day plus snacks and beverages, medicines are dispensed as per doctor's orders, laundry is done as a regular service, and the home has an outdoor patio.
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
- Licensed for 5 residents, according to ADHS records as of September 2026.
- ADHS lists it as an Assisted Living Home-Directed, the directed care level, as of September 2026.
- AZ Care Check lists directed, personal and supervisory care services for this home as of September 2026.
- Its website says residents get 3 meals a day plus snacks and beverages.
- The website lists an outdoor patio as part of the floor plan.
- Banner Gateway Medical Center is the nearest hospital, about 1.22 miles away as the crow flies, per CMS hospital data and map data as of September 2026.
The details
- Operator
- Desert Springs Escondido, LLC
- Other names
- Desert Springs Escondido, LLC
- Licensee entity status
- Active
Care and services
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- 3 nutritious meals daily, plus snacks and beverages
- Outdoor space
- outdoor patio
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $3,900 to $8,200 a monthEstimated
An estimate, not this home's own price. Based on the published prices of 75 comparable assisted living homes, 8 in Mesa. 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
- How pricing works
- All inclusive
Hospitals and the area
In our words
Banner Gateway Medical Center is the closest hospital, about 1.22 miles away, with Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital and Banner Baywood Medical Center a little farther at about 1.75 miles each, per CMS hospital data. For prescriptions, Banner Family Pharmacy is about the same distance as Banner Gateway, about 1.22 miles off.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- Banner Gateway Medical Center, 1.2 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Banner Gateway Medical Center, 1.2 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Banner Family Pharmacy, 1.2 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Sprouts Farmers Market, 0.6 miles
- Nearest park
- Unnamed park, 0.1 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Banner Gateway Medical Center 1.2 mi Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital 1.8 mi Banner Baywood Medical Center 1.8 mi Banner Heart Hospital 1.9 mi Agave Ridge Behavioral Hospital 5.6 mi Arizona General Hospital 5.8 mi HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center 6.2 mi East Valley ER & Hospital 6.2 mi Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center 8.1 mi Oasis Behavioral Health 8.6 mi Banner Goldfield Medical Center 8.6 mi Banner Desert Medical Center 9.2 mi
Questions families ask
In our words
- How many residents is Desert Springs Escondido licensed for?
- ADHS records show it licensed for 5 residents as of September 2026.
- What care level is Desert Springs Escondido licensed at?
- As of September 2026, ADHS lists it as an Assisted Living Home-Directed, which is the directed care level. ADHS defines directed care as care for residents who cannot direct their own care.
- Does Desert Springs Escondido say what is included in its price?
- Yes. Its website describes all-inclusive care, with care, services, food and basic supplies included.
- What meals does the home say it serves?
- Per the company's website, residents receive 3 nutritious meals daily, plus snacks and beverages.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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