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Assisted living and memory care community
The Summit at Sunland Springs Mesa, AZ
2415 S Signal Butte Rd, Mesa, AZ 85209
- Licensed for 176 residents
- Directed care
$5,500 to $7,100 a month
Estimated
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The Summit at Sunland Springs
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 176 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
- Apartment types: Studio, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom
- Meals: Scheduled hydration passes, plus daily meals and snacks
- Outdoor space: Beautiful, secure courtyard
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Respite stays
- Medication management
- Therapy on site
- Fall detection
- Emergency call system
- Transportation
- Pets allowed
- Outings
- Housekeeping
- Salon
Address
Location
2415 South Signal Butte Road, Mesa, AZ 85209Maricopa County
- Rose Garden Park0.2 mi
- Fry's Marketplace0.4 mi
- Walgreens0.5 mi
- HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room1.5 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).
No deficiencies were cited at its last routine inspection (December 1, 2025, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 63% of similar communities had at least one cited at theirs.
No deficiencies at either of its last two routine inspections (2024 and 2025).
None of its five complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation. 13% of similar communities had no complaint inspection that led to a citation.
No enforcement action by ADHS in the past two years. The same is true of 33% of similar communities.
Across seven inspections since January 2024, the state never cited the same area twice.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL8944C, valid to December 31, 2026
- License number
- AL8944C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Summit at Sunland Springs, the
- Licensed capacity
- 176 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- January 1, 2026
- Expires
- December 31, 2026
- Licensed since
- January 28, 2013
- Manager of record
- Scott Wade
- Chief administrative officer
- Candice Fine
- For residents and staff
- (480) 907-5588
The full inspection record7 inspections on file since January 2024, 1 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
2025
2024
January 31, 2024
- Emergency responder forms A.R.S. § 36-420.04.A.1-9Plan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.
How the figures above are counted
- Routine figures: 72 licensed assisted living centers with 100 or more 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: 84 licensed assisted living centers with 100 or more 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.
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about The Summit at Sunland Springs
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
ADHS licenses the home as Assisted Living Center-Directed, which means it can give directed care, the highest of the three ADHS assisted living care levels and the one meant for residents who cannot direct their own care. It holds 176 residents in all, which ADHS splits into 51 for directed care services and 125 for personal care services, and the state also lists supervisory care services.
According to its website, the company that runs it is Avista Senior Living, based in Mesa and in business since 2011. The community is part of Sunland Springs Village in East Mesa, which the site describes as an active adult retirement community built by the Farnsworth family. The company offers assisted living, memory care, respite care and home care, and memory care means 24-hour care for people living with dementia or other cognitive impairment, built around the It's Never 2 Late Dementia Programming System and SafelyYou fall-detection cameras. Units come as studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms, and amenities include a secure courtyard, fire pits, BBQ grills, a putting green, a movie theater, an arts and crafts studio and a billiards room, with podiatry, dental, hearing and x-ray services on site.
Provider directories place the address in the ALTCS networks of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, on lists dated January 22, 2025 and July 28, 2025, and Banner-University Family Care, on a list dated July 2026.
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Highlights
- Room for 176 residents, per ADHS: 51 for directed care services and 125 for personal care services.
- As of September 2026, ADHS licenses it as Assisted Living Center-Directed, the highest of the three ADHS assisted living care levels.
- Memory care includes SafelyYou fall-detection cameras, according to the community's website.
- The website names its dementia program the It's Never 2 Late Dementia Programming System.
- It sits in Sunland Springs Village in East Mesa, which per the company's site was built by the Farnsworth family.
The details
- Operator
- Avista Senior Living
- Other names
- Summit at Sunland Springs, the
- Company headquarters
- 2812 N Norwalk, Suite 101, Mesa, AZ 85215
Care and services
In our words
ADHS licenses The Summit at Sunland Springs at the directed care level, which the state defines as care for residents who cannot direct their own care, for example because of dementia or other cognitive impairment. The state record counts capacity for directed care (51), personal care (125) and supervisory care services. The community's site adds medication management and help with bathing or dressing.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Personal care
- Directed care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
According to the community's website, meals and snacks come every day with all day dining, plus scheduled hydration passes. There are activities every day and regular outings, transportation is part of the services, and the community is pet friendly.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Scheduled hydration passes, plus daily meals and snacks
- Outdoor space
- Beautiful, secure courtyard
Rooms
The details
- Apartment types
- Studio
- 1 bedroom
- 2 bedroom
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $5,500 to $7,100 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $5,400 to $6,500 a monthEstimated
Estimates, not this home's own prices. 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 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).
The details
- Payment and what is included
- ALTCS networks
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (ALTCS)
- Banner-University Family Care (ALTCS)
Hospitals and the area
In our words
HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center is the nearest hospital, about 1.52 miles away. For errands, Fry's Marketplace grocery store is about 0.36 miles off and a Walgreens pharmacy about 0.54 miles. Rose Garden Park is about 0.19 miles away.
The details
- Neighborhood
- Sunland Springs Village, East Mesa
- Nearest emergency room
- HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center, 1.5 miles
- Nearest hospital
- HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center, 1.5 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 0.5 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Fry's Marketplace, 0.4 miles
- Nearest park
- Rose Garden Park, 0.2 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center 1.5 mi about 6 min Agave Ridge Behavioral Hospital 2.4 mi about 10 min Arizona General Hospital 2.5 mi about 9 min Banner Goldfield Medical Center 2.6 mi about 9 min Banner Heart Hospital 5.6 mi about 14 min Banner Baywood Medical Center 5.8 mi about 16 min East Valley ER & Hospital 6.3 mi about 19 min Banner Gateway Medical Center 7.0 mi about 13 min Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital 7.8 mi about 15 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
- Memory care description
- 24-hour care for people living with dementia or other forms of cognitive impairment
- Onsite ancillary services
- Podiatry
- Dental
- Hearing
- X-rays
Questions families ask
In our words
- What level of care does ADHS license The Summit at Sunland Springs for?
- It holds the Assisted Living Center-Directed license from ADHS, so it can give directed care, the highest of the three ADHS assisted living care levels.
- How many residents can it serve?
- ADHS gives it room for 176 residents, with 51 for directed care services and 125 for personal care services.
- Does it offer memory care?
- Its website says it does: memory care there is 24-hour care for people living with dementia or other forms of cognitive impairment, using its It's Never 2 Late Dementia Programming System and SafelyYou fall-detection cameras.
- Is it in the ALTCS network?
- Yes. Provider directories list the address in the ALTCS networks of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (list dated July 28, 2025) and Banner-University Family Care (list dated July 2026).
- What kinds of units does it have?
- Studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, as the community's website lists them.
- Who operates the facility?
- Per its website, the company that runs it is Avista Senior Living, in business since 2011.
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