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Assisted living and memory care community
Desert Winds Assisted Living Community Peoria, AZ
20545 N Lake Pleasant Rd, Peoria, AZ 85382
- Licensed for 88 residents
- Directed care
- Private rooms
$5,900 to $7,800 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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Desert Winds Assisted Living Community
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 88 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Apartment types: Studio, One bedroom, Two bedroom
- Meals: Three meals per day and snacks, chef prepared, served in a restaurant style dining room
- Activities: Morning stretches, Exercises, Water aerobics, Movies and TV shows, Arts and crafts, Billiards, Pokeno, Bingo, Bowling
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Staff on site around the clock
- Independent living on campus
- Emergency call system
- Private rooms
- Kitchenette
- Transportation
- Pets allowed
- Housekeeping
- Laundry service
- Chef prepared meals
Address
Location
20545 North Lake Pleasant Road, Peoria, AZ 85382Maricopa County
- Desert Star Park0.7 mi
- Bashas'0.2 mi
- Walgreens0.2 mi
- Destiny Springs HealthcareClosest hospital4.2 mi
- Banner Boswell Medical CenterClosest emergency room4.7 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 one deficiency at its last routine inspection (April 14, 2026, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 53% of similar communities had more cited at theirs.
The routine inspection before it (2025) cited none.
One complaint inspection in the past two years led to a citation, and seven others found nothing to cite. 63% of similar communities had 2 or fewer.
ADHS took one enforcement action in the past two years, with civil penalties of $500 in all. 44% of similar communities had none.
Across nine inspections since November 2023, the state never cited the same area twice.
ADHS accepted its plan to correct the deficiency cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL2539C, valid to October 31, 2026
- License number
- AL2539C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Desert Winds Assisted Living
- Licensed capacity
- 88 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- November 1, 2025
- Expires
- October 31, 2026
- Licensed since
- September 27, 1999
- Manager of record
- Jenelle Johnson
- Chief administrative officer
- Jenelle Johnson
- For residents and staff
- (623) 322-0600
The full inspection record9 inspections on file since November 2023, 1 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
April 14, 2026
- Directed care services R9-10-815.F.2.a-cPlan of correction accepted
2025
2024
2023
Enforcement actions
What was cited on April 14, 2026, in plain words
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 27% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How do you keep residents with dementia safe without locking them in?
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.
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about Desert Winds Assisted Living Community
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 property is at 20545 North Lake Pleasant Road in Peoria (Maricopa County). ADHS lists it as an assisted living center, subtype Assisted Living Center-Directed, licensed for 88 residents. The state breaks its services into directed care for up to 24 residents, personal care for up to 64, and supervisory care.
The center is run by Senior Living Services, a Scottsdale, Arizona company that says it runs 6 communities in Arizona, among them sister communities Canyon Winds in Mesa, Chaparral Winds in Surprise, Sedona Winds in Sedona, Ventana Winds in Youngtown and Vista Winds in Peoria. The community's website describes a memory care unit called the Serenity Unit, set aside for residents with memory loss and staffed by caregivers it says are specifically trained for that care. Staff are on site 24 hours a day, it adds, and every resident gets a move-in assessment that becomes a personal care plan.
According to the website, apartments come as studios, one bedrooms and two bedrooms, all private, each with a refrigerator, a microwave and its own heat and air.
Visit in the afternoon and sit in the dining room for a while. Ask to see the actual room, not the model.
Highlights
- Desert Winds Assisted Living is in the ALTCS networks of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (list dated July 28, 2025), Banner-University Family Care (list dated 2026-07) and Mercy Care (list dated June 24, 2026).
The details
- Operator
- Senior Living Services
- Sister communities
- Canyon Winds (Mesa)
- Chaparral Winds (Surprise)
- Sedona Winds (Sedona)
- Ventana Winds (Youngtown)
- Vista Winds (Peoria)
- Other names
- Desert Winds Assisted Living LP
- Communities the company runs
- 6
Care and services
In our words
Desert Winds Assisted Living holds a directed care license from ADHS, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels, which means it can serve residents who cannot direct their own care, including people with dementia or other cognitive impairment. The company says each resident is assessed before moving in, and that assessment shapes a personal care plan.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
According to the community's website, Desert Winds serves three meals a day plus snacks, chef prepared and served in a restaurant style dining room. Scheduled transportation to appointments or shopping is part of the package, along with daily tidying and a weekly deep clean of each apartment, weekly personal laundry, and utilities with cable TV. Every apartment has an emergency call system, and the company says all of its communities are pet friendly. For something to do, the site lists morning stretches, exercises, water aerobics, movies and TV shows, arts and crafts, billiards, Pokeno, bingo and bowling.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Three meals per day and snacks, chef prepared, served in a restaurant style dining room
- Activities
- Morning stretches
- Exercises
- Water aerobics
- Movies and TV shows
- Arts and crafts
- Billiards
- Pokeno
- Bingo
- Bowling
Rooms
The details
- Room features
- Apartment types
- Studio
- One bedroom
- Two bedroom
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $5,900 to $7,800 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $8,900 to $11,600 a monthEstimated
Estimates, not this home's own prices. Based on the published prices of 102 comparable communities, 5 in Peoria. 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)
- Mercy Care (ALTCS)
Hospitals and the area
In our words
The website places Desert Winds close to Sun City, Arizona. Per CMS records, the nearest hospital is Destiny Springs Healthcare, about 4.19 miles away, and the nearest with emergency services is Banner Boswell Medical Center, about 4.65 miles away, with several more hospitals within 10 miles.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- Banner Boswell Medical Center, 4.7 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Destiny Springs Healthcare, 4.2 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 0.2 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Bashas', 0.2 miles
- Nearest park
- Desert Star Park, 0.7 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time Destiny Springs Healthcare 4.2 mi about 17 min Banner Boswell Medical Center 4.7 mi about 15 min Abrazo Arrowhead Campus 4.7 mi about 16 min Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center 5.4 mi about 23 min Avenir Behavioral Health Center at Surprise 6.4 mi about 25 min Banner Thunderbird Medical Center 7.2 mi about 27 min HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center 9.4 mi about 20 min Quail Run Behavioral Health 9.6 mi about 24 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
- Memory care unit name
- Serenity Unit
- Company based in
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Questions families ask
In our words
- What care level is Desert Winds Assisted Living licensed for?
- It holds a directed care license from ADHS, the highest of Arizona's three assisted living care levels.
- How many residents can Desert Winds Assisted Living serve?
- ADHS licenses it for 88 residents: up to 24 in directed care and up to 64 in personal care, along with supervisory care services.
- Does Desert Winds Assisted Living have a memory care unit?
- Yes, per the company. Its website describes the Serenity Unit, a memory care unit for residents with memory loss, staffed by caregivers it says are specifically trained for that care.
- Is Desert Winds Assisted Living in the ALTCS network?
- Yes. UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (list dated July 28, 2025), Banner-University Family Care (list dated 2026-07) and Mercy Care (list dated June 24, 2026) all include it in their ALTCS networks.
- Who operates Desert Winds Assisted Living?
- Senior Living Services, a company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, runs it and says it has 6 communities in the state.
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