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Assisted living and memory care community
Garden Ridge Peoria, AZ
18170 N 91st Ave, Peoria, AZ 85382
- Licensed for 259 residents
- Directed care
- Private rooms
$6,200 to $8,400 a month
Estimated
Learn about
Garden Ridge
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 259 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
- Meals: Three chef-inspired meals per day
- Activities: Billiards, Shuffleboard
- Outdoor space: Courtyards
Also on the home's website
- Respite stays
- Diabetic care
- Medication management
- Staff on site around the clock
- Independent living on campus
- Emergency call system
- Private rooms
- Transportation
- Pets allowed
- Salon
- Pool
- Courtyard
Address
Location
18170 North 91st Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85382Maricopa County
- Desert Amethyst Park0.1 mi
- Fry's Food and Drug0.2 mi
- Unnamed pharmacy0.2 mi
- Abrazo Arrowhead CampusClosest 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 one deficiency at its last routine inspection (February 13, 2026, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 55% of similar communities had 1 or fewer at theirs.
2 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2025.
Three complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation, and five others found nothing to cite. 50% of similar communities had 2 or fewer.
No enforcement action by ADHS in the past two years. The same is true of 33% of similar communities.
Cited at more than one inspection since October 2023: Upkeep and hazards (two inspections).
ADHS accepted its plan to correct each of the 4 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL11479C, valid to March 31, 2027
- License number
- AL11479C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Garden Ridge
- Licensed capacity
- 259 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- April 1, 2026
- Expires
- March 31, 2027
- Licensed since
- April 20, 2020
- Manager of record
- Holly VanderMate
- Chief administrative officer
- Holly VanderMate
- For residents and staff
- (952) 361-8930
The full inspection record12 inspections on file since October 2023, 4 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
February 13, 2026
- Building and rooms R9-10-821.C.1Plan of correction accepted
2025
September 19, 2025
- Resident rights R9-10-810.B.1Plan of correction accepted
March 3, 2025
- Emergency and safety R9-10-818.B.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.13.a-cPlan of correction accepted
2024
Show older inspections (1)
2023
October 19, 2023
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.1.b.iPlan of correction accepted
- Medical records R9-10-811.C.18Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.14.bPlan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.14.cPlan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
December 4, 2023
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on December 4, 2023, opens in a new tab
What was cited on February 13, 2026, in plain words
Building and rooms
The building itself: bedrooms (no more than two people, privacy), bathrooms, clean linen, and pool safety where there is a pool.
It is about a resident's own room and the shared spaces they use every day.
Cited at 3% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour Who else would share the room, and how is privacy 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: 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. 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 Garden Ridge
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 lists Garden Ridge as an assisted living center licensed at the directed care level, with room for 259 residents as of September 2026. The campus used to be called Amethyst, and the sister communities Arbor Ridge and Senita Ridge are part of it too.
According to its website, each resident has a choice of private residence and 3 chef-inspired meals a day, with an outdoor pool and hot tub, courtyards, and staff on site 24 hours a day.
Visit in the afternoon and sit in the dining room for a while. Ask to see the actual room, not the model.
Highlights
- Private patios and balconies are offered, the community's website says.
- Garden Ridge appears in the ALTCS network of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (list dated July 28, 2025).
- Desert Amethyst Park is 0.08 miles away as the crow flies, according to OpenStreetMap data.
- OpenStreetMap data puts Fry's Food and Drug 0.19 miles away in a straight line.
The details
- Other names
- Ridges at Peoria Senior Living
- Amethyst
- Ridges at Peoria, LLC
Care and services
In our words
In the ADHS license file, Garden Ridge has personal care services (capacity 259) and supervisory care services, and its directed care license is the highest of the 3 care levels ADHS sets for assisted living. The community's website describes help with daily activities that can include medication management, bathing, dressing, grooming, escorts and toileting. The site also lists diabetic management (for an extra charge, it says), respite care, a Parkinson's Program, a Veterans Program and a 24-hour emergency call system.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Personal care
- Directed care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
The website fills in the rest of the day. Besides the 3 chef-inspired meals, there is scheduled transportation, pets are welcome, and residents can play billiards and shuffleboard, visit the salon, or head out to the pool, hot tub and courtyards.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Three chef-inspired meals per day
- Activities
- Billiards
- Shuffleboard
- Features
- Outdoor space
- Courtyards
Rooms
The details
- Room features
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $6,200 to $8,400 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $9,200 to $11,900 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
Hospitals and the area
In our words
Garden Ridge is at 18170 North 91st Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85382 (Maricopa County). In CMS data the closest hospital is Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, 3.15 miles as the crow flies, and Banner Boswell Medical Center is next at 3.52 miles.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, 3.2 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, 3.2 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Unnamed pharmacy, 0.2 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Fry's Food and Drug, 0.2 miles
- Nearest park
- Desert Amethyst Park, 0.1 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time Abrazo Arrowhead Campus 3.2 mi about 12 min Banner Boswell Medical Center 3.5 mi about 12 min Destiny Springs Healthcare 5.1 mi about 16 min Banner Thunderbird Medical Center 5.1 mi about 20 min Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center 6.8 mi about 23 min Avenir Behavioral Health Center at Surprise 7.3 mi about 24 min HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center 8.1 mi about 15 min Quail Run Behavioral Health 8.4 mi about 19 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
Questions families ask
In our words
- What license does Garden Ridge hold?
- It is licensed by ADHS as an assisted living center at the directed care level, the highest of the state's 3 assisted living care levels, for 259 residents.
- Is Garden Ridge listed in any ALTCS networks?
- Yes. Garden Ridge appears in the ALTCS networks of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (list dated July 28, 2025) and Mercy Care (list dated June 24, 2026, where the match was on facility name only).
- How far is the nearest hospital?
- Abrazo Arrowhead Campus is the nearest hospital in CMS data, 3.15 miles away as the crow flies.
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