Assisted living home
Desert Sanctuary Assisted Living Phoenix, AZ
5216 W Spur Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85083
- Licensed for 10 residents
- Directed care
$5,300 to $9,600 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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Desert Sanctuary Assisted Living
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 10 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Meals: Nutritional home cooked meals
- Activities: Group and individual recreational programs, Daily exercise class, Weekly activities with fun prizes, Music therapy and in-home concerts, Arts and crafts classes, Pet therapy
- Outdoor space: Large outdoor patio; park-like secured grounds for walking
Also on the home's website
- Hospice care in place
- Incontinence care
- Medication management
- Visiting doctor
- Therapy on site
- Transportation
- Outings
- Housekeeping
- Laundry service
- Salon
- Wifi
- Secured perimeter
Address
Location
5216 West Spur Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85083Maricopa County
- Stetson Valley Park0.1 mi
- Safeway1.9 mi
- Walgreens2.0 mi
- Quail Run Behavioral HealthClosest hospital4.7 mi
- HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterClosest emergency room4.8 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 (August 27, 2025). 65% of similar homes had at least one cited at theirs.
7 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2024.
No complaint inspections in the past two years. 60% 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.
Across three inspections since April 2024, the state never cited the same area twice.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL11322H, valid to December 5, 2026
- License number
- AL11322H
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- Desert Sanctuary Assisted Living LLC
- Licensed capacity
- 10 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- December 6, 2025
- Expires
- December 5, 2026
- Licensed since
- December 6, 2019
- Manager of record
- Diana Luca
- Chief administrative officer
- Diana Luca
- For residents and staff
- (602) 989-9977
The full inspection record3 inspections on file since April 2024, 1 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2025
2024
April 8, 2024
- Fall prevention training A.R.S. § 36-420.01.APlan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.A.9Plan 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.7Plan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.C.1.bPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
- Tuberculosis screening R9-10-113.A.2.b.i-iiPlan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
How the figures above are counted
- Routine figures: 596 licensed assisted living homes with 6 to 10 beds in the Phoenix and Tucson areas whose last routine inspection, between September 2024 and September 2026, was routine only.
- Complaint and enforcement figures: 982 licensed assisted living homes with 6 to 10 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 Sanctuary Assisted Living
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 it at the directed care level, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels, with a capacity of 10 residents. According to its website, the home sits on park-like secured grounds with a large outdoor patio, and each room has free WiFi and cable TV. The home's website describes daily assistance with bathing, dressing and grooming, feeding assistance, incontinence care, transfer and walking assistance, and medication management, along with home health services for physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy, hospice care, and physician and podiatrist visits. Meals are described as nutritional and home cooked, with special diets offered, plus scheduled outings, transportation to doctor's appointments, and activities such as a daily exercise class, music therapy, arts and crafts, and pet therapy. It is listed in the ALTCS networks of: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (ALTCS) (list dated July 28, 2025).
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The details
- Operator
- Desert Sanctuary Assisted Living LLC
- Other names
- Desert Sanctuary Assisted Living LLC
Care and services
In our words
ADHS lists the home's licensed services as directed care, personal care and supervisory care. It also says home health providers visit for physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy, that hospice care is available in place, and that a physician and podiatrist make visits.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
According to its website, meals are nutritional and home cooked, with special diets offered. The website lists group and individual recreational programs, a daily exercise class, weekly activities with prizes, music therapy and in-home concerts, arts and crafts classes, and pet therapy, along with scheduled shopping trips and outings and scheduled transportation to doctor's appointments. It also says residents have beauty and barber shop services and personal laundry and housekeeping, and that WiFi and cable TV are provided in every room.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Nutritional home cooked meals
- Activities
- Group and individual recreational programs
- Daily exercise class
- Weekly activities with fun prizes
- Music therapy and in-home concerts
- Arts and crafts classes
- Pet therapy
- Features
- Outdoor space
- Large outdoor patio; park-like secured grounds for walking
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $5,300 to $9,600 a monthEstimated
An estimate, not this home's own price. Based on the published prices of 75 comparable assisted living homes, 12 in Phoenix. 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).
Hospitals and the area
In our words
The home sits about 0.05 miles from Stetson Valley Park, according to OpenStreetMap data. The nearest grocery store is a Safeway about 1.91 miles away, and the nearest pharmacy is a Walgreens about 1.99 miles away. The nearest hospital with emergency services is HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, about 4.78 miles away, per CMS data; the nearest hospital of any type is Quail Run Behavioral Health, about 4.70 miles away. Four more hospitals are within 10 miles, including HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center, Abrazo Arrowhead Campus and Banner Thunderbird Medical Center.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, 4.8 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Quail Run Behavioral Health, 4.7 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 2.0 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Safeway, 1.9 miles
- Nearest park
- Stetson Valley Park, 0.1 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time Quail Run Behavioral Health 4.7 mi about 16 min HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center 4.8 mi about 19 min HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center 5.2 mi about 19 min Abrazo Arrowhead Campus 5.2 mi about 20 min Banner Thunderbird Medical Center 8.1 mi about 29 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
- Adl assistance
- Daily assistance with bathing, dressing and grooming
- Staff experience years
- over 25 years
Questions families ask
In our words
- What level of care is Desert Sanctuary Assisted Living licensed for?
- ADHS licenses the home at the directed care level, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
- How many residents can the home serve?
- ADHS licenses the home for a capacity of 10 residents.
- Does the home participate in ALTCS?
- It is listed in the ALTCS networks of: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (ALTCS) (list dated July 28, 2025).
- Does the company offer hospice care?
- The home's website says hospice care is available in place.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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