Assisted living home
Desert Sierra Assisted Living Phoenix, AZ
3132 E Acoma Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85032
- Licensed for 10 residents
- Directed care
$3,500 to $10,000 a month
Typical for assisted living homes in Arizona
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Desert Sierra 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.
Address
Location
3132 East Acoma Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85032Maricopa County
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 two deficiencies at its last routine inspection (August 21, 2025, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 52% of similar homes had more cited at theirs.
13 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2024.
Two complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation, and two others found nothing to cite. 60% of similar homes had none.
ADHS took one enforcement action in the past two years, with civil penalties of $1,000 in all. 58% of similar homes had none.
Cited at more than one inspection since May 2024: Admission and residency agreements (two inspections), Staffing and staff records (two inspections).
ADHS accepted its plan to correct each of the 5 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL11899H, valid to June 30, 2027
- License number
- AL11899H
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- Desert Sierra Assisted Living
- Licensed capacity
- 10 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- July 1, 2026
- Expires
- June 30, 2027
- For residents and staff
- (602) 441-4485
The full inspection record5 inspections on file since May 2024, 3 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
2025
December 10, 2025
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.A.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Food service R9-10-818.A.1.a-ePlan of correction accepted
- Food service R9-10-818.C.1Plan of correction accepted
August 21, 2025
- Administration R9-10-803.A.9Plan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.10Plan of correction accepted
2024
May 28, 2024
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.B.1.bPlan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.D.2.aPlan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.D.10Plan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.E.1-4Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.3.bPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.4.aPlan of correction accepted
- Medical records R9-10-811.C.13.a-dPlan of correction accepted
- Medical records R9-10-811.C.17Plan of correction accepted
- Directed care services R9-10-815.F.2.a.i-iiPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.F.3.dPlan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.11Plan of correction accepted
- Building and rooms R9-10-820.B.5.cPlan of correction accepted
- Building and rooms R9-10-820.D.7.bPlan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
December 23, 2025
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on December 23, 2025, opens in a new tab
What was cited on December 10, 2025, in plain words
Admission and residency agreements
What a home must have before a resident moves in, such as a recent health assessment and TB screening, and what the written residency agreement must say.
It is about whether the home knew a resident's needs on day one, and whether the family has the terms in writing.
Cited at 19% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour May we read the residency agreement and the move-in assessment before we sign?
Food service
Menus and snacks posted ahead, special diets, and food safety, such as keeping cold food at 41 degrees or below.
It is about meals that meet a resident's diet and are safe to eat.
Cited at 7% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour May we see this week's menu, and how do you handle special diets?
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: 383 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, also looked into a complaint.
- 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. 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 Desert Sierra Assisted Living
Overview
In our words
Desert Sierra Assisted Living is an assisted living home on East Acoma Drive in Phoenix, licensed for 10 residents. It is licensed for directed care, the level for residents who need staff to direct their day, including many living with dementia.
Visit in the afternoon and sit in the dining room for a while. Ask to see the actual room, not the model.
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $3,500 to $10,000 a monthEstimated
These are typical monthly costs, not Desert Sierra Assisted Living’s own price. Source: Integrity Senior Placement market figures, September 2026, Arizona rates: shared room $3,500 to $5,000, private room $5,500 to $10,000. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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