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Assisted living and memory care community
Huger Mercy Living Center Phoenix, AZ
2345 W Orangewood Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021
- Licensed for 48 residents
- Directed care
- Private rooms
$3,500 to $5,500 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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Huger Mercy Living Center
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 48 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Meals: Three chef-prepared meals each day
- Activities: Social, Recreational, Wellness
- Outdoor space: Landscaped five-acre grounds with walkways, open for residents to explore
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Respite stays
- Nurse on staff
- Medication management
- Staff on site around the clock
- Private rooms
- Shared rooms
- Furnished rooms available
- Chapel or faith services
- Housekeeping
- Laundry service
- Secured perimeter
Address
Location
2345 West Orangewood Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021Maricopa County
- John F. and Mary P. Long Homestead Park0.5 mi
- Sprouts Farmers Market0.8 mi
- Walgreens0.8 mi
- The CORE Institute Specialty HospitalClosest hospital1.1 mi
- Abrazo Central CampusClosest 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 (January 22, 2025, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 65% 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 two complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation. 22% 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 45% of similar communities.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL0227C, valid to May 31, 2027
- License number
- AL0227C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Huger Mercy Living Center
- Licensed capacity
- 48 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- June 1, 2026
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Licensed since
- February 1, 2000
- Manager of record
- Kristine Carpina
- Chief administrative officer
- Doug Ross
- For residents and staff
- (623) 312-4706
The full inspection record4 inspections on file since March 2024, none with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2025
2024
Enforcement actions
AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.
How the figures above are counted
- Routine figures: 159 licensed assisted living centers (11 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: 198 licensed assisted living centers (11 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).
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about Huger Mercy Living Center
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 center for directed care, personal care and supervisory care, under the subtype Assisted Living Center-Directed. According to the community's website, the property is laid out as four cottages, each holding up to 12 residents in a mix of eight private and two semi-private rooms, with shared kitchen and dining areas. The cottages sit on five acres of landscaped, walkable grounds behind a secured, gated perimeter. The company calls its dementia care a social model of dementia-specific care, backed by ongoing staff training, and says its staff have been there an average of over 10 years. Someone is on site around the clock, and there is a nurse practitioner as well as nurses on staff.
Ask who works at night and how long the caregivers have been there. You cannot tell that from a photo, so ask in person.
Highlights
- ADHS licenses the center for 48 residents at the directed care level, the highest of Arizona's three assisted living care levels, as of September 2026.
- Residents live in four cottages of up to 12 people each, per the community's website.
- The website lists eight private rooms and two semi-private rooms in each cottage, with shared kitchen and dining areas.
- Its site describes five acres of landscaped, walkable grounds behind a secured, gated perimeter.
The details
- Operator
- CHI Living Communities
- Other names
- Dignity Health
Care and services
In our words
The community's website describes memory care built on what it calls a social model of dementia-specific care, with ongoing staff training behind it. It also lists medication management and nursing support, with an on-staff nurse and a nurse practitioner, along with social, recreational and wellness activities. For shorter stays, the site describes a respite care program that comes with a furnished private room, three chef-prepared meals a day, and housekeeping and laundry.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
According to the website, residents get three chef-prepared meals a day, and housekeeping and laundry are part of the routine. Social, recreational and wellness activities are run by a staff activities program coordinator, there is a newly built activity center, and an on-site chapel gives residents a place for spiritual reflection.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Three chef-prepared meals each day
- Activities
- Social
- Recreational
- Wellness
- Features
- Outdoor space
- Landscaped five-acre grounds with walkways, open for residents to explore
Rooms
The details
- Room features
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $3,500 to $5,500 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $3,500 to $5,500 a monthEstimated
Estimates, not this home's own prices. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.
Hospitals and the area
In our words
The nearest hospital with emergency services is Abrazo Central Campus, about 1.47 miles away as the crow flies, and The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital is a little closer at about 1.12 miles. For errands, a Walgreens pharmacy and a Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store are each about 0.76 miles off, and John F. and Mary P. Long Homestead Park is about 0.53 miles away, all measured in a straight line on the map. The community's website places it seven miles north of St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- Abrazo Central Campus, 1.5 miles
- Nearest hospital
- The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital, 1.1 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 0.8 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Sprouts Farmers Market, 0.8 miles
- Nearest park
- John F. and Mary P. Long Homestead Park, 0.5 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital 1.1 mi about 4 min Abrazo Central Campus 1.5 mi about 5 min HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center 2.8 mi about 11 min Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center 4.2 mi about 16 min Dignity Health St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center 4.7 mi about 16 min Phoenix Indian Medical Center 4.9 mi about 17 min Banner Thunderbird Medical Center 6.0 mi about 19 min Phoenix Children's Hospital 6.0 mi about 18 min Banner University Medical Center Phoenix 6.3 mi about 16 min Valley Hospital 7.4 mi about 22 min College Medical Center Phoenix 7.5 mi about 17 min Valleywise Health Medical Center 7.8 mi about 17 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
- Cottage count
- 4
- Dementia care model
- Social model of dementia-specific care
- Distance to st josephs
- seven miles north of St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center
- Executive director
- Carlos Cabrera (interim)
- Founding partners
- Sisters of Mercy, Dr. Raymond Huger, and St. Joseph's Hospital
- Management transition
- In the process of transitioning to CHI Living Communities management
- Medical director
- Dr. Candyce Williams
- Residents per cottage
- 12
- Rooms per cottage
- eight private and two semi-private rooms
- Staff average tenure
- average tenure of 10+ years
Questions families ask
In our words
- What care level is Huger Mercy Living Center licensed for?
- ADHS licenses it for up to 48 residents at the directed care level, which is the highest of Arizona's three assisted living care levels.
- Does Huger Mercy Living Center offer memory care?
- Yes, according to its website, which describes memory care built on a social model of dementia-specific care, with staff trained in dementia care.
- How is the community organized?
- The company says it is set up as four cottages, each with up to 12 residents in a mix of private and semi-private rooms and shared kitchen and dining areas.
- Does it offer respite care?
- The website lists a respite care program with a furnished private room, three chef-prepared meals a day, nursing support and medication management.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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