MorningStar at Arcadia

Highlights

• ADHS's facility services record lists directed care services at a capacity of 40 and personal care services at a capacity of 95, plus supervisory care services, though no single overall care level is recorded.
• The community changed hands on August 14, 2024, when a joint venture of Sabal Investment Holdings, 12 North Capital LLC and affiliates of MorningStar Senior Living acquired it through a receivership auction.

Care and services

The company describes a separate, secure memory care area, the Reflections Neighborhood, with 30 suites for residents with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia, from onset through advanced stages, and says its staff complete a dementia training program called Lavender Sky. The community's site also lists onsite therapy and says the community is accredited by the Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance as a Certified Parkinson Disease Care community.

Daily life

The community's FAQ says MorningStar at Arcadia serves three hot meals a day, restaurant-style, in both assisted living and memory care, with special diet options including gluten free, sugar free and no sugar added preparations. Its website says care includes scheduled transportation to medical appointments along with outings to local parks and other local highlights. The FAQ also describes the community as pet friendly, subject to a one-time, nonrefundable pet fee.

The neighborhood

Using OpenStreetMap and CMS location data, the nearest grocery store is a Sprouts Farmers Market about 0.48 miles away, the nearest park is Los Olivos Park about 0.37 miles away, and the nearest pharmacy is a Walgreens about 1 mile away. CMS hospital data puts Valley Hospital, the nearest hospital of any type, about 1.2 miles away, and Phoenix Indian Medical Center, the nearest hospital with emergency services, about 2.07 miles away, among several hospitals CMS lists within 10 miles of the address. The community's website describes on-site outdoor space including a Fireside Courtyard and two enclosed patios for memory care, and news coverage of the 2024 ownership change described an outdoor seating area with a firepit.

Questions families ask

Does MorningStar at Arcadia offer memory care?

The company describes a separate, secure 30-suite memory care area called the Reflections Neighborhood, for residents with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia.