Assisted living home
North Central Shores Phoenix, AZ
8825 N Third Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021
- Licensed for 10 residents
- Directed care
- Private rooms
$6,400 to $9,400 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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North Central Shores
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
- Rooms or apartments: 10 rooms
- Meals: Full table service with accommodation for special diets and physician-approved supplements
- Activities: Birthdays, Music performances, Movie nights, Special events, Family gatherings, Church services
- Outdoor space: More than 800 sq ft of outdoor living space on east and west side verandas
- Building size: 8000 square feet
Also on the home's website
- Nurse on staff
- Medication management
- Private rooms
- Private bathroom
- Transportation
- Laundry service
- Courtyard
Address
Location
8825 North Third Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021Maricopa County
- Herberger Park One0.2 mi
- Walmart Neighborhood Market0.4 mi
- Walmart Pharmacy0.4 mi
- HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room0.6 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 (September 4, 2025). 65% of similar homes had at least one cited at theirs.
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.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL11886H, valid to August 9, 2027
- License number
- AL11886H
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- North Central Shores, LLC
- Licensed capacity
- 10 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- August 10, 2026
- Expires
- August 9, 2027
- Licensed since
- August 10, 2021
- Manager of record
- Carol Bretz
- Chief administrative officer
- Carol Bretz
- For residents and staff
- (602) 341-6150
The full inspection record2 inspections on file since March 2024, 1 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2025
2024
March 27, 2024
- Fall prevention training A.R.S. § 36-420.01.APlan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.C.1.wPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.1.b.iPlan 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.8.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.C.1.c.iiiPlan of correction accepted
- Medical records R9-10-811.C.12Plan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.B.3.bPlan 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).
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about North Central Shores
Open a section for the details, each with where it came from and when we read it. Checked against state records in September 2026. Last updated October 2026.
Overview
In our words
North Central Shores is an assisted living home at 8825 North Third Avenue in Phoenix (Maricopa County). ADHS lists it under the name NORTH CENTRAL SHORES, LLC, as an Assisted Living Home-Directed with room for 10 residents, going by its September 2026 records.
The home's website describes an all-new house of 8,000 sq ft with 10 bedrooms, and all 10 rooms are private, each with its own patio and its own roll-in bathroom, set up for wheelchair and walker access. Inside there is also a 440 sq ft activity room with a party kitchen, and outside, more than 800 sq ft of outdoor space on verandas along the east and west sides.
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Highlights
- Licensed for 10 residents at the directed care level, according to ADHS records from September 2026.
- Built new, per its website, at 8,000 sq ft, with more than 800 sq ft of outdoor space on verandas on the east and west sides.
- The website lists a 440 sq ft activity room with a party kitchen.
- According to the company, the home accommodates a limited number of cooperative memory residents.
The details
- Other names
- North Central Shores Assisted Living Home
- North Central Shores LLC
Care and services
In our words
ADHS lists three service types here: directed care, personal care and supervisory care, with directed care capacity at 10. The home's website adds that help with personal hygiene covers bathing, toileting, dressing and grooming, that residents receive physician-directed medications, and that each care plan is custom-designed.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
According to the website, meals come with full table service, and special diets and physician-approved supplements are accommodated. The activity room's party kitchen is used for birthdays, and the room can also host music performances, movie nights, special events, family gatherings and church services. Outdoors, the east and west verandas add more than 800 sq ft of living space.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Full table service with accommodation for special diets and physician-approved supplements
- Activities
- Birthdays
- Music performances
- Movie nights
- Special events
- Family gatherings
- Church services
- Features
- Outdoor space
- More than 800 sq ft of outdoor living space on east and west side verandas
- Building size
- 8000 square feet
Rooms
The details
- Room features
- Rooms or apartments
- 10 rooms
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $6,400 to $9,400 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
ADHS places the home at 8825 North Third Avenue, Phoenix, 85021. A 2021 article in North Central News put the site in North Central Phoenix, near the canal and Sunnyslope High School. HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center is 0.59 miles away and is the nearest hospital in CMS data. For errands, the Walmart Neighborhood Market and Walmart Pharmacy, both at 115 East Dunlap Avenue, are 0.36 miles off, and Herberger Park One is 0.21 miles away.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center, 0.6 miles
- Nearest hospital
- HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center, 0.6 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy, 0.4 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Walmart Neighborhood Market, 0.4 miles
- Nearest park
- Herberger Park One, 0.2 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center 0.6 mi The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital 2.6 mi Abrazo Central Campus 3.1 mi Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center 4.7 mi Phoenix Indian Medical Center 5.0 mi Dignity Health St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center 5.7 mi Phoenix Children's Hospital 6.3 mi Banner Thunderbird Medical Center 6.6 mi Abrazo Scottsdale Campus 7.0 mi Banner University Medical Center Phoenix 7.0 mi Valley Hospital 7.0 mi HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center 7.4 mi
More details
The details
- Features
- Activity room
- 440 sq ft activity room with a party kitchen
- Executive director
- Tom Bliss
- Limited memory residents
- Accommodates a limited number of cooperative memory residents
- Personal care services
- Bathing
- Toileting
- Dressing
- Grooming
Questions families ask
In our words
- How many residents is North Central Shores licensed for?
- ADHS lists a capacity of 10 residents as of September 2026, and the home's website describes 10 private rooms.
- What ADHS care level does it hold?
- ADHS lists it as an Assisted Living Home-Directed, and AZ Care Check shows directed, personal and supervisory care services.
- Do the rooms have private bathrooms?
- Yes, according to the website: each of the 10 private rooms has its own roll-in bathroom, along with a private patio.
- Is North Central Shores private-pay?
- The company describes it as a private-pay assisted living home.
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