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Assisted living home
A Better Choice Assisted Living Scottsdale, AZ
9742 E Gelding Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
- Licensed for 8 residents
- Directed care
$4,800 to $9,100 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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A Better Choice Assisted Living
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 8 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Special diets: Vegetarian, Vegan, Keto, Allergies and intolerances
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Nurse on staff
- Medication management
- Staff on site around the clock
- Housekeeping
Address
Location
9742 East Gelding Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85260Maricopa County
- Aztec Park0.5 mi
- Safeway0.3 mi
- Safeway0.3 mi
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room2.6 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).
The state cited three deficiencies at its last routine inspection (December 4, 2025). 51% of similar homes had 1 or fewer 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.
ADHS accepted its plan to correct each of the 3 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL12565H, valid to June 1, 2027
- License number
- AL12565H
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- A Better Choice Assisted Living LLC
- Licensed capacity
- 8 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- June 2, 2026
- Expires
- June 1, 2027
- Licensed since
- June 2, 2023
- Manager of record
- Maria Martinez
- Chief administrative officer
- Maria De Jesus Martinez
- For residents and staff
- (480) 614-5410
The full inspection record1 inspection on file since December 2025, 1 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2025
December 4, 2025
- Tuberculosis screening R9-10-113.A.2.a-fPlan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.A.9Plan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.A.1-2Plan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.
What was cited on December 4, 2025, in plain words
Tuberculosis screening
TB screening for staff and residents, and yearly TB training for staff.
It is a basic infection control rule in a shared home.
Cited at 13% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How do you screen new staff and residents for TB?
Administration
The duties of the owner and manager: written policies, a caregiver in charge on site at all times, background checks, and telling ADHS about changes such as a new manager.
It is about who is accountable for care at any hour and whether the home runs by its own written rules.
Cited at 23% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour Who is in charge when the manager is not here, and how do I reach them?
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?
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: 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 A Better Choice 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
A Better Choice Assisted Living is a small residential home in Scottsdale. ADHS records show it licensed for 8 residents at the directed care level as of September 2026, under the name A BETTER CHOICE ASSISTED LIVING LLC.
According to its website, the home is assisted living in a residential setting run by a nurse, with licensed nursing staff providing medical care. It also lists medication management, assistance and supervision around the clock, and a specialized memory care program for residents with Alzheimer's disease, dementia or cognitive impairments. These are the home's own statements rather than ADHS findings.
On meals, the company says it builds personalized meal plans with nutritionists, and it names vegetarian, vegan and keto among the diets it works with.
Ask who works at night and how long the caregivers have been there. You cannot tell that from a photo, so ask in person.
The details
- Other names
- A Better Choice Assisted Living LLC
Care and services
In our words
AZ Care Check lists directed, personal and supervisory care services for this home, with directed care capacity at 8. In ADHS terms, directed care is for residents who cannot direct their own care, for example because of dementia or other cognitive impairment, and it is the highest of the three assisted living care levels. The home's website repeats that licensed nursing staff give medical care, and it describes medication help that runs from coordinating prescriptions to giving them, with assistance and supervision around the clock.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
Meal plans, according to the home's website, are built around each resident's dietary needs and preferences with help from nutritionists. Its page on assisted dining and meals lists vegetarian, vegan, keto and allergy or intolerance accommodations, and the site adds that housekeeping is done on a regular basis.
The details
- Amenities
- Special diets
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Keto
- Allergies and intolerances
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $4,800 to $9,100 a monthEstimated
An estimate, not this home's own price. Based on the published prices of 75 comparable assisted living homes, 10 in Scottsdale. 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 is at 9742 East Gelding Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, in Maricopa County. Federal hospital data puts HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center as the nearest hospital with emergency services, about 2.58 miles away as the crow flies. For errands, map data shows the nearest Safeway about 0.3 miles off in a straight line, and it doubles as the nearest pharmacy. Aztec Park is about 0.53 miles away.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 2.6 miles
- Nearest hospital
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 2.6 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Safeway, 0.3 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Safeway, 0.3 miles
- Nearest park
- Aztec Park, 0.5 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center 2.6 mi about 10 min HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center 4.8 mi about 14 min Mayo Clinic Hospital 5.6 mi about 15 min Abrazo Scottsdale Campus 7.5 mi about 19 min HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center 9.3 mi about 24 min Banner Behavioral Health Hospital 9.6 mi about 22 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
- Memory care conditions
- Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or cognitive impairments
Questions families ask
In our words
- How many residents is A Better Choice Assisted Living licensed for?
- ADHS lists it for 8 residents at the directed care level, as of September 2026.
- Does the home describe a memory care program?
- Yes. Per its website, the home runs a specialized memory care program for residents with Alzheimer's disease, dementia or cognitive impairments.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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