Assisted living home
Desert Jewel Assisted Living Home Scottsdale, AZ
5640 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
- Licensed for 10 residents
- Directed care
$5,700 to $10,000 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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Desert Jewel Assisted Living Home
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
- Care levels licensed: Supervisory care, Directed care, Personal care
- Staffing: 1 caregiver per 2 guests
- Meals: Home cooked, nutritionally balanced meals 3 times per day
- Activities: Daily activities and entertainment
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Hospice care in place
- Nurse on staff
- Awake staff overnight
- Medication management
- Private bathroom
- Furnished rooms available
- Wifi
Address
Location
5640 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85254Maricopa County
- Mescal Park1.5 mi
- Trader Joe's1.1 mi
- Walgreens1.0 mi
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room4.3 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 (April 2, 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 AL8542H, valid to August 31, 2027
- License number
- AL8542H
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- Desert Jewel at Orange Tree
- Licensed capacity
- 10 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- September 1, 2026
- Expires
- August 31, 2027
- Licensed since
- September 1, 2011
- Chief administrative officer
- Mark W Lawrence
- For residents and staff
- (602) 625-5808
The full inspection record2 inspections on file since April 2025, none with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2025
Enforcement actions
AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.
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 Desert Jewel Assisted Living Home
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
The home is licensed by ADHS for 10 residents at the directed care level, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels, and is listed for directed care, personal care and supervisory care services, each at a capacity of 10.
According to the home's website, the care team covers supervisory care through directed memory care, hospice and everything in between, and memory care is described for residents challenged with dementia and Alzheimer's. Staff are awake and on duty 24 hours a day, a registered nurse is on site 5 days a week, and there is 1 caregiver for every 2 guests. Each room comes fully furnished with a private bathroom, cable television and high speed internet. Meals are home cooked and served 3 times a day, with snacks as well.
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
- Per the company's website, a registered nurse is on site 5 days a week.
- The website lists a staff ratio of 1 caregiver per 2 guests.
- Meals are home cooked, nutritionally balanced and served 3 times a day, its website says.
- Every room has its own private bathroom, according to the home's website.
The details
- Other names
- Second Jewel III, INC.
Care and services
In our words
ADHS has Desert Jewel at Orange Tree licensed for directed care, personal care and supervisory care services, each for up to 10 residents.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Supervisory care
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Staffing
- 1 caregiver per 2 guests
Daily life
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Home cooked, nutritionally balanced meals 3 times per day
- Activities
- Daily activities and entertainment
Rooms
The details
- Room features
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $5,700 to $10,000 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
Desert Jewel at Orange Tree sits in Maricopa county, ZIP code 85254. The closest hospital with emergency services is HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, about 4.32 miles away as the crow flies.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 4.3 miles
- Nearest hospital
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 4.3 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 1.0 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Trader Joe's, 1.1 miles
- Nearest park
- Mescal Park, 1.5 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center 4.3 mi about 16 min Abrazo Scottsdale Campus 4.5 mi about 14 min Mayo Clinic Hospital 5.3 mi about 16 min HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center 6.4 mi about 20 min HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center 6.5 mi about 22 min HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center 6.9 mi about 26 min Banner Behavioral Health Hospital 7.3 mi about 27 min Valley Hospital 7.4 mi about 26 min Phoenix Indian Medical Center 7.9 mi about 21 min Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center 8.5 mi about 26 min Phoenix Children's Hospital 8.6 mi about 24 min The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital 8.8 mi about 25 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
Questions families ask
In our words
- What care level is Desert Jewel Assisted Living Home licensed for?
- ADHS licenses it at the directed care level, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels, for up to 10 residents.
- Is staff awake overnight?
- Yes, according to its website: staff are awake and on duty 24 hours a day.
- Is a nurse on site?
- The website says a registered nurse is on site 5 days a week.
- What is the staff to resident ratio?
- Per the company, there is 1 caregiver for every 2 guests.
- How many meals are provided each day?
- The home's website says residents get 3 home cooked, nutritionally balanced meals a day, plus snacks.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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