Assisted living home
Gentle Guardian Senior Living Scottsdale, AZ
6943 E Ludlow Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
- Licensed for 10 residents
$3,500 to $7,800 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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Address
Location
6943 E Ludlow Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85254Maricopa County
- Sandpiper Park0.6 mi
- Safeway1.1 mi
- Walgreens1.2 mi
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room3.4 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).
Licensed in February 2026. Its licensing inspection on February 11, 2026 cited no deficiencies, as every licensing inspection on file did. It has not had a routine inspection yet. Among the homes on file, a new home's first routine inspection has come a median of 17 months after its licensing inspection.
No complaint inspections since February 2026.
AZ Care Check lists no enforcement action against this license.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense ALH20218, valid to February 19, 2027
- License number
- ALH20218
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- Gentle Guardian Senior Living LLC
- Licensed capacity
- 10 residents
- Care level
- Not stated
- Effective
- February 20, 2026
- Expires
- February 19, 2027
- Licensed since
- February 20, 2026
- Manager of record
- Ariella Goodwin
- Chief administrative officer
- Ariella Goodwin
- For residents and staff
- (480) 628-9247
The full inspection record2 inspections on file since February 2026, none with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
Enforcement actions
AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.
Our research
Learn more about Gentle Guardian Senior 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. Last updated October 2026.
Overview
In our words
Gentle Guardian Senior Living calls itself a residential care home in Scottsdale, Arizona, where every resident is treated like family.
The home is newly licensed, so it is early days for its state record.
AZ Care Check lists three service types here (directed care, personal care and supervisory care), and the directed care entry shows room for 10 residents.
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
- Licensed for 10 residents, according to ADHS records as of September 2026.
- As of September 2026, AZ Care Check shows directed care, personal care and supervisory care at the home.
- AZ Care Check dates the home's original ADHS license to February 2026.
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center is the closest hospital with an emergency room, 3.4 miles away as the crow flies, per CMS hospital data.
The details
- Operator
- Gentle Guardian Senior Living LLC
- Other names
- Gentle Guardian Senior Living LLC
- Licensee entity status
- Active
Care and services
In our words
In ADHS terms, directed care is the highest of the three assisted living levels and is meant for residents who cannot direct their own care, while personal care covers help with bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting, along with medication administration.
The details
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $3,500 to $7,800 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 6943 E Ludlow Dr in Scottsdale (ZIP 85254). HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, the nearest hospital with emergency services, is 3.4 miles off, and Mayo Clinic Hospital is 3.56 miles away. For errands, map data puts a Safeway 1.07 miles away and a Walgreens pharmacy 1.15 miles away, and Sandpiper Park, the closest park, is 0.58 miles away as the crow flies.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 3.4 miles
- Nearest hospital
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 3.4 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 1.2 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Safeway, 1.1 miles
- Nearest park
- Sandpiper Park, 0.6 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center 3.4 mi Mayo Clinic Hospital 3.6 mi HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center 4.1 mi Abrazo Scottsdale Campus 4.4 mi HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center 8.5 mi HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center 8.5 mi Banner Behavioral Health Hospital 8.9 mi Valley Hospital 9.9 mi
More details
The details
- Acc entity number
- 23730323
- Entity type
- Domestic Limited Liability Company
- Home description
- Residential care home in Scottsdale where every resident is treated like family
- Website email
- contact@gentleguardianseniorliving.com
Questions families ask
In our words
- How many residents is Gentle Guardian Senior Living licensed for?
- ADHS records show the home is licensed for 10 residents, as of September 2026.
- What care services does AZ Care Check list for the home?
- As of September 2026, AZ Care Check shows three: directed care, personal care and supervisory care.
- How far is the nearest hospital?
- HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center is 3.4 miles away in a straight line, according to CMS hospital data.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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