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Avista Sun City West

12820 West Beardsley Road, Sun City West, AZ 85375

Integrity Senior Placement is a free placement service. We have worked with Avista Sun City West and other homes in Sun City West for years. Call us and we can tell you the current price, if a room is open, and if it’s the right fit for your loved one.

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Pricing

  • Assisted living communityEstimated$6,100 to $8,300/month
  • Memory careEstimated$7,000 to $12,000/month

Estimates, not this home's own prices. Based on the published prices of 66 comparable communities, 1 in Sun City West. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.

Typical assisted living in Arizona: $5,500 to $9,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).

Typical memory care in Arizona: $5,500 to $13,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).

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Amenities

Care

  • Memory care
  • Medication management
  • Nurse on staff
  • Staff on site around the clock
  • Respite stays
  • Emergency call system
  • Fall detection

Rooms

  • Private rooms
  • Shared rooms
  • Private bathroom

Dining

  • Chef prepared meals

Activities

  • Daily activities
  • Daily exercise program
  • Arts, crafts, and activity programs
  • Movie and music room

Services

  • Housekeeping
  • Transportation
  • Salon
  • Wifi
  • Pets allowed

Building and grounds

  • Secured perimeter

About Avista Sun City West

The community's website describes it as locally owned, dedicated to serving residents with dementia and cognitive loss. The building is laid out as three separate, secured cottages holding 16 private and companion studios, each with a private bathroom, individual thermostat control and wheelchair access; the company says cable, internet and WiFi are included and each cottage has a fireplace, with courtyards between the cottages described as space for walking outdoors. The community's site lists 24-hour care staff, on-site nursing, medication management, a 24-hour emergency response system and SafelyYou real-time, AI-enabled cameras for fall monitoring, along with on-site visits from podiatry, dental, hearing and x-ray providers. Meals are three meals and daily snacks each day from an in-house chef, and the company lists daily activities, a daily exercise program, arts, crafts and activity programs, and a movie and music room, plus transportation service, pet-friendly options, a hair salon and barbershop, housekeeping service and linen service. The company also lists respite care among its services. Avista Sun City West is licensed to AVISTA SCW, LLC and operated by Avista Senior Living, which says it has been in business since 2011 and operates communities in Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington and New Mexico from a headquarters in Mesa, Arizona.

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Highlights

  • ADHS licenses Avista Sun City West for up to 60 residents at the directed care level, as of September 2026.
  • The community's website describes the building as three separate, secured cottages holding 16 studios.
  • The company says it uses SafelyYou real-time, AI-enabled cameras for fall monitoring.
  • The company, Avista Senior Living, says it has operated since 2011 and runs communities in five states: Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington and New Mexico.

Care and services

ADHS lists Avista Sun City West as licensed for directed care, personal care and supervisory care services. The community's website says the community is dedicated to residents with dementia and cognitive loss, with 24-hour care staff, on-site nursing, medication management and a 24-hour emergency response system. It also describes SafelyYou real-time, AI-enabled cameras used for fall monitoring, on-site visits from podiatry, dental, hearing and x-ray providers, and respite care stays.

Daily life

The community's website says Avista Sun City West provides three meals and daily snacks each day from an in-house chef, along with daily activities, a daily exercise program, arts, crafts and activity programs, and a movie and music room.

The neighborhood

Avista Sun City West is in Maricopa County. Based on mapping data, the nearest pharmacy is a Walgreens 1.16 miles away, and the nearest grocery store is a Fry's Food and Drug 1.25 miles away. The nearest hospital of any type is Destiny Springs Healthcare, 1.82 miles away, and the nearest hospital with emergency services is Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, 2.34 miles away. Mapping data also lists Avenir Behavioral Health Center at Surprise, Banner Boswell Medical Center, Abrazo Arrowhead Campus and Banner Thunderbird Medical Center within 10 miles of the facility.

Questions families ask

What level of care is Avista Sun City West licensed for?
ADHS licenses Avista Sun City West at the directed care level, the highest of the three Arizona assisted living care levels, for up to 60 residents.
Does Avista Sun City West offer respite stays?
The community's website lists respite care among its services.
Are rooms private?
The community's website describes private and companion studios with private bathrooms, in a building of three secured cottages holding 16 studios.
Is Avista Sun City West listed with any ALTCS managed care plans?
Provider directories show it listed in the ALTCS networks of: Banner-University Family Care (ALTCS) (list dated July 2026), Mercy Care (ALTCS) (list dated June 24, 2026).
Are pets allowed?
The community's website lists pet-friendly options.
Is transportation provided?
The community's website lists a transportation service.

We put this together from public records and the community's own website. Avista Sun City West did not write or approve it.

Learn more about Avista Sun City West

Open a section for the details, each with where it came from and when we read it. Checked against state records in September 2026.

Care and services

Services offered
  • Memory care
  • Respite stays
  • Nurse on staff
  • Medication management
  • Staff on site around the clock
  • Fall detection
  • Emergency call system
The home's website, September 2026
Care levels licensed
  • Directed care
  • Personal care
  • Supervisory care
ADHS, September 2026

Rooms

Room features
  • Private rooms
  • Shared rooms
  • Private bathroom
The home's website, September 2026
Rooms or apartments
16 roomsThe home's website, September 2026

Pricing and payment

Payment and what is included
  • In an ALTCS plan network
Banner-University Family Care, July 2026
ALTCS networks
  • Banner-University Family Care (ALTCS)
  • Mercy Care (ALTCS)
Banner-University Family Care, July 2026

Daily life

Amenities
  • Transportation
  • Pets allowed
  • Housekeeping
  • Salon
  • Chef prepared meals
  • Wifi
The home's website, September 2026
Meals
Three meals and daily snacks each day from an in-house chefThe home's website, September 2026
Activities
  • Daily activities
  • Daily exercise program
  • Arts, crafts, and activity programs
  • Movie and music room
The home's website, September 2026

Building and grounds

Features
  • Secured perimeter
The home's website, September 2026
Outdoor space
Courtyards between the cottages for walking and enjoying natureThe home's website, September 2026

Hospitals and the area

Nearest emergency room
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, 2.3 milesCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), September 2026
Nearest hospital
Destiny Springs Healthcare, 1.8 milesCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), September 2026
Nearest pharmacy
Walgreens, 1.2 milesOpenStreetMap contributors, via Geofabrik, September 2026
Nearest grocery
Fry's Food and Drug, 1.3 milesOpenStreetMap contributors, via Geofabrik, September 2026
Nearest park
Unnamed park, 1.4 milesOpenStreetMap contributors, via Geofabrik, September 2026
Hospitals within 10 miles
NameMilesDrive time
Destiny Springs Healthcare1.8about 8 min
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center2.3about 9 min
Avenir Behavioral Health Center at Surprise3.6about 15 min
Banner Boswell Medical Center5.2about 17 min
Abrazo Arrowhead Campus7.6about 27 min
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center9.6about 35 min

Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), September 2026

Name and operator

Operator
Avista Senior LivingThe home's website, September 2026
Other names
Corporate Account - Avista Senior LivingADHS, September 2026

The company

About the company
  • Family owned
The home's website, September 2026
Company headquarters
2812 N Norwalk, Suite 101, Mesa, AZ 85215The home's website, September 2026

State license

Licensed since
September 1, 2017ADHS, September 2026
Manager of record
Jaklin GeurgusADHS, September 2026
Chief administrative officer
Candice M FineADHS, September 2026

More details

Features
  • Fireplaces
  • Linen service
  • Room thermostat control
  • Wheelchair accessible
The home's website, September 2026
Cottage count
3The home's website, September 2026
Licensee entity
Avista Scw, LLCCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services, September 2026
Npi enumeration date
2019-05-10Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, September 2026
Onsite health partners
  • Podiatry
  • Dental
  • Hearing
  • X-rays
The home's website, September 2026
Company states
  • Arizona
  • Utah
  • Idaho
  • Washington
  • New Mexico
The home's website, September 2026

We gathered these facts. Avista Sun City West did not write or approve them. Details change, so ask us to check anything important.

Location

12820 West Beardsley Road, Sun City West, AZ 85375

Maricopa County

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Safety and compliance

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).

License number
AL10432C
Facility type
Assisted living and memory care community
Name on the license
Avista Sun City West Memory Care
Licensed capacity
60 residents
Care level
Directed care
Effective
September 1, 2026
Expires
August 31, 2027
Phone on its state license
(623) 552-2200
View the official license record on AZ Care Check, opens in a new tab

Inspections

7 inspections on file since December 2023, 5 with deficiencies cited.

From AZ Care Check, checked September 24, 2026.

Inspections
7
With deficiencies cited
5
Enforcement actions
2

2026

  1. April 30, 2026
    Type
    Complaint
    Deficiencies cited
    0
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on April 30, 2026, opens in a new tab

2025

  1. August 26, 2025
    Type
    Annual compliance
    Deficiencies cited
    2
    • Staffing and staff recordsR9-10-806.A.8.a-bPlan of correction accepted
    • Medical recordsR9-10-811.B.1-2Plan of correction accepted
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on August 26, 2025, opens in a new tab
  2. January 9, 2025
    Type
    Complaint
    Deficiencies cited
    0
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on January 9, 2025, opens in a new tab

2024

  1. July 16, 2024
    Type
    Complaint and annual compliance
    Deficiencies cited
    1
    • Emergency and safetyR9-10-818.E.3Plan of correction accepted
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on July 16, 2024, opens in a new tab
  2. January 17, 2024
    Type
    Complaint
    Deficiencies cited
    4
    • AdministrationR9-10-803.A.9Plan of correction accepted
    • Staffing and staff recordsR9-10-806.A.10Plan of correction accepted
    • Emergency and safetyR9-10-818.D.1Plan of correction accepted
    • Emergency and safetyR9-10-818.D.2.fPlan of correction accepted
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on January 17, 2024, opens in a new tab

2023

  1. December 26, 2023
    Type
    Complaint
    Deficiencies cited
    2
    • Staffing and staff recordsR9-10-806.A.10Plan of correction accepted
    • Emergency and safetyR9-10-818.D.2.fPlan of correction accepted
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on December 26, 2023, opens in a new tab
  2. December 19, 2023
    Type
    Complaint
    Deficiencies cited
    4
    • MedicationR9-10-816.B.3.bPlan of correction accepted
    • MedicationR9-10-816.B.3.cPlan of correction accepted
    • Emergency and safetyR9-10-818.D.1Plan of correction accepted
    • Emergency and safetyR9-10-818.D.2.fPlan of correction accepted
    AZ Care Check record of the inspection on December 19, 2023, opens in a new tab

Enforcement actions

  1. February 14, 2024
    Action
    Civil penalty
    Civil penalty
    $2,750
    Status
    Closed
    AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on February 14, 2024, opens in a new tab
  2. February 8, 2024
    Action
    Civil penalty
    Civil penalty
    $500
    Status
    Closed
    AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on February 8, 2024, opens in a new tab

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Estimated

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