Assisted living home
Care First - Group Home Surprise, AZ
14335 W Yucatan St, Surprise, AZ 85379
- Licensed for 10 residents
- Directed care
$3,500 to $10,000 a month
Typical for assisted living homes in Arizona
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Care First - Group 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.
Address
Location
14335 West Yucatan Street, Surprise, AZ 85379Maricopa County
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 one deficiency at its last routine inspection (July 13, 2026, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 63% of similar homes had more cited at theirs.
The routine inspection before it (2024) cited none.
One complaint inspection in the past two years led to a citation. 60% of similar homes had none.
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 the deficiency cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL11540H, valid to June 24, 2027
- License number
- AL11540H
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- Care First - Group Home
- Licensed capacity
- 10 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- June 25, 2026
- Expires
- June 24, 2027
- For residents and staff
- (626) 893-4919
The full inspection record2 inspections on file since December 2024, 1 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
July 13, 2026
- Medication R9-10-817.F.1Plan of correction accepted
2024
Enforcement actions
AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.
What was cited on July 13, 2026, in plain words
Medication
How medicines are stored (locked, at the right temperature), given exactly as the doctor ordered, and recorded each time.
A missed, late or wrong dose can change how a resident feels and how safe they are.
Cited at 32% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour Who gives medicines here, how were they trained, and how is each dose checked?
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: 383 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, also looked into a complaint.
- 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
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Overview
In our words
Care First - Group Home is an assisted living home on West Yucatan Street in Surprise, licensed for 10 residents. It is licensed for directed care, the level for residents who need staff to direct their day, including many living with dementia.
Drive to Surprise at the time your family would usually visit, so you know how long it takes. See who is up and about at that hour.
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $3,500 to $10,000 a monthEstimated
These are typical monthly costs, not Care First - Group Home’s own price. Source: Integrity Senior Placement market figures, September 2026, Arizona rates: shared room $3,500 to $5,000, private room $5,500 to $10,000. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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