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Assisted living and memory care community
Inspirations of Tempe Tempe, AZ
1875 E Guadalupe Rd, Tempe, AZ 85283
- Licensed for 115 residents
- Directed care
$5,800 to $7,700 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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Inspirations of Tempe
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 115 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Room sizes: Studio 270 sq. ft
- Meals: Meals prepared by the community's culinary team
- Special diets: Low-sodium, High-protein, Diabetic-friendly, Texture-modified
- Outdoor space: landscaped courtyard
Also on the home's website
- Respite stays
- Medication management
- Therapy on site
- Private bathroom
- Transportation
- Pets allowed
- Salon
- Single story
Address
Location
1875 East Guadalupe Road, Tempe, AZ 85283Maricopa County
- A park0.2 mi
- Fry's Food and Drug0.1 mi
- Walgreens0.3 mi
- Banner Desert Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room2.5 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 (June 27, 2025, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 63% of similar communities had at least one cited at theirs.
4 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2024.
Five complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation, and two others found nothing to cite. 50% of similar communities had 2 or fewer.
ADHS took three enforcement actions in the past two years, with civil penalties of $1,750 in all. 33% of similar communities had none.
Cited at more than one inspection since July 2024: Service plans (three inspections), Staffing and staff records (three inspections).
ADHS accepted its plan to correct each of the 12 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL10652C, valid to January 31, 2027
- License number
- AL10652C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Inspirations of Tempe
- Licensed capacity
- 115 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- February 1, 2026
- Expires
- January 31, 2027
- Licensed since
- February 15, 2018
- Chief administrative officer
- Gretchen B Bechtold
- For residents and staff
- (480) 777-8466
The full inspection record9 inspections on file since July 2024, 6 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
March 16, 2026
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.a-dPlan of correction accepted
- Memory care R9-10-816.F.1Plan of correction accepted
- Food service R9-10-818.A.4Plan of correction accepted
- Food service R9-10-818.A.5.aPlan of correction accepted
February 26, 2026
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.4.a-bPlan of correction accepted
2025
April 3, 2025
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.aPlan of correction accepted
- Resident rights R9-10-810.B.1Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.1.aPlan of correction accepted
February 3, 2025
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.1.b.iPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.1.b.iPlan of correction accepted
2024
December 30, 2024
- First aid and CPR A.R.S. § 36-420.B.2Plan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.5.aPlan of correction accepted
July 23, 2024
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.a-dPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.F.1Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-818.A.4Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-818.A.5.aPlan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
May 27, 2026
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on May 27, 2026, opens in a new tabMay 15, 2025
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on May 15, 2025, opens in a new tabOctober 9, 2024
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on October 9, 2024, opens in a new tab
What was cited on March 16, 2026, in plain words
Service plans
Each resident's written care plan: what help they get, how often, and who gives it. Caregivers must follow the plan, record what they did, and update it when needs change.
The service plan is the day-to-day care a resident receives. Citations here are about plans missing, out of date, or not followed.
Cited at 50% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How often is the care plan reviewed, and can family take part?
Memory care
Rules added in 2025 for homes that offer memory care: dementia training hours for staff, written plans to prevent wandering, and assessments for each memory care resident.
They apply to residents living with dementia in a memory care setting.
Cited at 7% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How many hours of dementia training has each caregiver had this year?
Food service
Menus and snacks posted ahead, special diets, and food safety, such as keeping cold food at 41 degrees or below.
It is about meals that meet a resident's diet and are safe to eat.
Cited at 11% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour May we see this week's menu, and how do you handle special diets?
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: 72 licensed assisted living centers with 100 or more 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: 84 licensed assisted living centers with 100 or more 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).
- An area is one section of Arizona's assisted living rules, such as Medication or Service plans. A repeat can be a different problem under the same section.
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about Inspirations of Tempe
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
Inspirations of Tempe (on the ADHS license as INSPIRATIONS OF TEMPE) is an assisted living center at 1875 East Guadalupe Road in Tempe, Arizona 85283, in Maricopa County.
Grace Management, Inc. runs the center. According to its website, the company is headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota, has operated senior living communities since 1984 and has run more than 200 of them. The community's own website describes a single story, pet-friendly building set around a landscaped courtyard, with transportation services, a beauty salon and barber shop, and most utilities included in the rate. Its floor plans run from a studio at 270 square feet to one and two bedroom units up to 435 square feet, each with a private bathroom.
On care, the community's website lists medication reminders and management, on-site therapy, and short-term or respite stays with a 30-day minimum. The site adds that its culinary team prepares meals suited to low-sodium, high-protein, diabetic-friendly and texture-modified diets. ADHS's own facility services record separately lists personal care services at the site.
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
- According to state licensing records, ADHS licenses Inspirations of Tempe for up to 115 residents at the directed care level, the highest of the three ADHS assisted living care levels.
- For room sizes, the website lists a studio at 270 square feet, with one and two bedroom floor plans up to 435 square feet.
The details
- Operator
- Grace Management, Inc.
- Other names
- Elmcroft of Tempe
- Ec Opco Tempe, LLC
- Communities the company runs
- 200
- Company headquarters
- Maple Grove, Minnesota
Care and services
In our words
Directed care is the highest of the three ADHS assisted living care levels, and Inspirations of Tempe holds that license, so it can serve residents who cannot direct their own care. The community's website lists medication reminders and management along with on-site therapy, and it describes the 30-day respite stays as a way for families to try the community before committing.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
Daily life
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Meals prepared by the community's culinary team
- Special diets
- Low-sodium
- High-protein
- Diabetic-friendly
- Texture-modified
- Features
- Outdoor space
- landscaped courtyard
Rooms
The details
- Room features
- Room sizes
- Studio 270 sq. ft
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $5,800 to $7,700 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $6,000 to $10,900 a monthEstimated
Estimates, not this home's own prices. Based on the published prices of 103 comparable communities, 1 in Tempe. 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).
The details
- Payment and what is included
Hospitals and the area
In our words
Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa is the nearest hospital with an emergency department, about 2.54 miles away as the crow flies, according to CMS data matched to OpenStreetMap, and Chandler Regional Medical Center and HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center are among the other hospitals within 10 miles. For errands, a Fry's Food and Drug grocery store is about 0.14 miles away and a Walgreens pharmacy about 0.28 miles, both on East Guadalupe Road. OpenStreetMap also shows a park about 0.23 miles from the community.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- Banner Desert Medical Center, 2.5 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Banner Desert Medical Center, 2.5 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 0.3 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Fry's Food and Drug, 0.1 miles
- Nearest park
- Unnamed park, 0.2 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time Banner Desert Medical Center 2.5 mi about 10 min Oasis Behavioral Health 3.9 mi about 13 min HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center 3.9 mi about 14 min Chandler Regional Medical Center 5.0 mi about 14 min Banner Ocotillo Medical Center 6.2 mi about 12 min Arizona Specialty Hospital 8.2 mi about 18 min Banner Behavioral Health Hospital 8.3 mi about 19 min HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center 8.7 mi about 21 min Arizona State Hospital 9.3 mi about 21 min Valleywise Health Medical Center 9.4 mi about 21 min College Medical Center Phoenix 10.0 mi about 20 min Valley Hospital 10.0 mi about 23 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Executive director
- Gretchen Bechtold
- Company founded year
- 1984
Questions families ask
In our words
- What level of care is Inspirations of Tempe licensed for?
- It holds an ADHS license at the directed care level, the highest of the three ADHS assisted living care levels, for up to 115 residents.
- Who operates Inspirations of Tempe?
- Grace Management, Inc. runs it. The company's website says it is headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota, has operated senior living communities since 1984 and has run more than 200 communities.
- Are pets allowed at Inspirations of Tempe?
- Yes, the website calls it a pet-friendly community.
- Does Inspirations of Tempe offer short-term or respite stays?
- Yes, per the community's website, short-term or respite stays are offered with a 30-day minimum.
- How big are the rooms at Inspirations of Tempe?
- The floor plans on its website start with a studio at 270 square feet, and the one and two bedroom units go up to 435 square feet.
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