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Assisted living and memory care community
BridgeWater Assisted Living & Memory Care Tucson, AZ
6505 N La Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85741
- Licensed for 133 residents
- Directed care
- Private rooms
$6,100 to $8,300 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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BridgeWater Assisted Living & Memory Care
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 133 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Room sizes: 365 square feet (assisted living studio and one bedroom)
- Meals: Three chef-prepared meals daily, with accommodating options
- Special diets: Low sodium, No sodium, No sugar
- Activities: Stretching and yoga, Arts and crafts, Trivia, Karaoke, Live musical performances, Holiday parties
- Outdoor space: Outdoor walking paths and shaded seating areas
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Respite stays
- Nurse on staff
- Incontinence care
- Medication management
- Staff on site around the clock
- Emergency call system
- Private rooms
- Kitchenette
- Transportation
- Pets allowed
- Outings
- Housekeeping
- Laundry service
- Salon
- Courtyard
Address
Location
6505 North La Cholla Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85741Pima County
- A park0.7 mi
- Lee Lee Oriental Supermarket0.2 mi
- Walgreens0.8 mi
- Northwest Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room0.4 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).
The state cited eight deficiencies at its last routine inspection (October 21, 2025, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 55% of similar communities had 1 or fewer at theirs.
The routine inspection before it (2024) cited the same number.
Eight complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation, and eight 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 $3,000 in all. 33% of similar communities had none.
Cited at more than one inspection since October 2023: Service plans (five inspections), Staffing and staff records (four inspections), Administration (three inspections), and five other areas.
ADHS accepted its plan to correct each of the 36 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL11318C, valid to January 8, 2027
- License number
- AL11318C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Bridgewater La Cholla Operations, LLC
- Licensed capacity
- 133 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- January 9, 2026
- Expires
- January 8, 2027
- Licensed since
- January 9, 2020
- Manager of record
- Dennis Scalpone
- Chief administrative officer
- Dennis Scalpone
- For residents and staff
- (520) 742-3554
The full inspection record24 inspections on file since October 2023, 12 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
June 30, 2026
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-820.A.1.aPlan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-820.A.11Plan of correction accepted
June 30, 2026
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.10Plan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.H.1-5Plan of correction accepted
June 30, 2026
- Personal care services R9-10-814.EPlan of correction accepted
2025
December 22, 2025
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.C.1.a-cPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.1-5Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-820.A.1.aPlan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-820.A.2Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-820.A.11Plan of correction accepted
October 21, 2025
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.8.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.C.1.a-cPlan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.A.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.H.1-5Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.a-dPlan of correction accepted
- Medical records R9-10-811.C.17Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.A.2Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.A.5.aPlan of correction accepted
October 3, 2025
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.a-dPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
July 29, 2025
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.4.b.iiPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.a-dPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
March 25, 2025
- Medication R9-10-816.B.3.a-cPlan of correction accepted
March 7, 2025
- Administration R9-10-803.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.J.1-6Plan of correction accepted
January 17, 2025
- Administration R9-10-803.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.J.1-6Plan of correction accepted
2024
October 3, 2024
- Emergency responder forms A.R.S. § 36-420.04.DPlan of correction accepted
- Medical records R9-10-811.C.17Plan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.B.3.a-cPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.H.1Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-818.D.2.a-fPlan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.1.aPlan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.11Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.14.cPlan of correction accepted
2023
October 31, 2023
- Administration R9-10-803.E.1Plan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.4.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.10Plan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.C.1.c.ixPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.a-dPlan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-818.A.2Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-818.A.5.aPlan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
August 13, 2026
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on August 13, 2026, opens in a new tabFebruary 18, 2026
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on February 18, 2026, opens in a new tabJuly 9, 2025
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on July 9, 2025, opens in a new tabJune 4, 2024
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on June 4, 2024, opens in a new tabOctober 10, 2023
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on October 10, 2023, opens in a new tab
What was cited on June 30, 2026, in plain words
Upkeep and hazards
A clean, safe building: chemicals locked away, hot water at a safe temperature, and nothing in the house that could cause a fall or an injury.
These are the everyday safety checks of the place a resident lives.
Cited at 42% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour Where are cleaning products and medicines kept?
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 BridgeWater Assisted Living & Memory Care
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
BridgeWater Assisted Living & Memory Care is in Tucson, in Pima County. As of September 2026, ADHS lists it as an Assisted Living Center-Directed, licensed for 133 residents at the directed care level, and the license is held by BRIDGEWATER LA CHOLLA OPERATIONS, LLC.
The community's website describes assisted living apartments alongside a secure memory care neighborhood with its own secure courtyard. Assisted living studios are 365 square feet, while memory care has semi-private rooms of 295 square feet and private rooms of 590 square feet, and each apartment has a kitchenette. Three chef-prepared meals are served daily, with low sodium, no sodium and no sugar selections, and staff are on site 24/7.
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Highlights
- Per the community's website, memory care rooms are 295 square feet semi-private or 590 square feet private.
- The website lists assisted living studios at 365 square feet, and says every apartment has a kitchenette.
- BridgeWater says on its website that staff are on site 24/7, with 24-hour emergency response systems in place.
- Its website says BridgeWater uses CarePredict to help spot changes early.
- BridgeWater is in the ALTCS networks of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (ALTCS), on a list dated July 28, 2025, and Banner-University Family Care (ALTCS), on a list dated 2026-07.
The details
- Operator
- Tarantino Senior Living Communities, LLC
- Other names
- Bridgewater Solterra LA Cholla
- Bridgewater La Cholla, LLC
Care and services
In our words
AZ Care Check lists directed care, personal care and supervisory care for this license, with directed care capacity at 133. The community's website says staff provide medication management, continence management, and help with mobility and transferring, and that short-term respite stays are offered. It also mentions the secure memory care neighborhood, and for families wondering how to pay, the site says the staff can help with affordability resources such as ALTCS.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
According to the website, the activity list runs from stretching and yoga, arts and crafts and trivia to karaoke, live musical performances and holiday parties, with small-group outings for shopping, shows and local attractions. Scheduled transportation covers appointments and shopping, housekeeping and laundry services are included, and there is an on-site beauty and barber shop. The community is pet-friendly, and outside there are walking paths and shaded seating areas.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Three chef-prepared meals daily, with accommodating options
- Special diets
- Low sodium
- No sodium
- No sugar
- Activities
- Stretching and yoga
- Arts and crafts
- Trivia
- Karaoke
- Live musical performances
- Holiday parties
- Features
- Outdoor space
- Outdoor walking paths and shaded seating areas
Rooms
The details
- Room features
- Room sizes
- 365 square feet (assisted living studio and one bedroom)
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $6,100 to $8,300 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $9,200 to $11,900 a monthEstimated
Estimates, not this home's own prices. Based on the published prices of 103 comparable communities, 15 in Tucson. 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
- ALTCS networks
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (ALTCS)
- Banner-University Family Care (ALTCS)
Hospitals and the area
In our words
ADHS lists the address as 6505 North La Cholla Boulevard, Tucson, 85741. The community's website places it in northwest Tucson, near N La Cholla Blvd and W Orange Grove Rd. For groceries, Lee Lee Oriental Supermarket is the nearest, about 0.18 miles away.
The details
- Neighborhood
- Northwest Tucson, near N La Cholla Blvd and W Orange Grove Rd
- Nearest emergency room
- Northwest Medical Center, 0.4 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Northwest Medical Center, 0.4 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 0.8 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Lee Lee Oriental Supermarket, 0.2 miles
- Nearest park
- Unnamed park, 0.7 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Northwest Medical Center 0.4 mi Saint Mary's Hospital 6.8 mi Banner University Medical Center Tucson 7.0 mi Oro Valley Hospital 8.1 mi Palo Verde Behavioral Health 9.3 mi Tucson Medical Center 9.4 mi
More details
The details
- Features
Questions families ask
In our words
- What care level is BridgeWater licensed for?
- As of September 2026, ADHS lists BridgeWater as an Assisted Living Center-Directed, licensed for 133 residents at the directed care level. AZ Care Check shows directed, personal and supervisory care services on the license.
- Does BridgeWater offer memory care?
- The website describes a secure memory care neighborhood with its own secure courtyard. That description comes from the company, not from an ADHS license category.
- How big are the rooms?
- Per the company, assisted living studios are 365 square feet, and memory care rooms are 295 square feet semi-private or 590 square feet private.
- What meals does BridgeWater serve?
- The company says three chef-prepared meals are served daily, with accommodating options that include low sodium, no sodium and no sugar selections.
- Which ALTCS plans list BridgeWater?
- BridgeWater is in the ALTCS networks of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (ALTCS), on a list dated July 28, 2025, and Banner-University Family Care (ALTCS), on a list dated 2026-07.
- Are pets allowed?
- According to its website, the community is pet-friendly.
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