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Assisted living and memory care community
Cascades of Tucson Tucson, AZ
201 N Jessica Ave, Tucson, AZ 85710
- Licensed for 217 residents
- Directed care
- Private rooms
$6,500 to $9,000 a month
Estimated
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Cascades of Tucson
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 217 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Care levels licensed: Personal care, Directed care, Supervisory care
- Room sizes: 503 to 1006 square feet (apartment floor plans)
- Meals: Assisted living: choice of two meals daily from breakfast, lunch, or dinner
- Outdoor space: Landscaped memory care courtyard with shade
- Campus: 6 acres
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Respite stays
- Nurse on staff
- Medication management
- Staff on site around the clock
- Private rooms
- Private bathroom
- Couples welcome
- Transportation
- Pets allowed
- Salon
- Fitness room
- Pool
Address
Location
201 North Jessica Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85710Pima County
- A park0.3 mi
- Walmart Supercenter0.8 mi
- Walgreens0.2 mi
- Saint Joseph's HospitalClosest hospital, with an emergency room0.5 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).
The state cited two deficiencies at its last routine inspection (June 30, 2026, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 55% of similar communities had 1 or fewer at theirs.
5 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2025.
Three complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation, and one other found nothing to cite. 50% of similar communities had 2 or fewer.
ADHS took one enforcement action in the past two years, with civil penalties of $250 in all. 33% of similar communities had none.
Cited at more than one inspection since November 2023: Service plans (three inspections), Medication (two inspections).
ADHS accepted its plan of correction for 6 of the 8 deficiencies cited in the past two years. Care Check lists the rest as: POC Submitted (2).
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL1362C, valid to August 31, 2027
- License number
- AL1362C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Cascades of Tucson
- Licensed capacity
- 217 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- September 1, 2026
- Expires
- August 31, 2027
- Licensed since
- March 28, 1997
- Chief administrative officer
- Meredith a Kuhn
- For residents and staff
- (520) 886-3171
The full inspection record8 inspections on file since November 2023, 3 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
June 30, 2026
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.aPlan of correction submitted
- Medication R9-10-817.B.3.bPlan of correction submitted
May 8, 2026
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
2025
August 28, 2025
- Changes to the building R9-10-110.EPlan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.A.9Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
- Resident rights R9-10-810.B.1Plan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-817.B.3.bPlan of correction accepted
2024
2023
Enforcement actions
September 14, 2026
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on September 14, 2026, opens in a new tab
What was cited on June 30, 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?
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 39% of similar communities 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: 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.
- POC is a plan of correction. IDR is an informal dispute of a citation.
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about Cascades of Tucson
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
Cascades of Tucson is at 201 North Jessica Avenue in Tucson (Pima County, AZ 85710). Its website places it north of Broadway between Kolb and Wilmot, on a campus of 6 acres.
The ADHS file lists three service types: directed care for up to 45 residents, personal care for up to 172, and supervisory care. Directed care is the ADHS level for residents who cannot direct their own care. The community's website describes help with bathing, dressing and grooming, medication help, and 1 RN and 1 LPN on site. It also describes specialized care for residents with cognitive decline, with a landscaped courtyard, and says it has Certified Champion Teachers in Teepa Snow's program A Positive Approach to Care.
According to the website, apartments come with full kitchens and a patio or balcony, and assisted living residents choose two meals a day. The campus has a heated pool open in season, a fitness center, a salon and a movie theater, and pets are allowed within set guidelines.
Visit in the afternoon and sit in the dining room for a while. Ask to see the actual room, not the model.
Highlights
- Licensed for 217 residents at the directed care level, per ADHS records as of September 2026.
- Its website says the community has Certified Champion Teachers in Teepa Snow's memory care program, A Positive Approach to Care.
- Memory care residents have a landscaped courtyard with shade, per the company.
- The website lists two dining rooms, Vista Garden Restaurant and Courtyard Club Dining Room, both open all day.
- Short respite stays of up to one month are offered, the company says.
- The community's site says it has been family owned and operated since 1981.
The details
- Other names
- Cascades Retirement Properties, INC.
- About the company
Care and services
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Personal care
- Directed care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
The company says assisted living residents pick two of breakfast, lunch or dinner each day, while memory care residents get three meals daily plus snacks. Besides the pool, which is heated in season and has a spa open year-round, it lists the fitness center, a full-service salon, the movie theater and smart home technology. Pets are allowed within set guidelines, and scheduled transportation runs on shuttles with wheelchair lifts and seatbelts.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Assisted living: choice of two meals daily from breakfast, lunch, or dinner
- Features
- Outdoor space
- Landscaped memory care courtyard with shade
- Campus
- 6 acres
Rooms
The details
- Room features
- Room sizes
- 503 to 1006 square feet (apartment floor plans)
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $6,500 to $9,000 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $9,800 to $12,500 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
Hospitals and the area
In our words
Saint Joseph's Hospital is the nearest hospital in CMS data, 0.52 miles away as the crow flies, and Tucson Medical Center is listed at 2.64 miles. For errands, map data puts a Walgreens 0.15 miles off and a Walmart Supercenter 0.82 miles away, with a park at 0.27 miles, all measured in a straight line.
The details
- Neighborhood
- North of Broadway between Kolb and Wilmot
- Nearest emergency room
- Saint Joseph's Hospital, 0.5 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Saint Joseph's Hospital, 0.5 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 0.2 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Walmart Supercenter, 0.8 miles
- Nearest park
- Unnamed park, 0.3 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Saint Joseph's Hospital 0.5 mi Tucson Medical Center 2.6 mi Palo Verde Behavioral Health 2.8 mi Banner University Medical Center Tucson 5.9 mi Banner - University Medical Center South 5.9 mi Southern Arizona VA Health Care System 7.5 mi Saint Mary's Hospital 8.9 mi
More details
The details
- Features
- Average annual increase
- averaging 5% over the last 5 years
- Dining rooms
- Vista Garden Restaurant
- Courtyard Club Dining Room
- Memory care meals
- Three meals daily, plus snacks
Questions families ask
In our words
- What care level is Cascades of Tucson licensed at?
- ADHS lists it as an Assisted Living Center-Directed for 217 residents as of September 2026, with directed care for up to 45, personal care for up to 172, and supervisory care.
- Who holds the license?
- Its website says Cascades of Tucson has been family owned and operated since 1981.
- Are pets allowed?
- The community's website calls it pet-friendly within set guidelines.
- Is there transportation?
- Yes, per the company: scheduled transportation goes to medical appointments, banking, shopping and events, on shuttles with wheelchair lifts and seatbelts.
- How far is the nearest hospital?
- Saint Joseph's Hospital is the nearest in CMS and map data, at 0.52 miles in a straight line.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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