Assisted living home
Starfish Midtown Tucson, AZ
5536 E 2nd St, Tucson, AZ 85711
- Licensed for 10 residents
- Directed care
- Private rooms
$6,700 to $9,700 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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Starfish Midtown
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 10 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Staffing: two caregivers during the day and one caregiver overnight for ten residents
- Rooms or apartments: 10 rooms
- Meals: tasty and healthy meals, mostly from scratch with fresh fruits and vegetables
- Activities: Geriatric Training, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Games
- Outdoor space: two shared patio areas
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Hospice care in place
- Nurse on staff
- Medication management
- Dementia trained staff
- Private rooms
- Private bathroom
Address
Location
5536 East 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85711Pima County
- Highland Vista Park0.7 mi
- Kimpo Oriental Market0.3 mi
- CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
- Saint Joseph's HospitalClosest hospital, with an emergency room1.2 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 11, 2026). 65% of similar homes had at least one cited at theirs.
No deficiencies at either of its last two routine inspections (2024 and 2026).
One complaint inspection in the past two years led to a citation. 60% of similar homes had none.
ADHS took one enforcement action in the past two years, with civil penalties of $500 in all. 58% of similar homes had none.
Across four inspections since March 2024, the state never cited the same area twice.
ADHS accepted its plan to correct the deficiency cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL10856H, valid to August 31, 2027
- License number
- AL10856H
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- Starfish Care Homes, LLC
- Licensed capacity
- 10 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- September 1, 2026
- Expires
- August 31, 2027
- Licensed since
- September 14, 2018
- Manager of record
- Jessica Romero
- Chief administrative officer
- Jessica R Romero
- For residents and staff
- (520) 445-7140
The full inspection record4 inspections on file since March 2024, 1 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
March 18, 2026
- Directed care services R9-10-815.F.2.a-cPlan of correction accepted
2024
Enforcement actions
What was cited on March 18, 2026, in plain words
Directed care services
Care for residents who cannot direct their own care, such as many people with dementia: closer care planning, weight checks, and exits that are safe for them.
These rules protect residents who cannot speak up for themselves.
Cited at 22% of similar homes in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How do you keep residents with dementia safe without locking them in?
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: 596 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, was routine only.
- 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).
- An area is one section of Arizona's assisted living rules, such as Medication or Service plans.
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about Starfish Midtown
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
As of September 2026, ADHS records list Starfish Midtown at 5536 East 2nd Street in Tucson (Pima County) as an Assisted Living Home-Directed, licensed for 10 residents. The license is held in the name STARFISH CARE HOMES, LLC.
The home's own website describes the setup a little differently from the state file. It gives the address as 5530 and 5536 E. 2nd Street, with Starfish Midtown made up of 2 homes, A and B, side by side and joined by shared walkways and sitting areas. Each home, the site says, has 10 private rooms with private bathrooms.
The website also describes a memory care environment, with outside professionals coming in for art therapy, music therapy and geriatric training, and meals cooked mostly from scratch.
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
- Licensed for 10 residents at the directed care level, according to ADHS records as of September 2026.
- Staffing, per the company's website, is 2 caregivers during the day and 1 overnight for 10 residents.
- The website lists 2 patio areas shared by the 2 homes.
The details
- Operator
- Starfish Care Homes
- Other names
- Starfish Care Homes, LLC
- Licensee entity status
- Active
Care and services
In our words
ADHS lists directed, personal and supervisory care for this home, with directed care capacity of 10. Directed care is the highest of the three ADHS assisted living care levels, meant for residents who cannot direct their own care. According to the home's website, staff oversee and give out medications, the home works with local hospices and home health agencies, and nurse practitioners make house visits.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
- Staffing
- two caregivers during the day and one caregiver overnight for ten residents
Daily life
In our words
The company's website describes meals cooked mostly from scratch with fresh fruits and vegetables. Outside professionals come in for geriatric training, art therapy and music therapy, residents play games, and the 2 homes share walkways, sitting areas and 2 patio areas between them.
The details
- Meals
- tasty and healthy meals, mostly from scratch with fresh fruits and vegetables
- Activities
- Geriatric Training
- Art Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Games
- Outdoor space
- two shared patio areas
Rooms
The details
- Room features
- Rooms or apartments
- 10 rooms
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $6,700 to $9,700 a monthEstimated
An estimate, not this home's own price. Based on the published prices of 75 comparable assisted living homes, 14 in Tucson. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.
Typical in Arizona: $3,500 to $10,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).
The details
- How pricing works
- All inclusive
Hospitals and the area
In our words
The home is in the 85711 ZIP code in Tucson, Pima County. CMS data lists Saint Joseph's Hospital as the nearest hospital, 1.2 miles away as the crow flies, and Tucson Medical Center is 1.29 miles off. For errands, map data puts Kimpo Oriental Market, the nearest grocery store, 0.34 miles away as the crow flies, and the closest pharmacy listed is a CVS Pharmacy at 1.2 miles. Highland Vista Park is 0.66 miles away.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- Saint Joseph's Hospital, 1.2 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Saint Joseph's Hospital, 1.2 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy, 1.2 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Kimpo Oriental Market, 0.3 miles
- Nearest park
- Highland Vista Park, 0.7 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Saint Joseph's Hospital 1.2 mi Tucson Medical Center 1.3 mi Palo Verde Behavioral Health 1.5 mi Banner University Medical Center Tucson 4.2 mi Banner - University Medical Center South 5.2 mi Southern Arizona VA Health Care System 6.5 mi Saint Mary's Hospital 7.4 mi Northwest Medical Center 9.9 mi
More details
The details
- Paired home campus
- Starfish Midtown includes two homes, A and B, next to each other with shared walkways and sitting areas
- Shared shower bathrooms
- 2
Questions families ask
In our words
- What care level is Starfish Midtown licensed for?
- ADHS records as of September 2026 list it as an Assisted Living Home-Directed, licensed for 10 residents at the directed care level.
- How many caregivers are on duty?
- Its website gives 2 caregivers during the day and 1 overnight for 10 residents.
- Are the rooms private?
- Per the company, each home has 10 private rooms with private bathrooms, plus 2 shared shower bathrooms.
- Does the home help with medications?
- According to its website, yes: staff oversee and give out residents' medications.
- How far is the nearest hospital?
- Saint Joseph's Hospital is 1.2 miles away as the crow flies, according to CMS and map data.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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