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Assisted living home
Starfish River Hills Tucson, AZ
6611 E River Hills Pl, Tucson, AZ 85750
- Licensed for 10 residents
- Directed care
- Private rooms
$4,800 to $9,100 a month
Estimated
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Integrity Senior Placement
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Starfish River Hills
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: 8 rooms
- Meals: tasty and healthy meals, cooked mostly from scratch with fresh fruits and vegetables
- Activities: Geriatric Training, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Games
Also on the home's website
- Hospice care in place
- Nurse on staff
- Medication management
- Therapy on site
- Private rooms
- Transportation
Address
Location
6611 East River Hills Place, Tucson, AZ 85750Pima County
- Vista del Rio Park1.5 mi
- Natural Grocers1.3 mi
- Walgreens1.3 mi
- Palo Verde Behavioral HealthClosest hospital, with an emergency room2.0 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 (October 22, 2025). 65% of similar homes had at least one cited at theirs.
No complaint inspections in the past two years. 60% of similar homes had no complaint inspection that led to a citation.
No enforcement action by ADHS in the past two years. The same is true of 58% of similar homes.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL8789H, valid to August 31, 2027
- License number
- AL8789H
- 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
- August 27, 2012
- Manager of record
- Ben Silverman
- Chief administrative officer
- Ben J Silverman
- For residents and staff
- (520) 721-6321
The full inspection record1 inspection on file since October 2025, none with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2025
Enforcement actions
AZ Care Check has no enforcement actions on file for this home.
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).
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about Starfish River Hills
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
Starfish River Hills is an assisted living home in Tucson, in Pima County. ADHS records list it as licensed for 10 residents at the directed care level, as of September 2026.
The home's website describes 8 private rooms and a large shared space for activities and relaxation. It says the home is staffed with two caregivers during the day and one caregiver overnight for its ten residents. Staffing is the home's own statement, not an ADHS requirement or finding.
The company lists in-home podiatry, lab, x-ray, salon, home health and hospice services, plus physical, occupational and speech therapy.
The company describes one price for custodial care that includes housekeeping, meals, dressing, bathing, laundry and medicines management.
Ask who works at night and how long the caregivers have been there. You cannot tell that from a photo, so ask in person.
The details
- Operator
- Starfish Care Homes
- Other names
- Starfish Care Homes at River Hills
- Starfish Care Homes, LLC
Care and services
In our words
ADHS licenses the home at the directed care level, the highest of the ADHS assisted living care levels, which covers residents who cannot direct their own care. AZ Care Check lists directed, personal and supervisory care services for the home. It says a nurse practitioner makes house visits and that hospice, home health, and physical, occupational and speech therapy are available. Staffing, per the company, is two caregivers by day and one overnight for ten residents.
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 says meals are cooked mostly from scratch with fresh fruits and vegetables. Besides activities coordinated by staff, it says it brings in outside professionals for Geriatric Training, Art Therapy and Music Therapy, and to play games.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- tasty and healthy meals, cooked mostly from scratch with fresh fruits and vegetables
- Activities
- Geriatric Training
- Art Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Games
Rooms
The details
- Room features
- Rooms or apartments
- 8 rooms
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $4,800 to $9,100 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 company places the home in the Catalina Foothills area of Tucson. Map data (OpenStreetMap) puts a Walgreens 1.33 miles away and Natural Grocers 1.31 miles away, both straight-line. The nearest park in the same data is Vista del Rio Park, 1.53 miles away. CMS hospital data lists Palo Verde Behavioral Health at 2 miles and Tucson Medical Center at 2.18 miles, straight-line, as the closest hospitals.
The details
- Neighborhood
- Catalina Foothills
- Nearest emergency room
- Palo Verde Behavioral Health, 2.0 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Palo Verde Behavioral Health, 2.0 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens, 1.3 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Natural Grocers, 1.3 miles
- Nearest park
- Vista del Rio Park, 1.5 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Palo Verde Behavioral Health 2.0 mi Tucson Medical Center 2.2 mi Saint Joseph's Hospital 3.4 mi Banner University Medical Center Tucson 6.0 mi Banner - University Medical Center South 8.3 mi Southern Arizona VA Health Care System 9.3 mi Saint Mary's Hospital 9.3 mi Northwest Medical Center 9.8 mi
More details
The details
- In home services
- Podiatry
- Lab
- X-ray
- Salon
- Home health
- Hospice
- Medical director nurse practitioner
- Kris Silverman, Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in Geriatrics, is the Medical Director
Questions families ask
In our words
- How many residents is Starfish River Hills licensed for?
- ADHS records list it as licensed for 10 residents at the directed care level, as of September 2026.
- Does Starfish River Hills have private rooms?
- The home's website says the home includes 8 private rooms.
- How many caregivers are on duty?
- The company says it staffs the home with two caregivers during the day and one caregiver overnight for its ten residents.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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