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Assisted living home
The Gardens at Blenman Elm Tucson, AZ
1615 N Norton Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Licensed for 10 residents
- Directed care
$3,500 to $10,000 a month
Typical for assisted living homes in Arizona
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Learn about
The Gardens at Blenman Elm
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 10 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
Address
Location
1615 North Norton Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719Pima County
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 one deficiency at its last routine inspection (May 27, 2026, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 63% of similar homes had more cited at theirs.
5 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2024.
Three complaint inspections 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.
Cited at more than one inspection since November 2023: Staffing and staff records (four inspections), Administration (two inspections), Directed care services (two inspections), and one other area.
ADHS accepted its plan to correct each of the 9 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL11702H, valid to November 18, 2026
- License number
- AL11702H
- Facility type
- Assisted living home
- Name on the license
- The Gardens at Blenman Elm
- Licensed capacity
- 10 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- November 19, 2025
- Expires
- November 18, 2026
- For residents and staff
- (480) 258-5376
The full inspection record6 inspections on file since November 2023, 6 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
August 14, 2026
- Directed care services R9-10-815.F.1Plan of correction accepted
June 19, 2026
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.B.4.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
May 27, 2026
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.8.a-bPlan of correction accepted
2024
December 2, 2024
- Emergency responder forms A.R.S. § 36-420.04.DPlan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.L.2.cPlan of correction accepted
- Directed care services R9-10-815.C.1-7Plan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.B.3.cPlan of correction accepted
- Food service R9-10-817.A.6Plan of correction accepted
January 29, 2024
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.4.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.8.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.9Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
2023
November 14, 2023
- Administration R9-10-803.C.1.e.i-ivPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.2.bPlan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-819.A.11Plan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
July 22, 2026
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on July 22, 2026, opens in a new tabMarch 1, 2024
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on March 1, 2024, opens in a new tabJanuary 9, 2024
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on January 9, 2024, opens in a new tab
What was cited on August 14, 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: 383 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, also looked into a complaint.
- 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. 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 The Gardens at Blenman Elm
Overview
In our words
The Gardens at Blenman Elm is an assisted living home on North Norton Avenue in Tucson, licensed for 10 residents. It is licensed for directed care, the level for residents who need staff to direct their day, including many living with dementia.
Drive to Tucson at the time your family would usually visit, so you know how long it takes. See who is up and about at that hour.
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living home
- $3,500 to $10,000 a monthEstimated
These are typical monthly costs, not The Gardens at Blenman Elm’s own price. Source: Integrity Senior Placement market figures, September 2026, Arizona rates: shared room $3,500 to $5,000, private room $5,500 to $10,000. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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