Assisted Living in Arizona: A Family Guide

Facts checked September 28, 2026 against official Arizona sources

What assisted living is called in Arizona, what it costs, how Medicaid can help, how to check a community’s license and inspections, and who to call if something goes wrong. Every fact links to the official source.

Licensed by

Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Division of Licensing Services, Bureau of Assisted Living Facilities Licensing¹

Licensed communities on Lilisity

2,043 assisted living, 3 with memory care

Medicaid help

Yes: Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS)²

Typical cost

$6,250 a month (state median, CareScout 2025)

What assisted living is called in Arizona

• Assisted living centerAn assisted living facility with 11 or more residents.³
• Assisted living homeAn assisted living facility with 10 or fewer residents.³
• Supervisory care services (service level)General oversight, including daily awareness of how the resident is doing, help in a crisis, and help taking your own prescribed medicines.³
• Personal care services (service level)Hands-on help with daily activities like bathing and dressing, plus some nursing services and medication given by a nurse.³
• Directed care services (service level)Care for people who cannot recognize danger, call for help, say what they need, or make basic care decisions. It includes supervisory and personal care services.³

What assisted living costs in Arizona

The median cost of assisted living in Arizona is $6,250 a month, above the national median of $6,200 (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, collected July to November 2025). Prices vary with the apartment, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet, including care-level fees.

If more care is needed later: nursing home costs in Arizona, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates Arizona nursing homes publish.

Plan with our free tools: how long will the money last? and home care or assisted living?

Paying for assisted living in Arizona

Medicare does not pay for assisted living. Families pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or benefits such as VA Aid and Attendance (estimate it). Who actually pays for long-term care.

Medicaid. Yes. Arizona's Medicaid long-term care program, ALTCS, is for people who need nursing facility level of care. Members do not have to live in a nursing home, and many live in an assisted living facility and get needed services there. Program: Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS).² Medicaid does not pay rent or meals in assisted living in any state, and not every community accepts it, so ask each one.

How to check a community in Arizona

Look up a license. ADHS offers a License History Search for assisted living facilities, linked from its assisted living licensing page. Search Arizona’s records.⁴

Lilisity shows Arizona’s inspection record on each community’s page where the state publishes one: the state’s own records, dated and linked to the official source.

Always visit in person, at a mealtime or in the evening if you can. Bring the tour scorecard and the 8 tour questions.

If something goes wrong

Complaints about care or conditions. ADHS licenses assisted living facilities, and its licensing page links to an online complaint form. Adult Protective Services does not investigate problems with facilities; its page says facility concerns can be sent to ADHS online any time, day or night. file online.¹

Abuse, neglect or exploitation. Call (877) 767-2385. How to report.⁵ If someone is in danger, call 911.

The long-term care ombudsman is a free advocate for residents of assisted living and nursing homes: they help resolve problems with a community, including move-out notices. find your local ombudsman.⁶

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Sources

1. Licensing agency, complaints (azdhs.gov)
2. Medicaid (azahcccs.gov)
3. License types (azleg.gov)
4. License lookup (azcarecheck.azdhs.gov)
5. Reporting abuse (des.az.gov)
6. Ombudsman (des.az.gov)
7. CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (state medians)

Facts checked against these official sources on September 28, 2026. Rules and programs change; confirm with the agency before making a decision. General information, not legal or financial advice.