Assisted Living
A Better Choice Assisted Living
9742 East Gelding Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 · Map
Licensed for 8 residents
A Better Choice Assisted Living is a state-licensed assisted living community in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is licensed for 8 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
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Area costs
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last inspection: Dec 4, 2025. See the record
License
Active, 8 residents
Assisted Living Home-Directed AL12565H.
Nearest emergency room
2.5 miles
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, rated 3 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Choice Assisted Living this community | 8 | Not published | Active | 3 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases | |
| Atria Park of Sierra Pointe | 0.1 mi | 250 | $3,345/mo | Active | 2 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases |
| Belmont Village Scottsdale | 0.8 mi | 149 | $4,300/mo | Active | 2 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases |
| Raintree Assisted Living | 0.9 mi | 8 | Not published | Active | 6 deficiencies, 1 enforcement case |
| Bloomfield House | 1.2 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | 4 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases |
State inspection record3 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases
- Last inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Inspections
- 1, 3 deficiencies cited
- Complaint inspections
- 0, 0 with deficiencies cited
- Enforcement cases
- 0
- License active since 2023
December 4, 2025: compliance (annual) inspection, 3 deficiencies
- Tuberculosis Screening R9-10-113.A.2.a-f
Based on record review and interview, the health care institution's chief administrative officer failed to ensure that the health care institution established, documented, and implemented tuberculosis infection control activities for one of three personnel reviewed. The deficient practice posed a potential TB exposure risk.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: January 8, 2026 - Administration R9-10-803.A.9
Based on record review and interview, the governing authority failed to ensure compliance with A.R.S. § 36-411.C.1 for three of three personnel reviewed. The deficient practice posed a risk as required information could not be verified for personnel to determine a person's fitness to work in the assisted living home.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: February 5, 2026 - Residency and Residency Agreements R9-10-807.A.1-2
Based on record review and interview, the health care institution's chief administrative officer failed to ensure that the health care institution established, documented, and implemented tuberculosis infection control activities for one of two residents reviewed. The deficient practice posed a potential TB exposure risk to residents.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: February 5, 2026
Read the full record on AZ Care Check →
ADHS writes a Statement of Deficiencies after each inspection that finds a rule was not met. The community then files a plan of correction, which ADHS accepts or rejects. ADHS investigates complaints on site. A complaint inspection that ends with “No deficiencies were found” did not find a rule violation; deficiencies cited on a complaint inspection are listed with that inspection. AZ Care Check does not list complaints that did not lead to an on-site inspection. Enforcement cases are actions ADHS takes after an inspection, such as a civil money penalty, a provisional license or a license revocation, with their status. This community is licensed for 8 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Arizona Department of Health Services, Licensing Services, AZ Care Check, data as of October 15, 2026, showing all records on AZ Care Check (back to September 5, 2023). Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Assisted Living Home-Directed
- License number
- AL12565H
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 8
- County
- Maricopa County
Source: Arizona state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Arizona, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Arizona
- Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS). 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. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.5 mi, nursing home 2.0 mi, pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, Scottsdale. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sante of North Scottsdale, Scottsdale. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- True Promise Home Health Inc, Scottsdale. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Safeway. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 85260 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 032571 North Scottsdale Dialysis (Fmc), Scottsdale, 2.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Desert Mountain Dialysis Center, Scottsdale, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Scottsdale Kidney Center, LLC, Phoenix, 4.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 77 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85260.
Nueva Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC, office in Scottsdale, 0.1 miles away, straight line
Valleyside Hospice Inc, office in Scottsdale, 0.7 miles away, straight line
Global Hospice Arizona, office in Scottsdale, 1.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Stacie Pinderhughes, MD, Scottsdale. 0.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave very high, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in December 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- Who is here at night? Are they awake, or asleep and on call?
- Who covers when the owner is sick, on vacation, or away for the day? Can we meet them?
- Is it one flat rate, or does it rise with care needs?
- Can you help someone who needs two people to move, or a mechanical lift?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Department of Health Services, Licensing Services inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does A Better Choice Assisted Living provide?
A Better Choice Assisted Living is licensed by the state of Arizona for assisted living in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its licensed capacity is 8 residents.
Does Lilisity rate A Better Choice Assisted Living?
No. We publish state licensing details for A Better Choice Assisted Living but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does A Better Choice Assisted Living cost?
Assisted Living in Maricopa County typically starts at $3,400 to $4,900 a month. Based on 65 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. A Better Choice Assisted Living does not publish its prices.
How do I contact A Better Choice Assisted Living?
Use A Better Choice Assisted Living's website, a-better-choice-assisted-living-llc.odoo.com, or visit at 9742 East Gelding Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85260.
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