Independent Living and Assisted Living
Amber Lights
6231 North Montebella Road, Tucson, AZ 85704 · Map
Licensed for 120 residents
Amber Lights is a state-licensed independent living, assisted living community in Tucson, Arizona. It is licensed for 120 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Living | $5,380 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Assisted Living | $6,055 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Lilisity’s independent report
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: Aug 5, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 120 residents
Assisted Living Center-Directed AL9378C.
Nearest emergency room
2.4 miles
Northwest Medical Center, rated 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Lights this community | 120 | $6,055/mo | Active | 2 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases | |
| The Gardens at la Cholla | 0.5 mi | 17 | Not published | Active | 7 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases |
| The Inn at the Fountains | 0.5 mi | 91 | Not published | Active | 3 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases |
| Solterra Senior Living at La Cholla | 0.5 mi | 133 | Not published | Active | 61 deficiencies, 5 enforcement cases |
| Copper Canyon Alzheimer's Special Care Center | 0.6 mi | 66 | Not published | Active | 0 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases |
State inspection record2 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases
- Last inspection
- August 5, 2026
- Inspections
- 3, 2 deficiencies cited
- Complaint inspections
- 2, 1 with deficiencies cited
- Enforcement cases
- 0
- License active since 2014
August 5, 2026: complaint inspection, 2 deficiencies
- Resident Rights R9-10-810.B.1
Based on documentation review, observation, and interview, the manager failed to ensure a resident is treated with dignity, respect, and consideration. The deficient practice posed a risk of injury and violated a resident's rights.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: August 10, 2026 - Environmental Standards R9-10-820.A.1.b
Based on observation and interview, the manager failed to ensure the premises and equipment used at the assisted living facility were free from a condition or situation which may cause a resident or other individual to suffer physical injury. The deficient practice posed a risk if a resident or other individual could suffer physical injury.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: August 10, 2026
Inspections with no deficiencies listed
- September 3, 2025: modification inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site modification for increased capacity completed on September 3, 2025.
- June 12, 2025: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00132875 conducted on June 12, 2025.
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 120 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 Center-Directed
- License number
- AL9378C
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 120
- County
- Pima 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 2.4 mi, nursing home 0.3 mi, pharmacy 1.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Northwest Medical Center, Tucson. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center of Tucson, Tucson. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Home Care For The 21St Century North Tucson, Tucson. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 85704 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 032613 Northwest Tucson Dialysis (Fmc), Tucson, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Northwest Tucson Dialysis, Tucson, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
032514 Desert Dialysis Center (Dci), Tucson, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 36 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85704.
Bayada Hospice, office in Tucson, 1.5 miles away, straight line
Aria Hospice Comfort Care, office in Tucson, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Anthem East LLC, office in Tucson, 1.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Banner-University Medical Group, Tucson. 4.7 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 high; 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave very high, earthquake relatively 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 August 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- 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?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
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 relatively 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 Amber Lights provide?
Amber Lights is licensed by the state of Arizona for independent living, assisted living in Tucson, Arizona. Its licensed capacity is 120 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Amber Lights?
No. We publish state licensing details for Amber Lights 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 Amber Lights cost?
Assisted Living in Arizona typically starts at $3,450 to $5,250 a month. Based on 88 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Amber Lights?
Use Amber Lights's website, srgseniorliving.com/tucson-az-amber-lights, or visit at 6231 North Montebella Road, Tucson, AZ 85704.
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