Assisted Living
Avista Senior Living Payson
806 West Longhorn Road, Payson, AZ 85541 · Map
Licensed for 47 residents
Avista Senior Living Payson is a state-licensed assisted living community in Payson, Arizona. It is licensed for 47 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Avista Senior Living Payson says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Scheduled transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Our community welcomes pets and offers activities to help residents thrive in mind and body, such as bingo, gospel music, cooking club, live music, card games, and sing-a-longs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom.
One-Bedroom Apartments and Studio Apartments
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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: Sep 23, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 47 residents
Assisted Living Center-Directed AL12703C.
Nearest emergency room
51.7 miles
Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Ctr, rated 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avista Senior Living Payson this community | 47 | Not published | Active | 2 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases | |
| Ordinary Lifestyles | 0.5 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | 2 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases |
| Ordinary Lifestyles IV | 0.6 mi | 8 | Not published | Active | 4 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases |
| Ordinary Lifestyles III | 1.0 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | 0 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases |
| The Frontier House | 1.5 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | No record |
State inspection record2 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases
- Last inspection
- September 23, 2026
- Inspections
- 3, 2 deficiencies cited
- Complaint inspections
- 2, 1 with deficiencies cited
- Enforcement cases
- 0
- License active since 2023
September 23, 2026: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection, 2 deficiencies
- Tuberculosis Screening R9-10-113.A.2.a-f
Based on documentation review, record review, interview, and observation, the health care institution’s chief administrative officer failed to implement tuberculosis (TB) infection control activities that included assessing risks of prior exposure to infectious TB and determining if the individual had signs or symptoms of TB, for four of four residents sampled. The deficient practice posed a potential TB exposure risk to residents.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: October 30, 2026 - Personnel R9-10-806.A.8.a-b
Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver provided evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis (TB) on or before the date the individual began providing services at the assisted living facility and as specified in R9-10-113, for one of five personnel sampled. The deficient practice posed a potential TB risk to residents.
Plan of correction rejected
Inspections with no deficiencies listed
- May 2, 2024: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the investigation of complaints AZ00204670 and AZ00209293 conducted on May 2, 2024.
- November 7, 2023: compliance (initial) inspection. No deficiencies were found during the off-site initial inspection for a change of ownership conducted on November 7, 2023.
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 47 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
- AL12703C
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 47
- County
- Gila 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 51.7 mi, nursing home 0.3 mi, pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Ctr, Scottsdale. 51.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Rim Country Health & Retirement Community, Payson. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Banner Home Care - Payson, Payson. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 85541 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85541.
Hospice Of Payson, LLC, office in Payson, 1.1 miles away, straight line
Hospice Compassus-Payson, office in Payson, 1.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Stacie Pinderhughes, MD, Scottsdale. 52.4 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Payson, AZ, risk to homes is greater than 84% of communities in Arizona and 97% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively 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 September 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- 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?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
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 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Avista Senior Living Payson provide?
Avista Senior Living Payson is licensed by the state of Arizona for assisted living in Payson, Arizona. Its licensed capacity is 47 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Avista Senior Living Payson?
No. We publish state licensing details for Avista Senior Living Payson 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 Avista Senior Living Payson 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. Avista Senior Living Payson does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Avista Senior Living Payson?
Use Avista Senior Living Payson's website, avistaseniorliving.com/payson, or visit at 806 West Longhorn Road, Payson, AZ 85541.
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