The Gardens of Sun City

Last inspection

April 17, 2026

Inspections

9, 15 deficiencies cited

Complaint inspections

9, 5 with deficiencies cited

Enforcement cases

2, $5,150 in civil penalties

• No deficiencies cited at the last inspection (April 2026)
• License active since 2012

Enforcement cases

• July 20, 2026: Civil Penalty $1,750 (complete); Notice of Enforcement Action (complete) case closed (complete)
• April 30, 2026: Civil Penalty $3,400 (complete); Notice of Enforcement Action (complete) case closed (complete)

March 24, 2026: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection, 7 deficiencies

• Tuberculosis Screening R9-10-113.A.2.a-f
  Based on documentation review and interview, the chief administrative officer failed to implement tuberculosis (TB) infection control activities including annually assessing the health care institution’s risk of exposure to infectious TB. The deficient practice posed a potential TB exposure risk to residents as required information could not be verified.
  Plan of correction rejected
• Personnel R9-10-806.A.1.a-b
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver provided documentation of completion of a caregiver training program approved by the Department or the Board of Examiners for Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers (NCIA Board), for one of five caregivers sampled. The deficient practice posed a risk if the individual was not qualified to provide the required services.
  Plan of correction rejected
• Personnel R9-10-806.A.4.a-b
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver's skills and knowledge were verified and documented before the individual provided physical health services, for four of five sampled caregivers. The deficient practice posed a risk if a caregiver did not have the skills and knowledge necessary to meet a resident's needs.
  Plan of correction rejected
• 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 or on behalf of the assisted living facility, as specified in Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R9-10-113, for five of five sampled caregivers. The deficient practice posed a potential TB exposure risk to residents.
  Plan of correction rejected
• Residency and Residency Agreements R9-10-807.A.1-2
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure that a resident provided evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis (TB) before or within seven calendar days after the resident's date of occupancy and as specified in R9-10-113, for four of six residents sampled. The deficient practice posed a TB exposure risk to residents.
  Plan of correction rejected
• Medication Services R9-10-817.B.3.b
  Based on record review, interview, and observation, the manager failed to ensure a medication was administered in compliance with a medication order for five of six sampled residents. The deficient practice posed a risk if the resident experienced a change in condition due to improper administration of medication.
  Plan of correction rejected
• Emergency and Safety Standards R9-10-819.A.4
  Based on documentation review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a disaster drill for employees was conducted on each shift at least once every three months and documented. The deficient practice posed a risk if employees were unable to implement a disaster plan.
  Plan of correction rejected

February 25, 2026: complaint inspection, 1 deficiency

• Administration R9-10-803.A.3.b.i-ii
  Based on documentation review, interview, and observation, the governing authority failed to designate, in writing, a manager who had a certificate as an assisted living facility manager. The deficient practice posed a risk as the assisted living facility did not have a certified manager for more than one month.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: February 2, 2026

February 25, 2025: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection, 4 deficiencies

• Tuberculosis Screening R9-10-113.A.1-2
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the health care institution failed to establish, document, and implement tuberculosis (TB) infection control activities as specified in R9-10-113. The deficient practice posed a risk as the caregiver received no organized instruction or information related to TB surveillance and posed a TB exposure risk to residents and staff.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: March 28, 2025
• Personnel R9-10-806.A.8.a-b
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure an employee provided documentation of freedom from infectious tuberculosis (TB) on or before the date the individual began providing services at or on behalf of the assisted living facility, as specified in R9-10-113, for one of five employees reviewed. The deficient practice posed a potential TB exposure risk to residents.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: March 14, 2025
• Residency and Residency Agreements R9-10-807.B.1.a-b
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure before or at the time of acceptance of an individual, the individual submitted documentation dated within 90 calendar days before the individual was accepted by the facility, to indicate if an individual is requesting or is expected to receive supervisory care services, personal care services, or directed care services, and whether the individual required continuous medical services, continuous or intermittent nursing services, or restraints; dated and signed by a physician, registered nurse practitioner, registered nurse, or ...
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: March 14, 2025
• Service Plans R9-10-808.C.1.a-g
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure the caregiver documented the services provided in the resident's medical record, for one of seven residents reviewed. The deficient practice posed a risk as services could not be verified as provided against a service plan.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: March 31, 2025

January 12, 2024: complaint inspection, 1 deficiency

• Service Plans R9-10-808.C.1.g
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver documented services provided to a resident in the resident's medical record, for two of two residents sampled. The deficient practice posed a risk as the Department was unable to verify required services were provided to a resident.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: March 18, 2024

Inspections with no deficiencies listed

• April 17, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaints 00166087 and 00166206 conducted on April 17, 2026.
• June 24, 2025: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00134162 conducted on June 24, 2025.
• August 9, 2024: complaint inspection. An on-site investigation of complaint AZ00214346 was conducted on August 09, 2024, and no deficiencies were cited.
• August 7, 2024: complaint inspection. An on-site investigation of complaint AZ00214257 was conducted on August 7, 2024 and no deficiencies were cited.

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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 83 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.