Maryland Gardens Assisted Living

Last inspection

September 3, 2026

Inspections

21, 15 deficiencies cited

Complaint inspections

20, 4 with deficiencies cited

Enforcement cases

1, $500 in civil penalties

• No deficiencies cited at the last inspection (September 2026)
• License active since 2023

Enforcement cases

• December 30, 2024: Civil Penalty $500 (complete) case closed (complete)

August 24, 2026: compliance (annual) inspection, 1 deficiency

• Emergency and Safety Standards R9-10-819.A.4
  Based on interview and documentation review, the manager failed to ensure that 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 accepted; correction date given by the community: September 30, 2026

October 30, 2025: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection, 3 deficiencies

• Residency and Residency Agreements R9-10-807.E.1-4
  Based on record review and interview, before or within five working days after a resident's acceptance by an assisted living facility, the manager failed to obtain on the residency agreement, the signature of the resident, the resident's representative, the resident's legal guardian, or another individual who has been designated by the individual under A.R.S § 36-3221 to make health care decisions on the individual's behalf for one of three residents sampled.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: December 3, 2025
• Medication Services R9-10-817.D.2
  Based on observation and interview, the manager failed to ensure there was a current toxicology reference guide that was available for use by personnel members.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: October 31, 2025
• Emergency and Safety Standards R9-10-819.F.4.a-b
  Based on documentation review and interview, the manager failed to ensure documentation of the monthly testing of the facility's smoke detectors was maintained for at least 12 months after the date of the test. The deficient practice posed a risk to the health and safety of residents if the fire alarm system was not working properly.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: October 31, 2025

November 18, 2024: complaint inspection, 6 deficiencies

• Administration R9-10-803.C.1.m
  Based on observation, record review, interview, and documentation review, the manager failed to ensure policies and procedures were established, documented, and implemented to protect the health and safety of a resident that covered methods by which the assisted living facility was aware of the general or specific whereabouts of a resident, based on the level of assisted living services provided to the resident and the assisted living services the assisted living facility was authorized to provide.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: January 31, 2025
• R9-10-819.A.1.a R9-10-819.A.1.a
  Based on observation, documentation review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure the facility's premises were cleaned and disinfected, to prevent, minimize, and control illness or infection.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: January 31, 2025
• R9-10-819.A.3.a R9-10-819.A.3.a
  Based on observation, documentation review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure that garbage and refuse were stored in covered containers. The deficient practice posed a health risk to residents.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: January 31, 2025
• R9-10-819.A.9 R9-10-819.A.9
  Based on observation, documentation review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure soiled linen and soiled clothing stored by the facility was stored in closed containers. The deficient practice posed a risk.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: January 31, 2025
• R9-10-820.D.4.a R9-10-820.D.4.a
  Based on observation, and interview, the manager failed to ensure a resident's sleeping area was not used as a common area.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: January 31, 2025
• R9-10-820.D.7.b R9-10-820.D.7.b
  Based on observation and interview, for five residential units observed, the manager failed to ensure that each sleeping area had clean linen, including a mattress pad.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: January 31, 2025

October 15, 2024: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection, 4 deficiencies

• Residency and Residency Agreements R9-10-807.B.1.a-b
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a resident accepted by the assisted living facility submitted documentation signed by a medical practitioner or a registered nurse that stated whether the individual required continuous medical services, continuous or intermittent nursing services, or restraints, for one of three residents sampled accepted by the assisted living facility on or after October 1, 2013. The deficient practice posed a risk if the facility was unable to meet a resident's needs.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: November 30, 2024
• Residency and Residency Agreements R9-10-807.D.1-10
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure before or at the time of an individual's acceptance by an assisted living facility, there was a documented residency agreement with the assisted living facility which included the requirements in R9-10-807(D)(1-10) for one of three residents sampled. The deficient practice posed a risk if the resident was not informed of the terms of residency.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: November 30, 2024
• Resident Rights R9-10-810.A
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure at the time of admission, a resident or resident's representative received a written copy of the requirements in subsection (B), for one of three residents sampled. The deficient practice posed a risk as individuals were not informed of the resident requirements.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: November 30, 2024
• R9-10-818.B.1 R9-10-818.B.1
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure a resident's orientation to the assisted living facility's evacuation plan and the route to be used was documented. The deficient practice posed a health and safety risk if the resident needed to exit the facility in an emergency.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: November 30, 2024

Inspections with no deficiencies listed

• September 3, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaints 00183034 and 00183035 conducted on September 3, 2026.
• July 6, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00174655 conducted on July 6, 2026.
• April 14, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaints 00163187 and 00165565 conducted on April 14,2026.
• March 17, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00162424 conducted on March 17, 2026.
• February 19, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaints 00159387 and 00159507 conducted on February 19, 2026.
• December 30, 2025: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaints 00153489, 00153416, and 00153409 conducted on December 30, 2025.

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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 40 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.