Morningstar at Golden Ridge

Last inspection

April 2, 2026

Inspections

14, 29 deficiencies cited

Complaint inspections

13, 9 with deficiencies cited

Enforcement cases

3, $8,400 in civil penalties

• License active since 2019

Enforcement cases

• July 30, 2025: Civil Penalty $4,500 (complete) case closed (complete)
• March 10, 2025: Civil Penalty $2,900 (complete) case closed (complete)
• October 15, 2024: Civil Penalty $1,000 (complete) case closed (complete)

April 2, 2026: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection, 15 deficiencies

• Health care institutions; fall prevention and fall recovery; training programs; definition A.R.S. § 36-420.01.A
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the governing authority failed to administer a training program for all staff regarding fall prevention and fall recovery, for two of eight sampled staff. The deficient practice posed a risk if a staff member was not properly trained to assist a resident who had fallen and was unable to recover independently.
  Approved
• Administration R9-10-803.C.1.e.i-iv
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure policies and procedures were established, documented, and implemented to protect the health and safety of a resident that covered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training for applicable employees and volunteers, including all items required by this rule. The deficient practice posed a risk as policies and procedures reinforce and clarify standards expected of employees.
  Approved
• Administration R9-10-803.C.1.m
  Based on interview and documentation review, the manager failed to ensure policies and procedures were established and documented to protect the health and safety of a resident to cover 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. The deficient practice posed a risk as policies and procedures reinforce and clarify standards expected of employees.
  Approved
• Administration R9-10-803.J.1-6
  Based on documentation review and interview, after having a reasonable basis to believe exploitation had occurred on the premises, the manager failed to report the suspected exploitation of a resident according to Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 46-454; initiate an investigation of the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation; and document the items required by this rule. The deficient practice posed a risk to the physical health and safety of a resident.
  Approved
• 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 two of seven sampled caregivers. The deficient practice posed a potential TB exposure risk to residents.
  Approved

November 19, 2025: complaint inspection, 1 deficiency

• Personnel R9-10-806.C.1.a-c
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a personnel record for each employee included documentation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and first aid training, for one of three employees sampled.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: December 15, 2025

June 19, 2025: complaint inspection, 1 deficiency

• Health care institutions; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; first aid; immunity; falls; definition A.R.S. § 36-420.B.1
  Based on record review and interview, the health care institution failed to initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with its certification training for CPR before the arrival of emergency medical services, to a resident who was nonresponsive or has a cessation of normal respiration, in accordance with that resident's advance directives, if known. The deficient practice posed a risk to the physical health and safety of a resident.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: June 20, 2025

May 20, 2025: complaint inspection, 2 deficiencies

• 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 caregiver provided physical health services, for four of four 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 and the Department was provided false or misleading information.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: September 19, 2025
• Medication Services R9-10-816.B.3.b
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure medication administered to a resident was administered in compliance with a medication order, for two of three sampled residents. The deficient practice posed a risk if a resident experienced a change in condition due to improper administration of medication.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: September 19, 2025

Inspections with no deficiencies listed

• July 16, 2025: modification inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site modification to change occupancy to 38 directed care beds and 86 personal care beds completed on July 16, 2025.
• June 12, 2025: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00133139 conducted on June 12, 2025.
• April 1, 2025: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00124918 conducted on April 1, 2025.
• September 26, 2024: complaint inspection. An on-site investigation of complaint AZ00216585 was conducted on September 26, 2024, and no deficiencies were cited.
• April 24, 2024: complaint inspection. An on-site investigation of complaints AZ00208808 and AZ00208917 was conducted on April 24, 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 124 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.