Assisted Living
Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street
5536 East 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85711 · Map
Licensed for 10 residents
Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street is a state-licensed assisted living community in Tucson, Arizona. It is licensed for 10 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
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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: Jun 11, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 10 residents
Assisted Living Home-Directed AL10856H.
Nearest emergency room
1.1 miles
St Joseph'S Hospital, rated 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street this community | 10 | Not published | Active | 1 deficiency, 1 enforcement case | |
| Starfish Care Homes, 5530 East 2nd Street | 0.0 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | 2 deficiencies, 1 enforcement case |
| Caring Hands Comfort Assisted Living Home | 0.1 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | 5 deficiencies, 2 enforcement cases |
| Woodland Palms | 0.2 mi | 60 | Not published | Active | 47 deficiencies, 9 enforcement cases |
| Kozy Gardens Assisted Living | 0.3 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | 3 deficiencies, 1 enforcement case |
State inspection record1 deficiency, 1 enforcement case
- Last inspection
- June 11, 2026
- Inspections
- 4, 1 deficiency cited
- Complaint inspections
- 2, 1 with deficiencies cited
- Enforcement cases
- 1, $500 in civil penalties
- No deficiencies cited at the last inspection (June 2026)
- License active since 2018
Enforcement cases
- May 27, 2026: Civil Penalty $500 (complete); Notice of Enforcement Action (complete) case closed (complete)
March 18, 2026: complaint inspection, 1 deficiency
- Directed Care Services R9-10-815.F.2.a-c
Based on document review, interview, and observation the manager failed to ensure there was a means of exiting the facility for a resident that allowed the resident to exit to a location at least 30 feet away from the facility, that is secure. The deficient practice posed a risk if the facility was unaware of the general or specific whereabouts of a resident.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: March 2, 2026
Inspections with no deficiencies listed
- June 11, 2026: compliance (annual) inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site compliance inspection conducted on June 11, 2026.
- June 12, 2024: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection. An on-site investigation of complaint AZ00211198 was conducted on June 12, 2024, and no deficiencies were cited.
- March 13, 2024: compliance (annual) inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site compliance inspection conducted on March 13, 2024. Based on this deficiency-free compliance inspection, the Department shall not conduct a compliance inspection for twenty-four months, according to A.R.S. § 36-425(E). Subsection (E) does not prohibit the Department from enforcing licensing requirements as authorized by A.R.S. § 36-424.
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 10 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 Home-Directed
- License number
- AL10856H
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 10
- 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 1.1 mi, nursing home 0.6 mi, pharmacy 1.2 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Joseph'S Hospital, Tucson. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pueblo Springs Rehabilitation Center, Tucson. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Tucson. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 85711 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 032643 East Tucson (Fmc), Tucson, 0.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Swan Dialysis, Tucson, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Tucson East Dialysis, Tucson, 1.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 35 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85711.
Dependable Hospice And Palliative Care, LLC, office in Tucson, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bristol Hospice - Tucson, office in Tucson, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Choice Hospice Of Arizona, office in Tucson, 1.0 mile away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Banner-University Medical Group, Tucson. 1.1 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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, 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 March 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 checked11 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street provide?
Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street is licensed by the state of Arizona for assisted living in Tucson, Arizona. Its licensed capacity is 10 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street?
No. We publish state licensing details for Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street 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 Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street 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. Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street?
Visit Starfish Care Homes, 5536 East 2nd Street at 5536 East 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85711.
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