Assisted Living
Sunset Vista First
18606 North 2nd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027 · Map
Licensed for 8 residents
Sunset Vista First is a state-licensed assisted living community in Phoenix, Arizona. It is licensed for 8 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: Sep 4, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 8 residents
Assisted Living Home-Directed AL11715H.
Nearest emergency room
2.5 miles
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Vista First this community | 8 | Not published | Active | 7 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases | |
| Grace & Mercy Assisted Living | 0.7 mi | 5 | Not published | Active | 41 deficiencies, 4 enforcement cases |
| Liberty Manor Residency | 0.7 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | 10 deficiencies, 1 enforcement case |
| A To Z Assisted Living Care | 0.8 mi | 5 | Not published | Active | 0 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases |
| Embrace North Assisted Living | 0.8 mi | 5 | Not published | Active | 12 deficiencies, 1 enforcement case |
State inspection record7 deficiencies, 0 enforcement cases
- Last inspection
- September 4, 2026
- Inspections
- 5, 7 deficiencies cited
- Complaint inspections
- 4, 2 with deficiencies cited
- Enforcement cases
- 0
- License active since 2021
September 4, 2026: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection, 2 deficiencies
- Medication Services R9-10-817.F.1
Based on observation, documentation review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure medication was stored in a separate locked room, closet, cabinet, or self-contained unit used only for medication storage. The deficient practice posed a risk to residents who were unable to self-administer medications.
Approved - Environmental Standards R9-10-820.A.1.b
Based on observation, record review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure the premises were free from a condition or situation that may cause a resident or other individual to suffer physical injury. The deficient practice posed potential dangers to the resident.
Approved
November 21, 2025: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection, 3 deficiencies
- Service Plans R9-10-808.A.4.a
Based on observation, record review, documentation review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure that a resident had a service plan that was established, documented, and implemented that was reviewed and updated no later than 14 calendar days after a significant change in the resident’s physical, cognitive, or functional condition. The deficient practice posed a risk if a resident's service plan did not include the services to be provided.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: November 23, 2025 - Personal Care Services R9-10-814.B.1-2
Based on record review, documentation review and interview, the manager retained a resident confined to a bed or chair without meeting the requirements in R9-10-814.B.2.a.b.i-iii., including documentation of the resident's or the resident's representative's request the resident remain in the facility; documentation to demonstrate the resident's primary care provider or other medical practitioner examined the resident at least once every six months throughout the duration of the resident's condition; reviewed the facility's scope of services; and signed and dated a determination stating the ...
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: November 24, 2025 - Environmental Standards R9-10-820.A.1.b
Based on observation and interview, the manager failed to ensure the premises and equipment used at the assisted living facility were free from a condition or situation that may cause a resident or other individual to suffer physical injury. The deficient practice posed potential egress dangers to residents.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: November 22, 2025
May 3, 2024: compliance (annual) inspection, 2 deficiencies
- Directed Care Services R9-10-815.F.2.a.i-ii
Based on observation and interview, the manager failed to ensure that there was a means of exiting the facility that controlled or alerted employees of the egress of a resident from the facility. The deficient practice posed potential egress dangers to residents.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: May 3, 2024 - R9-10-816.F.1 R9-10-816.F.1
Based on observation and interview, the manager failed to ensure medication stored by an assisted living facility was stored in a separate locked room, closet, cabinet, or self-contained unit. The deficient practiced posed a potential risk to the health and safety of residents.
Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: May 3, 2024
Inspections with no deficiencies listed
- August 7, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00173804 conducted on August 7, 2026.
- August 5, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00179435 conducted on August 5, 2026.
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 8 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
- AL11715H
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 8
- County
- Maricopa 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 2.5 mi, nursing home 4.3 mi, pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center, Phoenix. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Acacia Health Center, Phoenix. 4.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nightingale Homecare, Phoenix. 2.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 85027 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 032587 Deer Valley Dialysis (Fmc), Phoenix, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
032647-Fmc North Mountain, Phoenix, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Northeast Phoenix, Phoenix, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 73 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85027.
Desert Valley Hospice LLC, office in Phoenix, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Dignity Hospice, office in Phoenix, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Bliss Hospice LLC, office in Phoenix, 2.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Neighborhood Outreach Access To Health, Phoenix. 2.6 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave very high, earthquake very 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?
- Who is here at night? Are they awake, or asleep and on call?
- Who covers when the owner is sick, on vacation, or away for the day? Can we meet them?
- Is it one flat rate, or does it rise with care needs?
- Can you help someone who needs two people to move, or a mechanical lift?
- 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?
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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Sunset Vista First provide?
Sunset Vista First is licensed by the state of Arizona for assisted living in Phoenix, Arizona. Its licensed capacity is 8 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Sunset Vista First?
No. We publish state licensing details for Sunset Vista First 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 Sunset Vista First cost?
Assisted Living in Maricopa County typically starts at $3,400 to $4,900 a month. Based on 65 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Sunset Vista First does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Sunset Vista First?
Visit Sunset Vista First at 18606 North 2nd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027.
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