Assisted Living in Tempe, AZ
Tempe has 22 state-licensed assisted living communities: 6 larger communities and 16 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Arizona is $6,250 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Tempe
Both are licensed by Arizona as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Arizona words these licenses as “Assisted Living Home-Directed” (16), “Assisted Living Center-Directed” (6).
All 22 licensed assisted living communities in Tempe
Every assisted living community Arizona licenses in Tempe, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
22 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Inspirations of Tempe1875 East Guadalupe Road | Large115 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Desert Marigold Senior Living of Tempe601 East Westchester Drive | Large72 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Nunnenkamp Center Friendship Village Tempe2635 East Southern Avenue | Large72 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Tempe1610 East Guadalupe Road | Large52 residents | from $4,615/mo |
| Mirabella at Asu, East University Drive65 East University Drive | Mid-size47 residents | from $1,525/mo |
| Memory Care Assisted Living at Friendship Village2525 East Southern Avenue | Mid-size24 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Al Glory Care Home2532 East Huntington Drive | Small home10 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Audreys Adult Care Home1898 East Ellis | Small home10 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Avana Assisted Living44 West Knight Lane | Small home10 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| B and H Adult Care Home1884 East Greenway Drive | Small home10 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Five Star Assisted Living1932 East Jeanine Drive | Small home10 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Heaven Care Residential1707 East Citation Lane | Small home10 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Summerfield at Jentilly Assisted Living Home8150 South Jentilly Lane | Small home10 residents | $3,900 to $6,250/moLilisity estimate |
| House of Butterfly Tempe2519 East Riviera Drive | Small home7 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| B & H Adult Care Home7623 South Kenwood Lane | Small home5 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Elegant Care442 East Sunburst Lane | Small home5 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Grandview Gardens9580 South Grandview Drive | Small home5 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Jonahs Ark Assisted Living Home6622 South Dorsey Lane | Small home5 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Secret Garden Assisted Living II1320 West 7th Street | Small home5 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Serenity Space2045 South Collage Avenue | Small home5 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Tempe Tbi Home Care507 East Westchester Drive | Small home5 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
| Westchester Tbi Home Care1046 East Westchester Drive | Small home5 residents | $4,300 to $6,900/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Tempe?
The median cost of assisted living in Arizona is $6,250 a month ($75,000 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 2 Tempe communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $1,525 to $4,615 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Arizona, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Tempe tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Tempe community’s license
Arizona publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: geodata-adhsgis.hub.arcgis.com. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Tempe assisted living questions
Arizona licenses 22 assisted living communities in Tempe as of November 2026: 6 larger communities and 16 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 499 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Arizona is $6,250 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Arizona's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Arizona publishes its licensing records at geodata-adhsgis.hub.arcgis.com. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.