The Best Assisted Living Communities in Pinal County, AZ

"The Beehive Homes of Gilbert is a unique residence being 22 beds. The Beehive is small enough to offer personal care and attendance, while being large enough to offer aspects of a larger "community." It has proven to be perfect for my loved one. He is well cared for, I'd even say loved, by his caregivers and the rest of the staff. The staff is well trained. The management cares deeply about the workings of the residence and is hands on. The ratio of caregivers is good. The Activity Director has quite the variety of activities planned and gets the residents up and out to do, each at their level. The kitchen! Oh my, the kitchen is amazing! Chef Rodney offers breakfast to order, he bakes cookies and other deserts fresh every day, and he IS a chef. He serves the residents amazing meals that are well balanced, beautiful and varied. The Beehive lucked out when Chef Rodney came to work! Not everyone wants or needs a swimming pool, a tennis court, or a bus to go shopping. For residents who simply want to LIVE, to be cared for, the Beehive fits the bill perfectly. The Beehive is small, the Beehive is caring, the Beehive is a perfect place for my loved one."

"Infinite Care in Chandler was immaculate. It smelled terrific and they had an availability. The problem is that my husband is more severe than the other residents in the household. They're more ambulatory and they're verbal, and he's not. He's in a wheelchair and he's not verbal at all. So, their level of care wasn't sufficient. Other than that, it was an beautiful place. The owners are just wonderful people. The rooms were a nice size. They shared a bathroom and they had a master bedroom, but somebody was occupying it. They have a nice little yard out in the backyard and the meals they cooked look good. They have a living room with a big TV in it."

"My husband moved to The Village at Ocotillo. There were several things why we chose this place. It was very clean. The staff was very friendly and inviting. Every room is nice. There were a variety of things available. There was an in-house PT, there was a nurse available, and all the things we were looking for were there. I've eaten with my husband many times and the food is on par with a very nice hotel. They have exercise during the week in the mornings. They have movie theaters and a happy hour with someone either singing or playing an instrument at 3:00 on two days a week. They have many activities. They have a van that will take you places and anywhere you want to go."

"I toured Sky Vista. There wasn't anything I disliked. I thought it was a nice place. It's just a little bit expensive. It was a memory care facility, and they had that well done. It is very well put together for that kind of problem, specifically, which is what I was looking for. It looked fantastic. There was a show, a guy singing, and a bunch of people watching it and having a good time. It seemed to me that it was very good."

"When I went over at Sunrise of Gilbert, I realized that they had facilities to accommodate just about any kind of a person that came in there, but when I sat down and talked to the representative, he filled me in very quickly that this is a private-owned company, and therefore there are no individuals living there that have support through Medicaid or otherwise. We toured the rest of the facility more or less, with what it would mean if I moved there as an independent person. It's very clean. They have a lot of activities, but just the way the place was built, they didn't go on the cheap. The person who gave the tour was a young person. very well dressed, very professional, very informative, and took all the time I needed to look the place over. I wasn't rushed. As my situation moves along, I will keep in touch with him to see how things are changing in regards to what I look at and what I'm thinking about doing. I saw the dining area and I saw their menus and it was very, very, very pleasant. It seemed like eating at a very nice restaurant. Not just comfort food, they had some of the finer things. If you have to downsize, you can move into someplace like Sunrise of Gilbert and feel like you haven't just thrown your whole life out the window. There's still a lot of life left and opportunities for you to explore and meet new people."

"My mother has moved into Savanna House Assisted Living & Memory Care. She's in assisted living. It's a 10 out of 10. The staff is amazing, trying, and patient. We love it and it's clean. The activities director is a 10, too. Her name is Kim, and there's always something going on. She has a one-bedroom attached to a patio on the courtyard. They have a putt-putt ball right out her door in the courtyard. It's a smaller facility, so it's more intimate. You get to know everybody in there. They have a library, a puzzle room, a bar for happy hours, which are on Thursdays and Fridays, and a movie room. The food is amazing. She loves it. For Father's Day, they're gonna have a big barbecue and a car show for the residents. The activity director goes above and beyond."

"My father-in-law happily chose Brookdale Apache Junction, and he's very excited about moving in. It's just been a positive experience. It is a multi-storied community, and my father-in-law happened to like the third floor. The other thing he liked was that it has a little stove, because he is the fudge maker of the family. He was very pleased with the aura of the community. The people were using walkers and sometimes scooters, but they were all visiting and seemed to be mentally sharp. Almost all of the staff that we spoke with have been there at least five to ten years, which we found very positive. The food was absolutely delicious. It has a pool, a lot of activities, and a lot of mental and social stimulation."

"My in-laws moved to Inspira Gateway. It was a very modern, clean, and updated space. It had been open only three years, so it was new. The food's good and the apartment is very spacious. They had a lot of offerings. They have trivia night, and several opportunities for movies, bunco, games, and other things. The staff has been extremely helpful and friendly and went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable and had everything we needed."

"Solterra Senior Living at Chandler probably had the most up-to-date security system of all the places I've been to, not only because of the smoking area, for the person to be able to go outside and still be fenced in. They have a security system that at every corner and up and down the hallways, there is a checkpoint. If a person walks by that checkpoint, it records that person. So if somebody comes and say, "I want to come and visit Maria," and I go to her room and she's not there, I can go and ask them to see where Maria is, and they'll be able to pinpoint her to the very last place she passed. It's absolutely incredible. Other places don't have a system like this that actually tracks the person. They had private rooms. It's 40 minutes from the house here, but it is well worth the 40 minutes to go over there. The staff member was very cordial and very informative. He was the only man that showed me around, and all the rest of the facilities were women. I appreciated the women, but he really did a good job of showing everything. He gave me all the information that I needed. All the places gave me the information, but he just had so much more to offer. The place was exceptional."

"Avista Apache Junction is great. It's a homey. The caregivers are very nice and sweet, and if anything happens to my brother, they call immediately. He had fallen once, and they called, and his diabetes numbers were off the wall, and they called, so they're very responsive. It's got a good feeling. It's like a home. The food looked fine. My brother's room is nice. He got a one-bedroom. It's good and clean. He hasn't been there long enough for their activities, but they have stuff going on. We saw the calendar. They have cards, but it seems like they are geared toward older people like 70s and 80s."

"I have moved into Pennington Gardens. They have a wonderful sitting and garden area with a gazebo. There are several courtyards throughout the community. When you walk in, the lobby area looks like a Hilton. There is a food service of three meals a day. Laundry is provided as well as some light housekeeping. There is a nursing staff, CNAs, or patient care techs 24/7, including the weekends. They have a movie theater. There is a library with several staging areas of books. There is a Wii game for bowling. There is bingo. Sometimes they do painting, and sometimes they decorate desserts that are going to be passed at dinner. The food is OK. I have a renal diet, and so mine is very bland and repetitive, but as I see the others being served, it looks appetizing. I sit at a table with six very pleasant people with different backgrounds and everything, so it's a great conversation. They have Happy Hour on Thursday afternoons at 4:00, and they have an ice cream social on Saturday afternoon."

"My mom was at Brookdale Chandler Regional. It was very good. They did everything that we thought they would do. It was a very nice place to care for her for 30 days. The condition of the place was very good. My mom thinks the food was very good. My mom also thought the staff were very good, kind, considerate, and knowledgeable. There were no issues. Everything was good. The community was fine. It was pretty much everything you would want a place like that to be."

"Brookdale Springs Mesa was very nice. They sent me a lunch home with me, and it tasted good. They showed me a room that was being painted and no one was living there. Somebody had just moved out and it was alright. It was fine. I saw their dining room, their meeting room, their living room space, and there was a nice library. It was clean. The staff was very friendly."

"We toured Brookdale Baywood. They had a good restaurant. The rooms were clean. They were helpful. The food was excellent. They did a good job of cleaning the facility. They had good staff. The atmosphere was very congenial. The room size was average."