Memory Care Centers in the Phoenix Metro

Last verified: October 2026 · 185 directed-care centers

Every active Assisted Living Center in Maricopa and Pinal counties whose ADHS license includes directed care services. The bed column shows total licensed beds with the directed care capacity in parentheses.

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All directed-care Assisted Living Centers (A–Z)

How many memory care communities are there in the Phoenix area?

ADHS shows 185 Assisted Living Centers in Maricopa and Pinal counties licensed for directed care, the Arizona service level for dementia care, with 10,058 directed care beds between them. Another 1,531 small Assisted Living Homes also hold directed care licenses.

100 of these centers are licensed for directed care only (a stand-alone memory care community); the rest combine personal care and directed care in one license, usually with a secured neighborhood inside a larger building.

What does directed care mean on an Arizona license?

Directed care is the highest of ADHS's three assisted living service levels, for residents who cannot recognize danger, summon assistance, express needs or make basic care decisions. A resident with moderate to advanced dementia generally needs a directed care license.

What should I ask a Phoenix memory care community before moving a parent in?

Ask how many directed care beds the license covers, how the secured area is staffed overnight, what training memory care staff complete, and when a resident would have to move to a nursing home.

Then read the facility's recent inspections on AZ Care Check, paying attention to complaint investigations that mention supervision, falls, elopement or medication administration.