Avista Senior Living Stratford

Last verified: October 2026 against ADHS AZ Care Check · License AL12429C

Is Avista Senior Living Stratford licensed by the State of Arizona?

Yes. Avista Senior Living Stratford holds an active ADHS Assisted Living Center license, number AL12429C, for 170 residents, as shown on AZ Care Check on October 24, 2026. The current license period runs from February 3, 2026 to February 2, 2027.

What level of care is Avista Senior Living Stratford licensed to provide?

Avista Senior Living Stratford is licensed for supervisory care, personal care and directed care. Of its 170 licensed beds, 48 are directed care (the Arizona level for memory care) and 122 are personal care.

This mixed license is common for larger Valley communities: residents who need help with daily activities live in the assisted living side, and residents with dementia live in a secured directed care neighborhood, so a resident whose memory declines may be able to move within the same community. The three ADHS levels are defined on the ADHS provider type definitions page.

What do ADHS inspection records show for Avista Senior Living Stratford?

AZ Care Check lists 21 ADHS inspections for Avista Senior Living Stratford since February 12, 2024. 13 of the inspection summaries report cited deficiencies and 7 report none; the most recent was a complaint inspection on September 3, 2026.

By type: 21 complaint, 3 compliance (annual). Complaint investigations are opened when anyone files a complaint, so a large community like this one (170 beds, the 15th largest center in the two counties) will usually have more of them than a small one. Read the deficiency details, not just the count.

Showing the 8 most recent of 21. The full statements of deficiencies and plans of correction are on AZ Care Check.

Enforcement actions on record

AZ Care Check lists 10 enforcement actions for this license in the last three years. Enforcement can range from a civil money penalty to a provisional license; open each action on AZ Care Check for the outcome.

Where is Avista Senior Living Stratford located?

Avista Senior Living Stratford is at 1739 West Myrtle Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021, in Maricopa County. The community is in north-central Phoenix near the Interstate 17 / Northern Avenue area.

Within three miles, ADHS lists 10 other Assisted Living Centers and 50 Assisted Living Homes, so families comparing options here have plenty of nearby alternatives to tour.

Nearby profiled communities: Avista Senior Living North Mountain (Phoenix, 2.5 mi); Silver Birch of Midtown (Phoenix, 3.5 mi); Bridgewater Assisted Living (Phoenix, 7.8 mi).

See every small home in the same city on the Phoenix Assisted Living Homes list.

How does Avista Senior Living Stratford compare with other Phoenix assisted living centers?

Avista Senior Living Stratford is licensed for 170 residents, about 1.8 times the median Assisted Living Center in Maricopa and Pinal counties (96 beds), and is one of 39 licensed centers in Phoenix.

By licensed capacity it ranks #2 of 39 in Phoenix. Its 48 directed care beds are 28% of its license and 2% of all directed care center beds in Phoenix. 29 of the other Phoenix centers have held their current license longer.

How much does assisted living cost near Avista Senior Living Stratford?

Avista Senior Living Stratford's prices are not part of the state record, so ask the community for its current written rates. Across the Phoenix metro, this site's cost guide puts typical assisted living at about $3,200 to $6,800 a month, with memory care (directed care) usually $1,000 to $2,000 a month higher.

Because this license includes directed care, expect the memory care neighborhood to be priced above the assisted living apartments. Ask for the base rate, the level-of-care fee schedule and what triggers a move to a higher tier, and get them in the written residency agreement Arizona rules require. ALTCS, Arizona's Medicaid long-term care program, can pay for care services (not room and board) at participating facilities — see ALTCS eligibility; wartime veterans and surviving spouses may also qualify for VA Aid and Attendance. More detail: assisted living costs in Phoenix.

How should families evaluate Avista Senior Living Stratford?

Start with the state record, then verify it in person: the current license has been in place since February 3, 2023, which gives 4 years of state history to review.

• Open the 13 inspections with cited deficiencies on AZ Care Check and ask the executive director what changed afterward.
• Ask management to walk you through enforcement action 00175297 and its outcome.
• At 170 licensed beds this is a large community; ask how care staff are assigned across buildings or floors and who covers nights.
• Visit at a mealtime and again in the evening; compare the feel with one or two of the 60 other licensed options within three miles.

What should you ask on a tour of Avista Senior Living Stratford?

Bring questions that test the license against daily reality: who provides directed care, how many caregivers are on each shift, and what would require your parent to move out.

1. How many of the directed care beds are occupied, and is the memory care area secured?
2. What dementia training do memory care caregivers complete, and how often is it renewed?
3. How are care plans updated after a change in condition?
4. Which home health and hospice agencies work in the building?
5. What did the most recent ADHS inspection find, and what changed afterward?
6. Can we see the residency agreement and the full fee schedule before we commit?
7. Will you share the last ADHS inspection report for license AL12429C?

Who can help compare Avista Senior Living Stratford with other Phoenix options?

Our Phoenix Senior Advisor team can compare Avista Senior Living Stratford with other licensed communities near Phoenix and check current openings at no cost to your family; call (602) 669-4374.

Maricopa County's aging agency, Area Agency on Aging, Region One — 24-hour Senior HELP LINE, answers at (602) 264-4357. To report suspected abuse or neglect, call Arizona Adult Protective Services at 1-877-767-2385, or file a complaint with ADHS (how the ADHS complaint process works).