The Summit at Sunland Springs

Last verified: October 2026 against ADHS AZ Care Check · License AL8944C

Is The Summit at Sunland Springs licensed by the State of Arizona?

Yes. The Summit at Sunland Springs holds an active ADHS Assisted Living Center license, number AL8944C, for 176 residents, as shown on AZ Care Check on October 24, 2026. The current license period runs from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

What level of care is The Summit at Sunland Springs licensed to provide?

The Summit at Sunland Springs is licensed for supervisory care, personal care and directed care. Of its 176 licensed beds, 51 are directed care (the Arizona level for memory care) and 125 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 The Summit at Sunland Springs?

AZ Care Check lists 7 ADHS inspections for The Summit at Sunland Springs since January 31, 2024. 1 of the inspection summaries report cited deficiencies and 6 report none; the most recent was a complaint inspection on March 9, 2026.

By type: 7 complaint, 2 compliance (annual). Complaint investigations are opened when anyone files a complaint, so a large community like this one (176 beds, the 14th largest center in the two counties) will usually have more of them than a small one. Read the deficiency details, not just the count.

Enforcement actions on record

None reported. AZ Care Check lists no ADHS enforcement actions for this license in the last three years.

Where is The Summit at Sunland Springs located?

The Summit at Sunland Springs is at 2415 South Signal Butte Road, Mesa, AZ 85209, in Maricopa County. Mesa is the East Valley's largest city, and its licensed centers cluster in east Mesa near the Superstition Freeway and Loop 202, with Banner Desert and Banner Gateway medical centers nearby.

Within three miles, ADHS lists 2 other Assisted Living Centers and 44 Assisted Living Homes, so families comparing options here have plenty of nearby alternatives to tour.

Nearby profiled communities: The Village at Red Mountain Assisted Living (Mesa, 5.6 mi); Acoya Mesa (Mesa, 6.9 mi); The Citadel Assisted Living Facility (Mesa, 7.2 mi).

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

How does The Summit at Sunland Springs compare with other Mesa assisted living centers?

The Summit at Sunland Springs is licensed for 176 residents, about 1.8 times the median Assisted Living Center in Maricopa and Pinal counties (96 beds), and is one of 36 licensed centers in Mesa.

By licensed capacity it ranks #3 of 36 in Mesa. Its 51 directed care beds are 29% of its license and 4% of all directed care center beds in Mesa. 14 of the other Mesa centers have held their current license longer.

How much does assisted living cost near The Summit at Sunland Springs?

The Summit at Sunland Springs'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 Mesa.

How should families evaluate The Summit at Sunland Springs?

Start with the state record, then verify it in person: the current license has been in place since January 28, 2013, which gives 14 years of state history to review.

• Open the 1 inspection with cited deficiencies on AZ Care Check and ask the executive director what changed afterward.
• At 176 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 46 other licensed options within three miles.

What should you ask on a tour of The Summit at Sunland Springs?

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 AL8944C?

Who can help compare The Summit at Sunland Springs with other Mesa options?

Our Phoenix Senior Advisor team can compare The Summit at Sunland Springs with other licensed communities near Mesa 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).