Gilbert has eight published communities on Local Senior Advisor that offer memory care: seven assisted living centers and one assisted living home. Licensed capacity ranges from 10 to 138 beds, about 829 beds in total across the listings that report it. The listings come from public license records and senior-living directories, not paid placements.
Memory Care in Gilbert
Clearwater Agritopia in Gilbert: assisted living center, 138 licensed beds.
The Watermark at Morrison Ranch in Gilbert: assisted living center, 136 licensed beds.
Savanna House Assisted Living & Memory Care in Gilbert: assisted living center, 135 licensed beds.
Eternal Spring of Gilbert in Gilbert: assisted living center, 128 licensed beds.
Sky Ridge in Gilbert: assisted living center, 121 licensed beds.
The Abbington At Gilbert in Gilbert: assisted living center, 105 licensed beds.
Brookdale North Gilbert in Gilbert: assisted living center, 56 licensed beds.
Canyon Creek Assisted Living & Memory Care in Gilbert: assisted living home, 10 licensed beds.
How Memory Care Works in Arizona
Arizona does not issue a separate memory care license. Memory care here is provided by assisted living homes and centers that the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) licenses for directed care, the highest of Arizona's three assisted living service levels. Directed care is for residents who cannot recognize danger, summon help, express their needs or make basic care decisions, which often includes people living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. Many larger centers provide it in a secured unit.
Because there is no stand-alone memory care license, the quality of memory care depends on the individual facility: whether it is licensed for directed care, how the living area is secured, how many caregivers are on duty each shift, what dementia training they have and how daily activities are planned. Families should visit, ask about staffing at night, and ask when a resident's needs would be more than the facility can meet.
Hospitals Nearby
Measured in a straight line from the average location of these communities, the closest hospitals are Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center (about 3 miles) and Banner Gateway Medical Center (about 4 miles), based on OpenStreetMap hospital data. Ask each community which hospital its residents usually use and how it arranges doctor visits and transportation.
Paying for Care
Local Senior Advisor does not have verified community-level pricing for memory care in Gilbert. As a statewide figure, the 2024 CareScout Cost of Care Survey put Arizona's median for assisted living at $6,370 a month and for a semi-private nursing home room at $7,604 a month (the survey does not report memory care or independent living separately). Actual rates depend on the room, the level of care and the facility. ALTCS, Arizona's Medicaid long-term care program, can help eligible residents pay for care in some settings; ask each community whether it is an ALTCS provider.
Getting Help
Local Senior Advisor is a free service to families. A local advisor can help a family compare memory care options in Gilbert, explain the difference between Arizona license types and service levels, and set up tours. Visiting at a mealtime and getting the monthly rate and what it includes in writing make the comparison easier.
