Mesa has 23 published communities on Local Senior Advisor that offer memory care: 19 assisted living centers and four assisted living homes. Licensed capacity ranges from 6 to 188 beds, about 1,948 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 Mesa
Acoya Mesa in Mesa: assisted living center, 188 licensed beds.
The Summit At Sunland Springs in Mesa: assisted living center, 176 licensed beds.
Legacy Retirement Residence in Mesa: assisted living center, 170 licensed beds.
Inspira Gateway in Mesa: assisted living center, 165 licensed beds.
Brookdale Baywood in Mesa: assisted living center, 145 licensed beds.
Grand Court Of Mesa in Mesa: assisted living center, 140 licensed beds.
Sky Vista in Mesa: assisted living center, 121 licensed beds.
Las Palomas Senior Living in Mesa: assisted living center, 111 licensed beds.
Fellowship Square Historic Mesa Oasis in Mesa: assisted living center, 106 licensed beds.
Brookdale North Mesa in Mesa: assisted living center, 103 licensed beds.
Canyon Winds Retirement in Mesa: assisted living center, 102 licensed beds.
Whitestone Senior Living in Mesa: assisted living center, 90 licensed beds.
Silver Creek Inn Memory Care Community in Mesa: assisted living center, 67 licensed beds.
Fellowship Square-mesa in Mesa: assisted living center, 59 licensed beds.
Brookdale East Mesa in Mesa: assisted living center, 56 licensed beds.
Emerald Glen Memory Care Plus in Mesa: assisted living center, 34 licensed beds.
Reflections At Fellowship Square Mesa in Mesa: assisted living center, 32 licensed beds.
Fountain Assisted Living Center in Mesa: assisted living center, 27 licensed beds.
Visions Senior Living at Mesa 2 in Mesa: assisted living center, 20 licensed beds.
Class Act Glencove Mesa in Mesa: assisted living home, 10 licensed beds.
Class Act Los Alamos Mesa in Mesa: assisted living home, 10 licensed beds.
Extended Family Home in Mesa: assisted living home, 10 licensed beds.
Leisure Living Cottages In Mesa in Mesa: assisted living home, 6 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 Banner Baywood Medical Center (about 2 miles) and Banner Gateway Medical Center (about 3 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 Mesa. 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 Mesa, 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.
