Tucson has 19 published communities on Local Senior Advisor that offer memory care: 17 assisted living centers, one assisted living home, and one other listing. Licensed capacity ranges from 10 to 217 beds, about 1,893 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 Tucson
Cascades Of Tucson in Tucson: assisted living center, 217 licensed beds.
Sherwood Village Assisted Living And Memory Care in Tucson: assisted living center, 160 licensed beds.
Brookdale Santa Catalina in Tucson: assisted living center, 155 licensed beds.
The Ranch Estates of Tucson in Tucson: assisted living center, 155 licensed beds.
Sierra Del Sol in Tucson: assisted living center, 140 licensed beds.
Watermark at Continental Ranch in Tucson: assisted living center, 118 licensed beds.
Sunrise At River Road in Tucson: assisted living center, 110 licensed beds.
Hacienda at the Canyon in Tucson: assisted living center, 108 licensed beds.
Atria Campana Del Rio in Tucson: assisted living center, 100 licensed beds.
Mountain View Retirement Village in Tucson: assisted living center, 99 licensed beds.
Tucson Place, Assisted Living & Memory Care in Tucson: assisted living center, 99 licensed beds.
Via Elegante, Tucson Mountains in Tucson: assisted living center, 98 licensed beds.
Avista Senior Living Tucson in Tucson: assisted living center, 96 licensed beds.
Hacienda at the River in Tucson: assisted living center, 84 licensed beds.
Woodland Palms in Tucson: assisted living center, 60 licensed beds.
Fairmount Assisted Living in Tucson: assisted living center, 50 licensed beds.
The Villas At Academy Village in Tucson: assisted living center, 34 licensed beds.
Via Elegante, Vineyard in Tucson: assisted living home, 10 licensed beds.
The Fountains At La Cholla in Tucson: not state-licensed (listed community).
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 Tucson Medical Center (about 3 miles) and Banner University Medical Center Tucson (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 Tucson. 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 Tucson, 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.
