ANTHEM SENIOR MANOR

Anthem Senior Manor is a licensed assisted living home on North National Trl in Anthem, Arizona, operated by Anthem Senior Homes. State licensing records from the Arizona Department of Health Services list a capacity of 10 residents and approval to provide directed care, the highest of Arizona's three assisted living service levels, which allows the community to serve residents who are unable to direct their own care, including many people living with dementia.

Anthem Senior Manor is an assisted living and memory care home on North National Trail in Anthem, one of several small homes run by Anthem Senior Homes, a local provider that has served Anthem families for about 20 years. The house was fully remodeled before it opened in 2021. A certified nurse oversees residents' care, and caregivers work around the clock helping with daily living tasks. Rooms are fully furnished and set up for residents with memory loss, and the home is secured for residents' safety.

Menus include regional specialties and seasonal favorites, and residents enjoy live music performances and massage therapy. The home serves families from Anthem as well as nearby North Phoenix, New River, Desert Hills, Cave Creek, and Carefree. In Arizona, assisted living homes are residential settings that serve ten or fewer residents, and they are licensed by the Department of Health Services at the same three service levels as larger centers.

Supervisory care covers general supervision and help in an emergency, personal care adds hands-on help with activities such as bathing, dressing, and medications, and directed care is for residents who can no longer recognize danger or direct their own care. A small home usually means a shared living room and dining table, fewer residents per caregiver, and a quieter daily routine than a large community.

Offering assisted living and memory care in the same home means a resident whose memory changes over time may be able to move to the memory care setting without moving to another home. It helps to ask how that transition is decided and who is involved. Arizona rules require an assisted living facility to prepare a written service plan for each resident that describes the care and services to be provided, and to review and update it as needs change.

Families can ask to take part in that review and to learn who to call when something in the plan no longer fits. Families can look up a community's license and inspection history on the state's AZ Care Check website before a visit, and reading recent inspection reports can show how a community has responded to any past findings. The Anthem address keeps the community within reach of the area's hospitals, shopping, and services.

When visiting Anthem Senior Manor, it helps to ask who completes the move-in assessment, how often care plans are updated, how many caregivers are on duty overnight, and how the team communicates with families. For day-to-day life and appointments, it helps to know what is close by. Measured in straight-line distance from the address using OpenStreetMap data, the nearest hospital is HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, about 3.5 miles away; the nearest urgent care clinic is NextCare Urgent Care, about 2.5 miles away; the nearest pharmacy is Fry's Pharmacy, under a mile away; the nearest grocery store is Fry's Food and Drug, under a mile away; the nearest park is Anthem Community Park, about 2 miles away; the nearest senior center is New River Senior Center, about 6.5 miles away; the nearest public library is North Valley Regional Library, about a mile away.

Actual driving distance will be somewhat longer depending on the route. Local Senior Advisor is a free service to families, and a local advisor can help you weigh Anthem Senior Manor against other options around Anthem and plan the questions to bring on a visit.