Fellowship Square Surprise

Fellowship Square Surprise is a senior living community on West Bell Road in Surprise, Arizona, operated by Christian Care Companies. Its assisted living license is not in the state data used for this page, so families should confirm the current license on AZ Care Check. Fellowship Square Surprise sits within a 14-acre gated community on the south side of Bell Road, just east of Loop 303, and offers a full range of senior living options on one campus under what it calls Enhanced Retirement Living.

Fellowship Square is part of Christian Care Companies, a faith-based nonprofit founded in Arizona in 1979 that began with a single skilled nursing building on its Phoenix campus and has grown to six retirement communities in the state. The organization says it welcomes residents of any faith or none and reinvests in residents, programs, and services. The community describes well-appointed indoor and outdoor amenities, lush landscaping, and a full activity calendar, and says it has been called the friendliest community around.

In Arizona, assisted living centers serve eleven or more residents and are licensed by the Department of Health Services at one of three service levels. 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.

Knowing a community's level helps families judge whether it can keep meeting a loved one's needs over time. Because Fellowship Square Surprise offers more than one level of living, it can suit couples whose needs differ, or someone who is independent today but wants a plan if more support is needed later. A move from one level to another usually begins with a new assessment, so it helps to ask how that process works.

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 Surprise address keeps the community within reach of the area's hospitals, shopping, and services. On a tour of Fellowship Square Surprise, ask how the move-in assessment works, how the service plan is reviewed as needs change, how staffing looks on nights and weekends, and how families are kept informed. Local Senior Advisor is a free service to families. If you would like help comparing Fellowship Square Surprise with other communities in Surprise, or deciding which level of care fits, reach out for a short conversation.