MIMOSA SPRINGS

Located on East Mcdowell Road in Scottsdale, Arizona, Mimosa Springs is a licensed assisted living center. Its Arizona Department of Health Services license, AL8850C, is listed as active, with a capacity of 42 residents and approval to provide directed care, the highest of Arizona's three assisted living service levels. Directed care allows a home to serve residents who cannot recognize danger, summon help, express needs, or make basic care decisions, which can include some people living with dementia.

This page is built from the state license record and public map data. The center's own amenities, staffing, apartment types, and daily routine are not covered here, so families should ask the community directly about those details and confirm everything during a visit. In Arizona, assisted living centers are licensed for eleven or more residents, while assisted living homes serve ten or fewer in a residential house.

Both are licensed by ADHS at the same three service levels. Supervisory care covers general supervision and help in an emergency, personal care adds hands-on help with daily activities and medications, and directed care is for residents who can no longer direct their own care. Larger centers usually have private apartments and more common spaces, but routines and staffing vary from one community to the next.

A directed care license does not by itself mean a home runs a dedicated memory care program, so families of someone living with dementia should ask how the home supports residents with memory loss. An assisted living center can suit someone who wants help with daily routines along with more common spaces and neighbors than a small home offers. Someone who needs daily skilled nursing or intensive rehabilitation may be better served by a skilled nursing facility.

Arizona rules require every assisted living facility to complete an assessment and a written service plan for each resident, describing the care and services the resident will receive. The plan must be reviewed and updated as the resident's needs change. Families can ask to take part in that process, ask how often the plan is reviewed, and ask who to call when something in it no longer fits. Before a visit, families can look up Mimosa Springs on AZ Care Check, the state's free online database at azcarecheck.azdhs.gov.

Searching by the facility name or license number shows the license status, the service level, and the inspection history, including any deficiencies cited by ADHS and how they were resolved. Reading the most recent reports, and asking the home about anything that stands out, is one of the most useful steps a family can take. For day-to-day life and appointments, the area around the home on East Mcdowell Road has useful services nearby.

Measured in straight-line distance from the address using OpenStreetMap data, the nearest hospital is HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center, about 2 miles away; the nearest urgent care clinic is HonorHealth Urgent Care - Scottsdale - McDowell Road, under a mile away; the nearest pharmacy is Walgreens, under a mile away; the nearest grocery store is Fry's Food and Drug, under a mile away; the nearest park is Apache Park, under a mile away; the nearest senior center is Granite Reef Senior Center, a few blocks away; the nearest public library is Pony Express @ Granite Reef, a few blocks away.

Actual driving distance will be somewhat longer depending on the route. Good questions for a visit to Mimosa Springs include how residents spend a typical day, how meals and special diets are handled, how many caregivers are awake overnight, how medication help works, and how the home responds when a resident's health changes. Comparing care homes takes time. Local Senior Advisor is a free service to families; if it would help to talk through Mimosa Springs alongside other choices in Scottsdale, reach out whenever it suits you.