SAGE HOUSE - 102ND

Sage House 102nd is a licensed assisted living home on North 102nd Avenue in Peoria, Arizona, operated by Sage House Senior Care. 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.

Sage House 102nd is an upscale residential care home on North 102nd Avenue in north Peoria, one of the small homes run by Sage House Senior Care in the Phoenix area. This bright, modern home has 10 private rooms, each with a full bathroom, and staff handle housekeeping and laundry. Sage House partners with Genoa Healthcare and its sister company, Sage Medical, for in-house medical care and medication management, and residents have a health assessment with a nurse practitioner every two weeks.

The homes use electronic records and technology tools for medication and pharmacy needs, plus the SynkWise health tracker. Staff are awake 24 hours a day, and residents enjoy home-cooked meals from a weekly menu, regular activities, birthday and holiday celebrations, free Wi-Fi, and cable TV. Each house has a spacious living room, kitchen, and dining room, along with expansive outdoor patios. 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.

Assisted living suits people who want help with daily routines such as medications, bathing, and dressing while living in a house-like setting and as much independence as possible. Someone who needs daily skilled nursing or intensive rehabilitation may be better served by a skilled nursing facility. 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 Peoria address keeps the community within reach of the area's hospitals, shopping, and services.

When visiting Sage House 102nd, 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 Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, about 6.5 miles away; the nearest urgent care clinic is HonorHealth Medical Group Urgent Care, under a mile away; the nearest pharmacy is CVS Pharmacy, about a mile away; the nearest grocery store is Sprouts Farmers Market, under a mile away; the nearest park is Tierra Del Rio Play Park, under a mile away; the nearest senior center is Surprise Senior Center, about 7.5 miles away; the nearest public library is Sunrise Mountain Library, about 3.5 miles 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 Sage House 102nd against other options around Peoria and plan the questions to bring on a visit.