State assisted-living licensing record · Arizona ADHS · record as pulled September 14, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey
The Citadel Assisted Living Facility
520 South Higley Road, Mesa, AZ 85206 · Maricopa County · 150 licensed beds
ADHS licence number AL12140C · licensed, active through March 14, 2027 · first licensed March 2022
The licence
Licensed by ADHS · Assisted Living Center · managed by Blackbird Senior Living, INC
Services, as licensed by ADHS
- Directed care services
- Licensed for 36
- Personal care services
- Licensed for 114
- Supervisory care services
- Licensed
Position within Arizona
44 citations — more than 99% of the 2,219 licensed assisted living facilities in Arizona. Compared only within Arizona: a citation from ADHS means what it means in Arizona, and there is no national assisted living record to compare to. Counted over 3 years, which holds two or three routine inspections. How this is calculated
Not in this record
Fire and life safety inspection, and severity. The fire inspection of an assisted living facility is the local fire department's, and ADHS does not publish it. What ADHS does cite about safety is here, under its own emergency and safety standards: evacuation and elopement drills, the annual fire inspection report on file, smoke detectors and extinguishers. ADHS does not rate a deficiency's severity, and its enforcement actions are recorded separately and not republished.
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Building-related citations
The citations about the building itself — physical plant and emergency management. Usually the maintenance side’s to fix.
- R9-10-820 Environmental StandardsDecember 10, 2025 · POC due March 2, 2026
- R9-10-820 Environmental StandardsNovember 17, 2025 · POC due March 2, 2026
- R9-10-821 Physical Plant StandardsSeptember 18, 2025 · POC due March 2, 2026
- R9-10-819 Emergency and Safety StandardsJuly 1, 2025 · POC due December 8, 2025
- R9-10-819 Emergency and Safety StandardsJuly 1, 2025 · POC due December 8, 2025
- R9-10-820 Environmental StandardsJuly 1, 2025 · POC due December 8, 2025
- R9-10-819 Emergency and Safety StandardsApril 21, 2025 · POC due July 7, 2025
- R9-10-820 Environmental StandardsApril 21, 2025 · POC due July 7, 2025
- R9-10-821 Physical Plant StandardsApril 21, 2025 · POC due July 7, 2025
- R9-10-820 Environmental StandardsJanuary 19, 2024
- R9-10-820 Environmental StandardsJanuary 19, 2024
How that compares
Compared with the median licensed assisted living facility in Arizona. Within-state only.
| Measure | Citations |
|---|---|
| This facility | 44 |
| Median facility in Arizona | 3 |
Visit history
| Visit | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| January 19, 2024 | complaint investigation | 4 |
| February 6, 2024 | complaint investigation | 1 |
| March 29, 2024 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| May 9, 2024 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| October 21, 2024 | compliance inspection | 3 |
| November 4, 2024 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| December 2, 2024 | complaint investigation | 3 |
| December 24, 2024 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| February 24, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| April 17, 2025 | complaint investigation | 1 |
| April 21, 2025 | complaint investigation | 8 |
| May 2, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| May 19, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| June 16, 2025 | monitoring visit | 0 |
| June 18, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| July 1, 2025 | complaint investigation | 3 |
| July 15, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| July 21, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| August 5, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| September 18, 2025 | compliance inspection | 9 |
| November 4, 2025 | other visit | 0 |
| November 17, 2025 | complaint investigation | 6 |
| December 1, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| December 10, 2025 | monitoring visit | 2 |
| January 9, 2026 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| February 2, 2026 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| February 6, 2026 | monitoring visit | 0 |
| February 6, 2026 | monitoring visit | 0 |
| March 3, 2026 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| March 19, 2026 | complaint investigation | 2 |
| April 3, 2026 | complaint investigation | 2 |
| June 16, 2026 | monitoring visit | 0 |
| June 16, 2026 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| June 16, 2026 | monitoring visit | 0 |
| July 16, 2026 | complaint investigation | 0 |
What the citations cover
- Resident care 15
- Medication 8
- Physical plant 8
- Records and administration 6
- Other 7
| Category | Citations |
|---|---|
| Resident care | 15 |
| Medication | 8 |
| Physical plant | 8 |
| Records and administration | 6 |
| Staffing and training | 3 |
| Life safety | 3 |
| Food service | 1 |
Every visit on file since September 2023
As published by ADHS, newest first, including visits that cited nothing. The wording is ADHS’s own.
July 16, 2026 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
June 16, 2026 — monitoring visit, nothing cited
June 16, 2026 — monitoring visit, nothing cited
June 16, 2026 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
April 3, 2026 — complaint investigation, 2 citations
March 19, 2026 — complaint investigation, 2 citations
March 3, 2026 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
February 6, 2026 — monitoring visit, nothing cited
February 6, 2026 — monitoring visit, nothing cited
February 2, 2026 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
January 9, 2026 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
December 10, 2025 — monitoring visit, 2 citations
December 1, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
November 17, 2025 — complaint investigation, 6 citations
| Tag | What ADHS checks | POC due |
|---|---|---|
| R9-10-806 | Personnel | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-808 | Service Plans | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-808 | Service Plans | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-810 | Resident Rights | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-817 | Medication Services | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-820 | Environmental Standards | March 2, 2026 |
November 4, 2025 — other visit, nothing cited
September 18, 2025 — compliance inspection, 9 citations
| Tag | What ADHS checks | POC due |
|---|---|---|
| R9-10-806 | Personnel | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-806 | Personnel | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-807 | Residency and Residency Agreements | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-808 | Service Plans | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-810 | Resident Rights | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-815 | Directed Care Services | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-817 | Medication Services | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-817 | Medication Services | March 2, 2026 |
| R9-10-821 | Physical Plant Standards | March 2, 2026 |
August 5, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
July 21, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
July 15, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
July 1, 2025 — complaint investigation, 3 citations
June 18, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
June 16, 2025 — monitoring visit, nothing cited
May 19, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
May 2, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
April 21, 2025 — complaint investigation, 8 citations
| Tag | What ADHS checks | POC due |
|---|---|---|
| R9-10-120 | Opioid Prescribing and Treatment | July 7, 2025 |
| R9-10-803 | Administration | July 7, 2025 |
| R9-10-808 | Service Plans | July 7, 2025 |
| R9-10-815 | Directed Care Services | July 7, 2025 |
| R9-10-818 | Food Services | July 7, 2025 |
| R9-10-819 | Emergency and Safety Standards | July 7, 2025 |
| R9-10-820 | Environmental Standards | July 7, 2025 |
| R9-10-821 | Physical Plant Standards | July 7, 2025 |
April 17, 2025 — complaint investigation, 1 citation
| Tag | What ADHS checks | POC due |
|---|---|---|
| R9-10-817 | Medication Services | — |
February 24, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
December 24, 2024 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
December 2, 2024 — complaint investigation, 3 citations
November 4, 2024 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
October 21, 2024 — compliance inspection, 3 citations
May 9, 2024 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
March 29, 2024 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
February 6, 2024 — complaint investigation, 1 citation
| Tag | What ADHS checks | POC due |
|---|---|---|
| R9-10-814 | Personal Care Services | — |
ADHS also holds 1 older citation for this facility from before September 2023, outside the 3-year window these pages use. They are on the state’s own record.
Reflects the ADHS record as pulled September 14, 2026. A recent visit may not appear yet. This is the Arizona state licensing record; it is not the federal nursing home survey and the two are never combined.