Pricing ranges from
    $4,347 – 5,651/month

    Desert Winds Assisted Living

    20545 N Lake Pleasant Rd, Peoria, AZ 85382
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.44·(32)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.8
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      4.4

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving staff
    • Responsive admissions and expedited move-in assistance
    • Dedicated nursing and medication-management team
    • Clean, home-like resident rooms with private bathrooms
    • Engaging activities and social programming
    • Quality dining with appealing meals and kitchen aromas
    • Supportive front-desk and reception services
    • Scenic courtyard and mountain/desert views
    • Short-term and post-surgical respite care support
    • Remodeled, upgraded interior living spaces
    • Welcoming, family-style community atmosphere

    Cons

    • Inconsistent care quality across staff and shifts
    • High staff turnover and frequent leadership changes
    • Operational communication gaps (phone, mail, family updates)
    • Weak controls over resident belongings and mail handling
    • Maintenance and facility-condition issues in some areas
    • Mixed perceptions about institutional versus home-like atmosphere
    • Accessibility limitations in multi-level areas (no elevator)

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews paint a facility with many strong person-centered elements alongside operational inconsistencies. Numerous families and residents describe warm, compassionate caregivers who create a family-like atmosphere and actively encourage participation in activities. At the same time, a pattern of variable experiences emerges: while some households report exemplary, attentive care and seamless transitions, others note shortfalls in consistency and communication.

    Care and staff: Care quality is described positively by many reviewers — staff are characterized as caring, patient, and responsive, with specific praise for nursing leadership, medication staff, and aides who go beyond basic duties. The facility is also identified as capable of supporting short-term post-surgical recovery and dementia/Parkinson’s needs in individual cases. However, there are recurring concerns about staff consistency: several comments reference uneven performance between shifts, the need for family oversight, and elevated staff turnover and leadership changes that contribute to perceived instability.

    Dining and activities: Dining receives frequent positive comments for taste, presentation, and special events (for example holiday/celebration programming). Reviewers report appetizing kitchen aromas, enjoyable meals, and active social programming that increases resident engagement and socialization. Activity staff are credited with bringing residents together through outings, themed programming, and entertainment that many families find beneficial.

    Facilities and environment: Many reviewers praise clean, remodeled interiors, spacious rooms with private bathrooms, and attractive views or courtyard access. At the same time, some operational maintenance issues are noted — stained carpeting, loose flooring in dining areas, and exterior/parking improvements desired — indicating uneven upkeep across the property. A subset of reviewers perceives parts of the facility as institutional or “hospital-like,” while others experience a warm, home-like environment.

    Management and operations: Admissions and move-in assistance are commonly described as responsive and helpful, with staff expediting placement and following up. Conversely, operational gaps appear in front-office responsiveness (phone handling) and mail handling; examples include returned or unopened mail and concerns about personal items going missing. These point to weaknesses in communication protocols and controls over resident belongings. Leadership turnover and occasional gaps in management follow-up are cited as contributing factors to inconsistent family experience.

    Notable patterns and considerations: Strengths center on individualized, compassionate caregiving, strong dining and activity programs, and attractive living spaces for many residents. Primary areas for improvement are operational: reducing staff turnover, strengthening leadership stability, improving communication channels with families (phone and mail), and addressing maintenance and security controls for resident belongings. Prospective families should weigh the consistently praised direct-care relationships and social programming against the reported variability in administrative consistency and facility upkeep when evaluating suitability for a loved one.

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    Location

    Desert Winds Assisted Living is located at 20545 N Lake Pleasant Rd, Peoria, AZ, 85382.

    About Desert Winds Assisted Living

    Desert Winds Assisted Living, sometimes called Desert Winds Retirement, sits in Peoria, Arizona, right on the border of Sun City, and offers senior living with both assisted living and memory care for people 55 and older, including men and women, and also gives independent living options for those who want more freedom but appreciate some support close by, and you'll notice it's ALTCS certified with a license number of AL2539C. The community is two stories high with 104 assisted living units, plus a separate casita area with 36 spacious casitas, garages, and full laundry, and folks can choose from a variety of studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom apartments, each with kitchenettes, full kitchens for independent living, refrigerators, microwaves, individual air systems, and enough space for personal things, and many apartments have lovely sunrise, sunset, or mountain views. Desert Winds is known for its beautiful courtyard filled with grass, trees, a fountain, and a swimming pool, and it's built so residents can enjoy the outdoors or just admire the views through big windows, and there's a temperature-controlled swimming pool, Jacuzzi, and lots of outdoor spaces for sitting or activities.

    Inside, you'll find a range of common areas-lounges, a library, beauty salon and barbershop, a theater, an exercise room, billiards and game rooms, and resident parking-where people can gather, watch movies, read, or play cards, and staff encourage everyone to join group games like bingo, pokeno, bowling, trivia, or card games, or sign up for arts and crafts, morning stretches, water aerobics, or movie hours. Meals come three times a day in a full-service dining room with a chef and varied menu, which can help residents save time and effort on meals, and there are snacks if folks get hungry between meals, and there's a private dining room for special occasions with friends and family. Staff are on-site and awake all day and night to help with emergencies, daily needs like bathing and dressing, stand-by help with incontinence or moving from bed to wheelchair, and they work with diabetic care for blood sugar monitoring, although they don't handle insulin injections. Everyone's care gets planned out before moving in, and services can go up or down to match what you need as you age, and the memory care area is secured to make sure those with dementia or Alzheimer's are safe and don't wander off. Housekeeping, daily tidying, weekly deep cleaning, laundry services, utilities including cable TV and an emergency call system, and maintenance all help make life a little easier. There are resident outings, scheduled transport, and devotional services offsite, along with pet-friendly policies and wheelchair accessibility.

    Amenities are wide-ranging, from library and computer rooms to resident lounges and patios, and many apartments offer patios or private outdoor space. Seniors here can choose flexible amenity packages, pay only for the help they want with an a-la-carte menu of services, and join activities or community events when they want. The grounds are landscaped for peace and privacy, with a relaxing atmosphere, and the staff are often mentioned as being helpful and friendly. Desert Winds Assisted Living has gotten recognition for its care, tries to help residents keep their independence as much as possible, encourages friendships and activities, and supports people through different levels of need, all while offering convenient access to shops, restaurants, golf courses, medical care, and more right in Peoria.

    People often ask...

    Desert Winds Assisted Living offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,347 per month.

    Desert Winds Assisted Living offers assisted living and memory care.

    There are 61 photos of Desert Winds Assisted Living on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 20545 N Lake Pleasant Rd, Peoria, AZ 85382.

    No, Desert Winds Assisted Living does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Arizona, the Department of Health Services licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities through AZ Care Check, running compliance inspections and investigating complaints.

    License number001cs00000Wo8dZAAR
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living Center
    License classActive
    Capacity88 residents
    LicenseeDESERT WINDS ASSISTED LIVING
    EffectiveSeptember 27th, 1999
    ExpiresOctober 31st, 2026
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    Inspection Reports

    10

    Reports

    1

    Citations

    9

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    14 Apr 2026Complaint
    Identified a deficiency showing there was not a secure exit to an outside area for residents, and the courtyard door was unlocked and did not alert when opened. This created a potential safety risk.
    • R9-10-815.F.2.a-cR9-10-815.F.2.a-c. Directed Care Services F. A manager of an assisted living facility authorized to provide directed care services shall ensure that: 1. Policies and procedures are established, documented, and implemented that ensure the safety of a resident who may wander; 2. There is a means of ex
    04 Feb 2026Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    20 Jan 2026Complaint
    Found no deficiencies during the on-site investigation of two complaints.
    16 Dec 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. Investigation concluded with no deficiencies cited.
    06 Aug 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies during the complaint investigation.
    02 Jul 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    23 Dec 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    22 Nov 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    30 Nov 2023Inspection
    Found no deficiencies; will not conduct a compliance review for twenty-four months.
    13 Jun 2023Complaint
    Found no deficiencies cited in the complaint investigations.

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