Summa Care - Tempe sits in the Bell De Mar Crossing neighborhood of Tempe, Arizona, offering assisted living and board and care home services for seniors in a small, community-oriented setting. The facility has 10 licensed beds and 10 private or semi-private ground-floor suites, with license number AL1025H. Summa Care - Tempe holds a license from state or local agencies and focuses on helping residents who need support with daily activities but want some independence, with assistance available for bathing, dressing, and transfers, along with total transfer help when it's needed. The staff includes CNAs, LPNs, LVNs, and RNs, who provide medication management, diabetic care, incontinence care, and oxygen assistance, plus regular visits from healthcare professionals for monthly wellness checks and coordination with outside providers, and the facility supports hospice care on site.
There's on-site support for seniors dealing with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, with specialized and structured care programs to fit individual needs, physical, speech, and occupational therapies as needed, and tailored activities to help maintain a good quality of life, and there's always 24-hour supervision and care, with emergency alert systems in place. Housekeeping and laundry services keep things tidy, while scheduled daily meals focus on wholesome food, with options for special diets like diabetes or allergies, and all-day dining is available, with meals served in a comfortable dining room or delivered if needed. Residents get furnished spaces with telephones, and some rooms allow pets. Staff make sure the environment stays homelike and welcoming, with rules in place to prevent smoking indoors.
The facility offers transportation at no cost for medical appointments, shopping, dining out, or going to worship services, and parking is available for those who drive. There's a focus on social connection-a media room for movie nights, social events organized by the community, and planned activities to support physical, mental, and emotional health, plus peaceful walking paths, a garden, and spaces to gather or relax. Respite care gives families a break if they need short-term help.
Summa Care - Tempe chooses a smaller scale than big senior complexes, so residents enjoy a closer-knit environment with familiar faces, with help available at all times, letting people make choices about privacy or shared rooms, and support is tailored to help residents stay safe, comfortable, and as independent as possible. Staff members keep the place friendly and supportive, working to give residents peace of mind and help families feel comfortable about their loved one's care. Summa Care - Tempe does not take Medicare unless the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services certify it, and costs are generally lower than full-time nursing homes. The community has a 3.8 score on Seniorly's rating system.
