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10 Best Nursing Homes in El Mirage, AZ

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a El Mirage nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in El Mirage, AZ may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

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We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Rio Vista, North Mountain and Cactus.
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Nursing Homes Facilities near El Mirage, AZ

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I really enjoyed my stay at El Dorado of Sun City, the meals and dining service was fantastic The quality of the food was excellent and you got a variety of meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I recently...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
132 bed Skilled Nursing FacilityMedicare & ALTC certifiedMany Insurances AcceptedLocally Owned & OperatedComprehensive Rehabilitation ProgramSecure Wing for Memory Impaired24 Hour Nursing CareRated "Excellent" by the AZ Department of Health Services 5 consecutive years.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Come live at the Fountain. You’ll have privacy when you want it and friends as close as a walk down the hall. Spend your time playing cards or pool, going shopping, or participating in other activities. Or add some special meaning in your life by reaching out and helping others. And of course,...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Sun Health Residence Care
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of The Inn Assisted Living and Memory Care
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
At The Inn, we provide care that balances independence with assistance and delivers service with compassion, understanding and respect. With comfortable, elegant accommodations and an impressive line of features and amenities, residents enjoy life with the confidence of knowing we are here,...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of nursing homes in El Mirage, AZ

The average cost of senior living in El Mirage is $4,641 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Wet Camp Village, AZ with an average of $4,143 per month.

Nursing homes costs in El Mirage, AZ, vs. nearby cities

El Mirage, AZ
$4,641/mo
$4,684/mo
$4,675/mo

Nursing homes costs in El Mirage, AZ, vs. state and national averages

El Mirage, AZ
$4,641/mo
$4,493/mo
U.S. national average
$4,801/mo

Nursing homes costs in El Mirage, AZ, vs. other senior living options

$4,606/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,641/mo

Nursing homes costs in El Mirage, AZ, by floor plan type

Senior living costs in El Mirage vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: El Mirage, AZ
Column state: Arizona
Column national: U.S.
Community typeEl Mirage, AZArizonaU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,641/mo$4,493/mo$4,801/mo
Assisted Living$3,683/mo$3,762/mo$4,564/mo
Memory Care$4,606/mo$4,493/mo$4,801/mo
Independent Living$3,763/mo$3,744/mo$4,022/mo
Nursing Homes
El Mirage, AZ:$4,641/mo
Arizona:$4,493/mo
U.S.:$4,801/mo
Assisted Living
El Mirage, AZ:$3,683/mo
Arizona:$3,762/mo
U.S.:$4,564/mo
Memory Care
El Mirage, AZ:$4,606/mo
Arizona:$4,493/mo
U.S.:$4,801/mo
Independent Living
El Mirage, AZ:$3,763/mo
Arizona:$3,744/mo
U.S.:$4,022/mo
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Nursing homes costs in El Mirage, AZ, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in El Mirage and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Nursing homes cost trends in El Mirage, AZ

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in El Mirage have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
El Mirage, AZ$4,834/mo$4,438/mo+8.9%
Arizona$5,078/mo$4,786/mo+6.1%
National$5,669/mo$5,384/mo+5.3%
El Mirage, AZ
2024 average cost:$4,834/mo
2023 average cost:$4,438/mo
Percent change:+8.9%
Arizona
2024 average cost:$5,078/mo
2023 average cost:$4,786/mo
Percent change:+6.1%
National
2024 average cost:$5,669/mo
2023 average cost:$5,384/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in El Mirage

Recent reviews for nursing homes in El Mirage

The Terraces of Phoenix

4.5
Our experience was excellent and we also thought the value was excellent!

Shadow Mountain Memory Care in Phoenix, AZ

5.0
We moved my father from another memory care facility to Shadow Mountain this past spring. The staff and facilities are the best I have ever encountered!! The director cares for each resident as though they are his family. Caregivers are kind and attentive, covering every detail. Each time I ...
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Arbor Ridge in Peoria, AZ

5.0
I have recommended numerous people there and I've also passed on your company's name and phone number. My experience with your company helped me to make this transition much easier than it could been.

El Mirage nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in El Mirage nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in El Mirage, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in El Mirage nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in El Mirage that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
40%
2.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
31.3%
10.5%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
89.6%
23.7%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
93%
24.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
43.5%
10.8%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
20.9%
0.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
89.6%
20.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
32.2%
7.4%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
43.5%
19.1%
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Availability of select dementia care services in El Mirage nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of El Mirage Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
El Mirage, AZNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
37.4%
4.2%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
31.3%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
38.3%
6.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
21.7%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in El Mirage nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of El Mirage partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
19.1%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
32.2%
1.5%
No sugar
No sugar
33%
1.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
33%
3.9%
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Availability of select dining options in El Mirage nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of El Mirage communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
El Mirage, AZNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
32.2%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
38.3%
0.4%
Room service
Room service
33%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
14.8%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in El Mirage nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in El Mirage offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
40.9%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
26.1%
0.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22.6%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
39.1%
7.1%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
41.7%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
41.7%
7.1%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.7%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
33%
0.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
30.4%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
41.7%
0.3%
Live performances
Live performances
40%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
27.8%
0.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
20.9%
0.2%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
40.9%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Pacifica Senior Living Peoria, Brookdale Camino del Sol and Terra Pointe Memory Care are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near El Mirage, Arizona. See full list of communities.
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