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Brookdale Desert Ridge

4050 EAST BLUEFIELD AVENUE, PHOENIX, AZ, 85032
(602) 996-6268
120 licensed beds

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Address

4050 East Bluefield Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85032
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Bed capacity
120
State license
AL11160
Care type
Assisted living
County
Maricopa
Facility name
Brookdale Desert Ridge
Legal entity
Brookdale Desert Ridge
Street address
4050 EAST BLUEFIELD AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone
(602) 996-6268
State license #
AL11160

Brookdale Desert Ridge is a licensed assisted living community in Phoenix, Arizona. It is licensed for 120 beds — well above the median for assisted living communities in Arizona (10 beds).

It is one of 749 senior care facilities in Phoenix and 3,025 assisted living communities across Arizona. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

This listing draws on Arizona Department of Health Services licensing records, and was last updated on August 30, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner
Joanne Leskowicz
Parent company
Brookdale Senior Living Inc

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
120
Licensed as
ASSISTED LIVING CENTER-DIRECTED
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from Arizona Dept. of Health Services; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-30. Facilities can submit a correction.
What people say on Google.
4.117 ratings on Google
★Tacy Real Estate · 2025-09-29 · via Google

“I’m writing this review after I watched a staff member named Sam yell at the patient she was transporting in a wheelchair. I was awaiting a CT scan of my own when Sam wheeled this poor old woman in and screamed at her when she could not get the scan done her. She was in her face, rude, and throwing her hands around. The poor old woman did nothing to instigate it. Myself and other guests in the lob…”

★★★★★Beth Black · 2023-08-18 · via Google

“My mother-in-law enjoyed a little over a year on the independent side of the facility, happy to have her own little place, get in a good little walk to the dining room to meet with others and share in activities as she wished. Katie Finn, as Executive Director cares very deeply about her community's happiness and is committed to work through the challenges that arise from time to time in many busi…”

★★★★★Mary Keane · 2023-07-20 · via Google

“My husband became a resident @ Brookdale Desert Ridge in November 2020. He was admitted to the Memory Care Unit. Visitors weren't allowed inside the building due to Covid restrictions, but window visits occurred. He remained there until his passing in December 2022. With the various stages of his dementia, there were many questions by me. Communication and his care were excellent. The quality of …”

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Arizona Dept. of Health Services
Licensing extract
Last verified 2026-08-30
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NPI 1831755842
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