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Brookdale Desert Ridge

4050 East Bluefield Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85032

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9.2
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50 reviews
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9.2
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50 reviews
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  • 4 star
    30%
  • 3 star
    14%
  • 2 star
    6%
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Child of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Very homey, caring staff

What stood out the most - Really great staff, especially the hands on caregivers. Room sizes are great. Amenities are in scale with the price.

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Brookdale Desert Ridge

Find the personalized memory care programming and assisted living services you or your loved one needs to excel and thrive, here at Brookdale Desert Ridge. Thanks to the compassionate care team, round-the-clock security measures, and diverse amenities, residents can embrace peace of mind in their new, cozy home. Rest assured, staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to be alerted to an emergency, and an alert system is also used. To simplify residents’ to-do lists each day, Brookdale assists with transportation, errands, meals, and home maintenance. Assistance with activities of daily living like bathing, medication management, and other personal tasks, are provided as needed. Plus, residents in memory care receive an additional layer of care, which includes gentle guidance and reminders, as well as tailored activities to provide feelings of belonging. While tedious chores and care services are managed, residents are free to take advantage of community perks including the concierge service, beauty/barber shop, postal services, and general store.

Community Services and Amenities

Residents here can participate in daily activities with peers or enjoy the amenities solo — there are plenty of choices. Check out a book from the library, meditate in the chapel, or unwind in the...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Brookdale Desert Ridge

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for Brookdale Desert Ridge

9.2 out of 10
Review Score50 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.0
Cleanliness
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Care Services
4.2
Staff
4.3
Meals & Dining
3.6
Activities
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

A Place for Mom has scored Brookdale Desert Ridge with 9.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Brookdale Desert Ridge has 50 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 6/3/25

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Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 3, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Very homey, caring staff

What stood out the most - Really great staff, especially the hands on caregivers. Room sizes are great. Amenities are in scale with the price.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

April 8, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Wonderful people!

The people who work there are amazing. Kind and caring! The food could use more variety on the menu.

Diana

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 6, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

our families experience, friendly and kind staff, would recommend

I love the friendliness of the staff and also, the residents. I like that people greet each other and it's small enough so the staff knows each resident. They had some trouble getting a new bus driver but the new one is great

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 9, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Very homey!

Staff is excellent with a true personal touch. The apartment sizes are quite roomy!

Rob O

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 16, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Brookdale Desert Ridge

I would recommend to others. We picked this community because of the location and value.

Tracy

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 10, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Great Nurse!

The nurse and administrative staff are great. The facilities guy is great. The older front desk lady is not very helpful. As far as the activities go, they did not seem to have many activities geared towards men.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 29, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0

A very good community in difficult times.

My mother is a difficult person in the best of times. She has recently been diagnosed as being in the middle stages of Dementia. She is becoming more difficult as the days pass. Considering that fact, I think Brookdale is doing a very good job meeting her needs.

Diana E

Assisted Living

Family/friend

April 30, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Caring and Welcoming

Fortunately, my friend is social enough to make friends. That’s the best attribute of Brookdale: staff and fellow residents are kind. Food, activities, cleanliness, and room space meet our standards. They welcomed my friends’s cat and had a petting zoo at the front door the day we arrived. No, not just for us. We got lucky. It’s the right size, not too many; not too few. I like that it doesn’t have independent living. My story is that IL takes a lot of attention from assisted living or memory care and my friend needs assisted living. They welcome family and friends so ease of access for us is an added bonus.

Maddie

Memory Care

Family/friend

March 5, 2024

1.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
1.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
1.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

DO NOT TAKE YOUR LOVED ONES HERE

STAY A 100 feet away from this place! They don't care about your family member and you'll never actually know what's going on because they don’t tell the truth and you’ll never know whats real and what’s made up. Terrible administration and all the good people leave eventually. Really terrible they don't fix the people who are the real problem, administration.

Linnea

Memory Care

Family/friend

February 28, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Our Experience

My loved one's move-in process was absolutely seamless. They made sure that we dropped him off which sounds terrible, however, during breakfast, lunch or dinner. We arranged it so that we would have him there about 30 minutes before dinner. They were also at the door to greet us when we came in. We toured the facility and his room. He was realizing what was happening, but did not seem to surprised. [Name removed] and a couple of nurses, [names removed] came and asked my loved one if he was hungry and that they were having a delicious dinner. Once they led him to dinner we let him know that we were leaving and would be back tomorrow. They took such good care of him. The facility was absolutely clean. The staff was always so accommodating to us when we came to visit, which was pretty much every day. I would try to have breakfast with my loved one quite often. And the staff, especially [names removed] always made sure I was well cared for! [Name removed] even knew that I always just had coffee with cream. Seriously, how sweet is that?!

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 5, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Brookdale Desert Ridge

Our experience at Brookdale Desert Ridge has been good overall but it was a little bumpy at firstWe picked this facility because of location (safe neighborhood) price, and the fact that Brookdale has a large company that can be appealed to if there are problems with the local facility. The other residents are generally friendly and the facility has good activities.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 13, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Brookdale Desert Ridge review

Some concerns about being able to get in touch with staff. Nicely done when it comes to the cleanliness, - sometimes the hallways have an odor that smells like diapers thought it was food but it was not -maybe the trash needs to be put out more often- was not the best presentation when our family came to visit Mom for the holiday. But they keep Mom's room very clean! Always greet at the entry - and staff in halls always great or acknowledge. Quality of care - this one is tough - when you have contact with a staff member - the level of care is really good. At first, Mom was very happy but not so much lately - she seems that food has gotten worse--not clearly defined yet - we are going to address this with a meeting we are going to set up. Overall when I was there it was OK. We looked at other places - you get what you pay for - but I still think it's too high

Tracy

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 20, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Review for Brookdale Desert Ridge

I'd tell them it was really nice and that their family member would be well taken care of. We picked this community because of the location and price.

LT

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 7, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Brookdale Desert Ridge

It's a nice facility. The people have been very friendly so far and I would recommend it. We picked this community because of the price and proximity and people there.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 6, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0

"Brookdale at Desert Ridge, the perfect and affordable place for our Mom.

We have nothing negative to say. All aspects of the community are very positive. The staff is very warm and helpful! In reference to the food, my mother had not spoken about it and I have not eaten there. Based on the experience we have had so far, we would recommend this community to others!

Sarah

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 16, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Brookdale Desert Ridge

We picked this community because of proximity to where I live & friendliness of staff. I would recommend to others.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

August 8, 2023

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Tour experience

We toured with Brookdale Desert Ridge and it was a nice place, but what they offered was not as much as [facility name removed].

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 1, 2023

2.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Hoping for improvements

It's been a rocky start. They're under staffed right now, and made a large billing error. It's been worked out, but overall the facility seems to be in transition right now. I would still 100% recommend based on affordability and value of what you get for it. It is a larger facility, so there are many selections for friends.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

July 19, 2023

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

Brookdale Desert Ridge

Base on our families experience with Brookdale Desert Ridge the staff members are friendly, but there are some areas that need improvement - such as organization, communication and overall staffing.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 27, 2023

2.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Hope they got their act together and listed to complaints

We were not happy with Brookdale staff - so we moved our mom. Unlocked doors at night because the lock was broken- two staff members for the whole place at night and they were good but overwhelmed. Always said there would be activities but it rarely happened even after they hired someone rood over 3 weeks for her to do anything. I led exercise a couple times because the ladies came and no teacher. Nice facility but cockroaches in bathroom and closet are hard to ignore. There are always having a staff meeting-every day for hours. There is a broken lock on the front door. Not enough night staff and activity director hired and then didn't do anything for 3 weeks. Nurse was hard to get ahold of until we gave notice we were leaving. They found a good one I hope.

Brookdale Desert Ridge

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