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Amber Lights
6231 North Montebella Road, Tucson, AZ 85704
Featured Review
5
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December 18, 2022
My sister has been living at Amber Lights for 2 years now. It is a very nice place. She's happy where she is and she's doing well. She likes the climate there. She's in a well-cared-for place. They have a nursing staff that takes people that can stay there until they pass away. One of her favorite things to do is to go up to the dining room and visit with people and walk around the outside on the sidewalks because it's really warm weather there most of the year. Everybody is friendly and the place is clean. She has people who come in to help check on her regularly and give her her meds. We've been there several times, and the food is really good. There are lots of activities. People choose to do the activities they want to do.
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one bedroom apartment, two bedroom apartment
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Assisted Living, Independent Living
Bedroom Type
one bedroom apartment, studio
Starting Price
$3,600/mo
Care Types
Assisted Living, Memory Care
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About Amber Lights in Tucson, Arizona
Welcome to Amber Lights, a luxurious senior living community in Tucson, AZ!
Set in the heart of Tucson's rich culture and natural beauty, Amber Lights offers magnificent views of the Catalina Mountains, Tucson Mountains, and the city lights of downtown. With its mild climate and picture-perfect landscapes, Amber Lights’ location within beautiful northwest Tucson is the ideal setting for this luxurious, hacienda-style community.
Here are the amenities you will find at Amber Lights:- Dine Your Way™ at the restaurant with VIP service, evolving menus and daily fresh specials, available 12 hours a day so you can enjoy meals how you want, and when you want
- Genuine Hospitality energized and delivered by The Power of WE.
- CARF-Accredited Assisted Living services for your peace of mind
- Try a ZEST™ class in our fully-equipped fitness center to stay active and fit
- Landscaped courtyards, walking paths, and outdoor covered seating area to stroll and relax outdoors
- Swimming pool for a refreshing swim
- Music theater
- High-speed Internet lounge to keep connected
- Art room and crafting activities to bring out your creative side
- Library for enjoying a good book or a game of cards
- Full-service beauty salon/barbershop to keep you looking your best
- Conveniently located elevators and access to common spaces
- Fully-equipped all-electric kitchens or kitchenettes
- Individual climate controls (heating & air conditioning)
- Safety assist grab bars in tub and showers
- Private covered patio and outside storage
- Covered parking
Independent Living at Amber Lights:
As a resident at Amber Lights, you will find all kinds of opportunities for social connections, health and wellness activities, and the comforts and conveniences to help simplify life. Here are the included services for independent living:
- Full breakfast, plus your choice of lunch or dinner daily
- Weekly housekeeping and flat linen laundry services
- Full calendar of social, cultural, educational, and recreational activities and programs
- Health and fitness classes
- 24-hour emergency call system and staffing
- Scheduled transportation services to doctors’ appointments, shopping, events and entertainment
- Utilities (except phone) including basic cable TV, heating, air conditioning,
- Interior and exterior care and maintenance of all residences, common areas and grounds
Assisted Living at Amber Lights:
Amber Light's assisted living services take a “whole-person” approach to wellness, and are tailored to meet your needs, now and in the future. Services can be dialed up, or back, at any time, so you are always getting the help you need. Residents choosing assisted living services enjoy all of the service amenities and common areas as listed above, as well as highly personalized care services as needed to support independence and wellness. Here are the additional services offered in assisted living:
- Three meals daily, and snacks
- Weekly housekeeping, personal and flat linen laundry service
- Help with daily activities, including bathing, dressing and grooming
- Assistance with managing medications
- A holistic personal wellness plan that supports the whole “you”—physical, spiritual, emotional, social and intellectual
To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit:
Arizona Department of Health Services Public Health Licensing
Services and Amenities of Amber Lights in Tucson, Arizona
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Additional Amenity Information
- Fee Structure: Entry fee cost : $2900
- Special Comment: As a resident at Amber Lights, you will find a CARF-Accredited community with all kinds of lifestyle opportunities for social connections, health, and wellness activities through our ZEST™ Wellness, along with all the comforts and conveniences of care services to help simplify life.
- State Licenses: AL9378C
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Reviews of Amber Lights in Tucson, Arizona
3.7
(18 reviews)
Facility
4.8
Staff
4.2
Food
4.6
Activities
4.0
Value
3.7
Gary
5
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December 18, 2022
My sister has been living at Amber Lights for 2 years now. It is a very nice place. She's happy where she is and she's doing well. She likes the climate there. She's in a well-cared-for place. They have a nursing staff that takes people that can stay there until they pass away. One of her favorite things to do is to go up to the dining room and visit with people and walk around the outside on the sidewalks because it's really warm weather there most of the year. Everybody is friendly and the place is clean. She has people who come in to help check on her regularly and give her her meds. We've been there several times, and the food is really good. There are lots of activities. People choose to do the activities they want to do.
Nancy
5
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May 20, 2022
I went to Amber Lights. They're friendly, warm, and clean. The room was larger than the other place I looked at. It's a one-bedroom plus a den and it's available now. The salesperson was very friendly and went out of his way to make sure that we were comfortable, and we answered every question he had. He invited us for lunch, and we sat at the table for a long time, and several of the staff members came over to meet me, from the driver to doctors' appointments, to the administrative director, the chef, and other staff members. The dining area was clean, had good service, and has generous portions. I ordered a rice pudding dessert, and I found out they have ice cream, so I ordered that, too, and they brought it. They went out of their way to be nice. They had a flier for happy hour that afternoon. The next day, they were having an open house with a jazz band and New Orleans dinner with jambalaya, crayfish, and gumbo and they were excited about doing that. I would like to have gone to that. That's the kind of activities that I'm talking about that I don't think that the other place has.
Chuqui
5
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October 20, 2021
We had a great tour with Kelly, He answered all our questions and filled us in on many more things we didn't even think about that will be very helpful. The rooms were very nice and light with all the windows as was the restaurant. All the staff were very friendly and efficient. They were having music that afternoon for Octoberfest and snacks and some German food on the menu which sounded very good. We did have lunch there and it was very good. There were many activities to enjoy so feel I would be quite comfortable there. I'm not quite ready to move but they will certainly be at the top of my list.
Cautionary
1
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July 29, 2020
When you apply to Amber Lights, a medical assessment is done to decide if they can meet your needs. Our sister’s needs are not hidden. In addition to diabetes and high blood pressure, she has heart failure causing edema and needs wound care. Amber Lights accepted her anyway. She paid to have the carpet replaced with tile because of concern about incontinence caused by the high doses of diuretics that she takes for the heart failure. She cannot pack and unpack, so she paid for movers to do that for her. After exactly three months, she went to the hospital for an infected wound and then had to go to a rehab center. Two and a half months later, they said that she no longer needed specialized nursing, but Amber lights said that she could not return. They told us that it was because she needed care that was “beyond their medical licensure.” We offered to bring in private nurses, but they still said “no”. Our sister is not without fault. Evidently, she was demanding and difficult to work with. She was told by the doctor, by the rehab center and at least one Amber Lights staff member that was the real reason that they wouldn’t let her return. During the months that she was not there, she paid for the basic rent, board and services. At the end, she was also charged for an additional month of level two assisted living services, because they said the contract required it. In spite of Covid19, they allowed movers to go in and remove her furniture and belongings. My advice is, “choose carefully”. Consider whether there is any chance that your medical condition will require more than the most basic care because that is all that they claim to provide. If they can say that your needs are “beyond their licensure”, they can kick you out without any notice. (Our sister’s needs are now being well met at another assisted living facility that probably has the same license.)
jakemilrose90
1
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July 27, 2017
I came in to tour the place. It look really nice megan the sale lady showed us around. Dident know much trying calling her to set this appt never can get A hold of her. So that set us back alittle have friends in 445. Said its a nice place. I dident see it with the ones showing us around. need more out going people. There.
Betty
5
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July 17, 2017
Amber Lights is a very good place. Mom has already made friends, and they’ve been very good to her. Megan is delightful and very helpful. She had bent over backwards to help out. The staff that takes care of Mom is very lovely and very caring. The dining area is quite luxurious and beautiful. The wait staff this morning was lovely, smiling, and friendly. The food is very good. They have exercise and Zumba every day. They also have an outdoor pool. They will be having sing-along and music soon.
peg1623
1
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February 16, 2017
I came in as a walk in. wanted to check out the place. Drove by it many tiime very nice on the outside, came in around 3 pm was not greeted by anyone had to wait till front dest gal was done with her story with other employee. Then a lady came to us hand us a card to fill out. Will be with us shortly.Ed. came and introduce her self after chatting with the front dest about her dog, show us around. Place look nice and clean lots of staff hanging around doing a lot of talking ask if we had lunch we did. Lots of people doing nothing sitting around . My mother like things to do. Not much going on. Empty pool. movie area not happening. Lots of things to do but was not happening. Look else where.
Tedgfram123
4
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January 11, 2017
I came in and tour the place. Very nice And clean. There was a group of people sitting in the lobby. Look like they need somthing to do.Apt was very nice staff very friendly front dest gal very nice offering us drinks. Sale lady very nice showing us some nice apt. Will sure move my family there. Housekeeper stop to say hello and cant wait for my family to join us. Thanks again for what you do.
Dianna244363
5
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December 8, 2016
My mom lived at Amber Lights -- which is a great and wonderful facility. She had an apartment which was cleaned once a week, and the lady did a very nice job. The room was bright and had a little patio, several windows, and a little kitchenette. The staff is wonderful; they took my mother to exercise class and were very caring, and I was very pleased with them. We wouldn't have left except that my mom started to wander, and they didn't have a secure facility. The food was very good too.
Jean371128
5
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June 17, 2016
Amber Lights seemed to be a well cared for and nice facility. There was one man in our church that stayed there who was always very happy with it, and they even accepted his pets. We have another friend there in memory care who seems to be doing fine.
Caring DaughterRPYZA
4
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May 11, 2016
Amber Lights provides independent as well as assisted care and don’t have a separate assisted living area. The staff who toured us showed us a little theater room, arts and crafts room, and an outdoor area with fountains and different plants. Inside, they have a living room where the residents can chat. The staff was very nice and professional. We ate lunch in the dining room, which had a lot of windows, so it's very bright.
ravenna
2
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August 12, 2015
I visited this facility with my mother for my parents for assisted living. The building is very nice and so are the apartments. We had lunch here and the food was terrible! It is the main reason we did not chose this facility. My parents have acquaintances who moved here and they were concerned about the food. The other reason we did not like it, is the saleswoman we spoke to was very creepy. Very high pressure and denigrated the Fountains where my parents now live - which has very good food and wonderful staff. Very unprofessional with these silly scripted comments! We also spoke to the Director briefly, who also made derogatory comments about The Fountains - which is about a block away. We could not get out of there fast enough!
Bobert
3
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July 12, 2015
I loved the caregivers at the facility. They took great care of my mother before she passed. However, the receptionist, Cricket was very rude and inattentive. She always seemed to be on break smoking when I needed help. Overall I loved the care the facility provides, I just wish it was more consistent, especially for the face of the company.
Caring103755550
5
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March 27, 2015
Amber Lights is a retirement community, and it is a very nice one. They have wonderful staff, and that is the best thing of it all. They are very good. The apartments are small, but they have a good housekeeping staff. They make everything in order for us. All of them have balconies and pretty grounds. It is nice. The dining room is huge. It is quiet and formal. It has chandeliers and things. That is probably the best feature that they are most proud of. The food is good. The services can be slow, but that is the only complaint I have. They have theater, movies, happy hour where they bring in live entertainment, exercise classes, and weight rooms. They have a very good reputation in the area.
debbieg1
5
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November 20, 2012
My parents have lived in Amber Lights for 2 1/2 years. They were tremendous in facilitating hospice during my father's last year and continue to offer my mother great care. I have never heard anyone speak meanly to any of the residents and the care is outstanding. They are very responsive to my requests and have made this time in our lives as easy as it can be. The facilities are clean and bright and the food in the restaurant is great. We celebrate holidays there and enjoy their festive environment. This facility has been a great fit for my family and I appreciate all that they do for us and the helpfulness of the staff.
Physical Therapy
4
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May 25, 2012
I visited this facility. The setting was really pretty; it was well lighted, not depressing or dark. The rooms I saw occupied a single bed with a kitchenette and an attached bathroom. The staff was friendly and accommodating. They offer several activities to their residents too. I observed their exercise class during my stay in this facility. I heard residents complain on the response time of workers, its delayed. Even in answering questions, they don't reply in a timely manner or in their request for assistance in going to the toilet. The outside area of this place is not covered. More shaded area would be better since its really hot in Arizona.
Emmyrose
4
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September 22, 2011
This is a nice facility with three stories. They have 126 a[apartments.All have balconies or patios.They are 1 bedroom and two bedroom with several floor plans. Some have partial kitchens and some full. The grounds are beautiful with a fountain and shrubs in front. They have a courtyard with walking trails, sitting areas, greenery and a large patio and bbq area/ They have a heated pool. They have a 12 hour dining room which offers three meals and snacks. There is a variety on two menus. The food is very good. They have a computer room, fitness room. library, arts and crafts room, and billsrd room. There is a sitting room with fireplace. They do rwo levels of care, assisted and independent. They have an L{N on duty, med techs, and certofoed caregivers.They have doctors who come in and are close to the hospital.They do transport to appointments They have an active activities program with fitness exercises, games, entertainment and outings.They do mystrey trips, shoppinf, and events. Their van is seven days a week. This a nice, active community with good staff.
cccullins89
3
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September 15, 2011
Facility was well maintained, Very nice elegant fecility, Med Techs, ding staff, and front desk wonderfull and very supportive. Yet on the other hand caregivers seemed overwelmed and stressed not many strong caregivers.
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