The Brief
- State officials terminated agreements with nine Legend DDD group homes following a months-long investigation into quality-of-care concerns.
- A family alleges a 65-year-old disabled man died weeks after enduring 88-degree temperatures inside a south Phoenix Legend DDD group home without air conditioning.
- Heavy redactions in public records conceal further details regarding the state’s investigation into the group home operator.
PHOENIX – New details have been uncovered on a group home operator entrusted to care for vulnerable Arizonans. FOX 10’s previous reporting highlighted Legend DDD Services when several nurses said they were not being paid amid an ongoing state investigation. Now, it is clear what the state has been looking into for months.
The Department of Economic Security’s Division of Developmental Disabilities has been aware of quality-of-care concerns at Legend DDD since November 2025.…