Arizona Rep. Lisa Fink (Photo: @LisaFink4AZ)
Arizona Lawmaker Demands Probe After DDD Vendors’ Addresses Trace to Post Office and Empty Home
Rep Lisa Fink said two contracts went to companies controlled by the same owner and alleged that one provider receives as much as $80,000 per week
By Matthew Holloway, August 3, 2026 10:36 am
Arizona Republican state Rep. Lisa Fink is calling for an investigation into two companies contracted to provide services through the state’s Division of Developmental Disabilities after visiting their listed addresses and finding an Avondale post office and a residence advertised for sale.
“I have been researching a few DDD contracts,” Fink wrote in a post on X. “These videos highlight two different DDD contracts that were granted to the same person. I went to the physical addresses. Nothing! One entity is receiving between $70,000-$80,000 dollars a week!!”
I have been researching a few DDD contracts. These videos highlight two different DDD contracts that were granted to the same person. I went to the physical addresses. Nothing! One entity is receiving between $70,000-$80,000 dollars a week!! This needs to be investigated!! pic.twitter.com/33Mbjqr6eO
— Lisa Fink, Arizona State Representative for LD27 (@LisaFink4AZ) July 31, 2026
Fink, who represents Legislative District 27 and serves as vice chairman of the Arizona House Government Committee, posted two videos documenting visits to addresses she said were contained in state vendor contracts.
The first video concerned Devoted Care LLC and an address at 401 W. Western Avenue in Avondale.
“This is Representative Lisa Fink. I am looking for Devoted Care, LLC,” Fink said. “It says the vendor address is 401 West Western Avenue in Avondale. And what do I see here? It’s the Arizona post, or excuse me, the Avondale, Arizona post office.”
She told followers as she stood in front of the Avondale Post Office, with the address visible.
“I talked to the gentleman inside,” Fink continued. “He says, well, this is probably just their mailing address. I reviewed the contract. It actually is the actual vendor address and the mailing address as well. So I am going to see what else I can find, but right now they’re getting tens of thousands of dollars every week. So this is for DDD Care.”
A federal health care provider record offers additional information about the company’s addresses.
A National Provider Identifier record for Devoted Care LLC lists 401 W. Western Avenue, Unit 345, as the company’s mailing address. The same record lists 3207 S. 73rd Drive in Phoenix as its primary practice location and identifies Larry Phillips III as the authorized official, with his title listed as “owner.” Devoted Care is classified as a residential treatment facility for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and has held the NPI since July 2022.
An Arizona Department of Health Services downloadable group-home list available Friday lists a Devoted Care facility at 3207 S. 73rd Drive. The entry identifies facility number DDH3915 and shows a licensing period from October 2, 2023, through October 1, 2025. The listing does not establish whether the facility currently holds an active license.
A testimonial published under Devoted Care’s name by Hand N Hand Consulting states that the company had obtained its DDD authorization before opening its first habilitation group home. The testimonial says the consultant assisted Devoted Care with the group-home expansion process, billing, regulatory compliance and plans to open additional locations.
Those records identify a Phoenix treatment location separate from the Avondale mailing address. They do not establish whether the information Fink reviewed in the DDD contract accurately distinguished between a mailing address, administrative address and service location.
In her second video, Fink visited an address she attributed to Guardian Care, which she said had the same owner as Devoted Care.
“I am at the address of Guardian Care, which also has the same owner as Devoted Care,” Fink said. “Hoping I could talk to him because obviously the previous one, the previous address of the other entity was the Avondale Post Office.”
“So I came to the address of the second one that this gentleman owns for DDD Care, and I come to this house, and interestingly enough, it says the house is for sale, and nobody’s here,” she added.
Three DDD contracts that have been awarded to a single individual at the same address. Old websites with broken links and incorrect phone numbers but still receiving thousands of dollars. pic.twitter.com/QffAkTtVdg
— Lisa Fink, Arizona State Representative for LD27 (@LisaFink4AZ) August 2, 2026
Fink did not state Guardian Care’s complete legal name or street address during the spoken portion of the posted clip. The Globe was unable to independently verify the asserted common ownership from the public records reviewed Friday.
The documents Fink referenced were not attached to the post, and the payment records underlying her estimate of $70,000 to $80,000 per week were not included. Fink did not identify a particular service that was billed without being delivered or allege a specific false claim in the videos. Her investigation centered on the addresses and the amount of state payments she said she uncovered.
The Arizona Department of Economic Security’s Division of Developmental Disabilities administers services for eligible Arizonans with autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome and certain developmental risks affecting children younger than six.
Companies providing home- and community-based services operate as qualified vendors under the division’s Request for Qualified Vendor Application. DES describes the RFQVA as its contract for home- and community-based services, including group-home habilitation, attendant care, respite, nursing, transportation and other supports.
The division’s provider portal states that qualified vendor agencies hold contracts with DDD and bill for home- and community-based or other contracted services. DES also maintains systems for claims, grievances, incident reports and reports of suspected fraud and abuse.
Under Arizona Revised Statutes Section 36-557, developmental-disability contractors are subject to continuing state evaluation through progress reports, expenditure reports, program audits and other reviews. State law requires providers to comply with departmental standards and allows inspections of facilities, provider books and business records.
For covered residential-care contracts, the law requires DES to investigate complaints within 10 working days. Complaints presenting a danger to a client must be investigated immediately, and health and safety complaints involving group homes must be referred to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
“This needs to be investigated,” Fink wrote.
Devoted Care, LLC and Rep. Lisa Fink were contacted for comment; however, no responses were received by publication.
