Nursing homes in Arizona
140 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, with an average CMS overall rating of 3.3/5 — +0.31 stars vs. the national average of 3.0. 31% are rated below average, and federal fines on record total $1,249,958.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, processing date 2026-09-01. Ratings are official CMS figures, not endorsements.
Top-rated nursing homes in Arizona
Sorted by CMS overall rating, then by size.
Life Care Center of North Glendale
5/5Glendale · 223 bedsMuch above average →RIDGECREST POST ACUTE
5/5Phoenix · 200 bedsMuch above average →CORONADO HEALTHCARE CENTER
5/5Phoenix · 191 bedsMuch above average →Plaza Healthcare
5/5Scottsdale · 179 bedsMuch above average →NORTH MOUNTAIN MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION CENTER
5/5Phoenix · 164 bedsMuch above average →MISSION PALMS POST ACUTE
5/5Mesa · 160 bedsMuch above average →All 140 facilities in Arizona
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Beds are CMS-certified beds. Fines are the total dollar value of civil money penalties on record. Abuse icon and Watch list are CMS designations explained on the national directory.
Nursing homes by city in Arizona
Pick a city to compare its facilities on rating, staffing, and fines.
City pages cover the 12 cities with three or more facilities. Smaller towns appear in the full table below.
Facilities carrying a CMS flag in Arizona
40 with a substantiated abuse citation and 5 on the Special Focus Facility watch list. These are official CMS designations, listed here as they appear in the source data.
| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASAS ADOBES POST ACUTE REHAB CENTER Abuse icon | Tucson, AZ | 3/5 | 230 | — |
| Immanuel Campus Of Care Abuse icon | Peoria, AZ | 3/5 | 228 | $18,529 |
| Horizon Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center Abuse icon | Glendale, AZ | 3/5 | 196 | $10,985 |
| Bella Vita Health and Rehabilitation Center Abuse icon | Glendale, AZ | 3/5 | 176 | $8,278 |
| Santa Rosa Care Center Abuse icon | Tucson, AZ | 3/5 | 144 | — |
| HAVEN OF SANDPOINTE, LLC Abuse icon | Yuma, AZ | 3/5 | 143 | — |
| HAVEN OF PHOENIX Abuse icon | Phoenix, AZ | 3/5 | 114 | $8,278 |
| Desert Terrace Healthcare Center Abuse icon | Phoenix, AZ | 3/5 | 108 | — |
| HERITAGE COURT POST ACUTE OF SCOTTSDALE Abuse icon | Scottsdale, AZ | 3/5 | 108 | — |
| HAVEN OF FLAGSTAFF Abuse icon | Flagstaff, AZ | 3/5 | 83 | $13,098 |
| QUIBURI MISSION NURSING & REHABILITATION Abuse icon | Benson, AZ | 3/5 | 60 | — |
| HAVEN OF CAMP VERDE Abuse icon | Camp Verde, AZ | 3/5 | 58 | $11,864 |
| MARYLAND GARDENS POST ACUTE Abuse icon | Phoenix, AZ | 3/5 | 58 | — |
| ADVANCED HEALTH CARE OF GLENDALE Abuse icon | Glendale, AZ | 3/5 | 54 | — |
| DEVON GABLES REHABILITATION CENTER Abuse icon | Tucson, AZ | 2/5 | 312 | — |
| SANDSTONE OF TUCSON REHAB CENTRE Abuse icon Watch list | Tucson, AZ | 2/5 | 240 | $43,134 |
| Arizona State Veteran Home-Phx Abuse icon | Phoenix, AZ | 2/5 | 200 | $23,296 |
| MI CASA NURSING CENTER Abuse icon | Mesa, AZ | 2/5 | 180 | $14,380 |
| Palm Valley Post Acute Watch list | Goodyear, AZ | 2/5 | 180 | $82,607 |
| Life Care Center of Tucson Abuse icon | Tucson, AZ | 2/5 | 162 | $14,380 |
| OASIS PAVILION NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER Abuse icon | Casa Grande, AZ | 2/5 | 134 | — |
| Life Care Center Of Yuma Abuse icon | Yuma, AZ | 2/5 | 128 | — |
| Sunview Respiratory and Rehabilitation Abuse icon Watch list | Youngtown, AZ | 2/5 | 127 | $62,621 |
| Desert Cove Nursing Center Abuse icon | Chandler, AZ | 2/5 | 120 | — |
| HAVEN OF SEDONA Abuse icon Watch list | Sedona, AZ | 2/5 | 112 | — |
| RIM COUNTRY HEALTH & RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Abuse icon | Payson, AZ | 2/5 | 109 | $10,358 |
| HAVEN OF SAFFORD Abuse icon | Safford, AZ | 2/5 | 106 | $15,210 |
| HAVEN OF LAKE HAVASU Abuse icon | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 2/5 | 104 | $8,018 |
| HAVEN OF SIERRA VISTA, LLC Abuse icon | Sierra Vista, AZ | 2/5 | 100 | — |
| HANDMAKER HOME FOR THE AGING Abuse icon | Tucson, AZ | 2/5 | 94 | — |
| THE LINGENFELTER CENTER Abuse icon | Kingman, AZ | 2/5 | 88 | — |
| Arizona State Veteran Home - Yuma Abuse icon | Yuma, AZ | 2/5 | 80 | — |
| Prescott Village Nursing & Rehabilitation Abuse icon | Prescott, AZ | 2/5 | 58 | $8,278 |
| DESERT PEAK CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Phoenix, AZ | 1/5 | 194 | $181,398 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF SIERRA VISTA Abuse icon | Sierra Vista, AZ | 1/5 | 152 | $55,881 |
| WINSLOW CAMPUS OF CARE Abuse icon | Winslow, AZ | 1/5 | 119 | $95,591 |
| Mountain View Manor Abuse icon | Prescott, AZ | 1/5 | 116 | — |
| DESERT HAVEN CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Phoenix, AZ | 1/5 | 115 | $67,818 |
| Resolve Harmony Center, LLC Abuse icon | Phoenix, AZ | 1/5 | 115 | — |
| HAVEN OF GLOBE Abuse icon | Globe, AZ | 1/5 | 104 | — |
Showing the 40 highest-rated of 42 flagged facilities. Filter the full table above for the rest.
Choosing between nursing homes in Arizona
The state average hides wide variation. In Arizona the facilities in this directory run from one star to five, and that gap matters more than the average when you are choosing for a specific person.
Work the list in this order: filter to 4- and 5-star facilities, check the staffing and turnover numbers on each profile, then read the inspection and fine history. Distance from family, Medicaid acceptance, and the specific clinical services offered — ventilator care, dialysis, memory units — usually narrow the list faster than ratings do.
If the person needs this level of care for more than a short rehabilitation stay, ask each facility's admissions office directly how Medicaid is handled, whether they accept a pending application, and what happens if private funds run out. Those answers vary by facility, not by state, and they matter more than any published average.
How many nursing homes are there in Arizona?
140 CMS-certified nursing homes, holding 15994 certified beds in total.
What is the average nursing home rating in Arizona?
3.3 out of 5 stars across 139 rated facilities, against a national average of 3.0.
Which nursing home in Arizona has the highest rating?
CMS rates facilities, not states, and every 5-star home in the state is listed above. Compare staffing and inspection detail on the individual profiles.
Does Medicare pay for a nursing home in Arizona?
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with cost sharing after day 20. Longer stays are generally paid privately or through Medicaid.