Top 10 Best Nursing Homes in Arizona

Compare the Best Nursing Homes in Arizona

Every year, thousands of seniors, their families, and friends are faced with the difficult decision of choosing a skilled nursing facility, either because someone is recuperating after a hospital visit or for end-of-life care. This is usually an issue that arises suddenly, and the decision makers are not equipped with the right knowledge and information to make a good decision. Not knowing how to decide, they turn to others for recommendations. Word of mouth, along with geography, are constantly cited as the most important factors in choosing a skilled nursing facility. Choosing a facility with such limited information can lead to significant problems. Not all skilled nursing facilities are the same and the people that you trust to recommend a facility may not know enough about the facility and the alternatives to be a competent guide.

To help people who are facing this difficult situation, we have compiled a list of the best Arizona skilled nursing facilities and the the worst skilled nursing facilities. (We have also compiled the best and worst nursing homes by city for most cities in the United States, links are shown at the bottom on this page.) The lists are based on data provided by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (“CMS”) and include information gathered from detailed annual inspections, monthly reporting, complaint histories, deficiency reports and much more.

To see a more detailed analysis of the performance on skilled nursing facilities in Arizona, including staffing, COVID-19 infections, historical occupancy levels and recent trends, look at our detailed analysis page.

Best Nursing Homes in the Largest Arizona Cities

All of the following nursing homes have been given a Weighted Health Inspection Score by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Every year, nursing homes in Arizona go through an unannounced inspection performed by independent state examiners. These examiners look at factors such as cleanliness, hazards, and safety to perform the inspection. Points are given to nursing homes based on their deficiency in a certain category. Thus, a higher Weighted All Cycles Score means more problems and lower quality of care.

The list below ranks the homes with the best (lowest) weighted inspection scores. The score is shown next to the facility name.

Best Nursing Homes in Phoenix, Arizona

• Acacia Health Center (9)
• North Mountain Medical and Rehabilitation Center (10)
• Ridgecrest Post Acute (19)
• The Terraces of Phoenix (21)
• Diamondback Healthcare Center (23)
• Christian Care Nursing Center (24)
• South Mountain Post Acute (24)
• Coronado Healthcare Center (24)
• Northpark Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia (25)
• Desert Terrace Healthcare Center (27)

Best Nursing Homes in Tucson, Arizona

• The Center at Tucson (9)
• Haven of Saguaro Valley (12)
• La Canada Care Center (22)
• Splendido at Rancho Vistoso (22)
• Catalina Post Acute and Rehabilitation (31)
• Brookdale Santa Catalina (35)
• Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation and Care Center (35)
• Park Avenue Health and Rehabilitation Center (36)
• Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson (37)
• Mountain View Care Center (38)

Best Nursing Homes in Mesa, Arizona

• Advanced Healthcare of Mesa (11)
• Sante of Mesa (11)
• Citadel Post Acute (13)
• Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation (14)
• Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation (22)
• Mission Palms Post Acute (31)
• Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation (32)
• Desert Blossom Health and Rehab Center (34)
• Mi Casa Nursing Center (49)
• Sandridge Post Acute (55)

Best Nursing Homes in Chandler, Arizona

• Archstone Care Center (14)
• River Park Post Acute (15)
• Sante of Chandler (20)
• Chandler Post Acute and Rehabilitation (34)
• Chandler Nursing Center (59)
• Desert Cove Nursing Center (81)
• Chandler Therapy and Living Center LLC (150.5)

Best Nursing Homes in Scottsdale, Arizona

• Vi at Grayhawk, A Vi and Plaza Companies Community (2)
• Osborn Health and Rehabilitation (9)
• Shea Post Acute Rehabilitation Center (10)
• Plaza Healthcare (11)
• Vi at Silverstone, A Vi and Plaza Companies Commun (15)
• Life Care Center of Scottsdale (15)
• Advance Health Care of Scottsdale (20)
• Heritage Court Post Acute of Scottsdale (26)
• Sante of North Scottsdale (41)
• Haven of Scottsdale (80)

Best Skilled Nursing Homes in Other States

How We Compile Nursing Home Ratings in Arizona

Every month, we rank all of the skilled nursing facilities in Arizona. These rankings are based on data provided by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid measures ("CMS”), including the CMS 5-Star Rating System and the Health Inspection Scores. The list of the best Skilled Nursing Facilities in Arizona is based on the weighted overall health inspection score which is a composite of CMS's three most recent skilled nursing home inspection scores weighted to give the most recent inspection more importance.

The CMS 5-Star Rating System rates skilled nursing facilities from one to five stars, with one star being the lowest and five stars being the highest. The rating system also rates Arizona nursing homes across five different dimensions including overall rating, health inspection rating, quality measures rating, overall staffing rating, and RN staffing rating (RN is an acronym for Registered Nurse).