The 10 Worst Nursing Homes in Arizona

Finding the Right Nursing Home in Arizona: Why It Matters

When it comes to choosing a nursing home for your loved ones in Arizona, it's crucial to have access to accurate and comprehensive information. Our "Worst Nursing Homes in Arizona" page aims to provide you with insights into the facilities that have fallen short in various aspects of care. Understanding these ratings can help you make more informed decisions and ensure the well-being of those who matter most.

Top Worst Nursing Homes in Arizona

Our state rankings highlight the nursing homes in Arizona that have received the lowest quality scores based on a variety of factors, including health inspections, staffing levels, and resident care. These scores are designed to give you a clear picture of which facilities may require closer scrutiny.

Factors Considered:

• Health and safety inspections
• Staffing ratios
• Resident care and outcomes
• Compliance with federal and state regulations

Our scoring methodology is transparent and designed to provide an unbiased look at each facility's performance. Nursing Homes with the warning icon () have been flagged by CMS for abuse.

Disclaimer: Our rankings are based on data collected from reputable sources, including government reports and independent evaluations. While we strive for accuracy, we encourage you to visit facilities and conduct your own research before making any decisions.

Worst Nursing Homes in Arizona By City

Every city in Arizona has its own set of challenges and standards when it comes to nursing home care. To help you find the information most relevant to your location, we've compiled city-specific rankings of the worst-rated nursing homes. Click on the links below to explore the detailed lists for each city.

Worst Nursing Homes in Phoenix

• Desert Peak Care Center (88)
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (2026-03-18)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-03-05)
• Resolve Harmony Center, LLC (86)
  • Implement emergency and standby power systems. (2026-05-18)
  • Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel. (2026-05-15)
• Arizona State Veteran Home-Phx (72)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-12-15)
  • Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. (2025-07-31)
• Desert Haven Care Center (70)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2026-03-27)
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (2026-03-02)
• Haven Health Sky Harbor, LLC (63)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-04-16)
  • Provide rooms that can be unlocked from inside without a key. (2025-12-16)
• Phoenix Mountain Post Acute (62)
  • Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. (2026-01-30)
  • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (2025-11-28)
• Life Care Center of Paradise Valley (50)
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (2026-04-20)
  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (2026-04-20)
• The Rehabilitation Center at The Palazzo (47)
  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (2026-04-03)
  • Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. (2025-09-02)
• Camelback Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation (43)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2026-02-27)
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (2024-06-08)
• Beatitudes Campus (42)
  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (2025-10-08)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-10-08)

Worst Nursing Homes in Tucson

• Handmaker Home For The Aging (210.75)
  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (2026-05-15)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2026-05-15)
• Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre (114)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-04-28)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2026-04-28)
• Foothills Rehabilitation Center (80)
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (2026-05-04)
  • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (2026-05-04)
• Life Care Center of Tucson (74)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2026-05-13)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2026-01-20)
• Santa Rosa Care Center (57)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2026-02-24)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-11-13)
• Haven of Tucson (53)
  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (2025-12-30)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2025-12-30)
• Sandstone Estates Rehab Centre (51)
  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (2026-04-16)
  • Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. (2026-04-13)
• Villa Maria Post Acute and Rehabilitation (49)
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (2026-02-18)
  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (2026-02-18)
• Devon Gables Rehabilitation Center (42)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2025-08-17)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-08-17)
• Pueblo Springs Rehabilitation Center (40)
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (2025-07-07)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-07-07)

Worst Nursing Homes in Mesa

• Sandridge Post Acute (55)
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (2026-02-06)
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (2026-02-06)
• Springdale Village Post Acute (55)
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (2026-04-20)
  • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (2025-05-25)
• Mi Casa Nursing Center (49)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2026-04-21)
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (2026-04-21)
• Desert Blossom Health and Rehab Center (34)
  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (2026-01-14)
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (2025-08-22)
• Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation (32)
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (2026-04-24)
  • Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. (2026-04-24)
• Mission Palms Post Acute (31)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2026-04-03)
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (2026-04-03)
• Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation (22)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2025-10-03)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2025-06-13)
• Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation (14)
  • Post nurse staffing information every day. (2025-01-03)
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (2025-01-03)
• Citadel Post Acute (13)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-08-28)
  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (2025-04-04)
• Advanced Healthcare of Mesa (11)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2025-10-05)
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (2025-10-05)

Worst Nursing Homes in Chandler

• Chandler Therapy and Living Center LLC (150.5)
  • Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP). (2026-03-01)
  • List the names and contact information of those in the facility. (2026-03-01)
• Desert Cove Nursing Center (81)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-03-05)
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (2026-03-05)
• Chandler Nursing Center (59)
  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (2025-12-12)
  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. (2025-01-04)
• Chandler Post Acute and Rehabilitation (34)
  • Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (2026-02-12)
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (2026-02-12)
• Sante of Chandler (20)
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (2026-03-20)
  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. (2026-03-20)
• River Park Post Acute (15)
  • Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. (2025-05-26)
  • Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. (2025-05-26)
• Archstone Care Center (14)
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (2026-03-02)
  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (2026-03-02)

Worst Nursing Homes in Scottsdale

• Rehab at Scottsdale Village Square (170.25)
  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (2026-05-01)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2026-05-01)
• Haven of Scottsdale (80)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-02-13)
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (2026-02-13)
• Sante of North Scottsdale (41)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2025-05-23)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2024-12-31)
• Heritage Court Post Acute of Scottsdale (26)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2025-10-01)
  • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. (2025-06-02)
• Advance Health Care of Scottsdale (20)
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2025-11-07)
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (2025-11-07)
• Vi at Silverstone, A Vi and Plaza Companies Commun (15)
  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (2025-04-26)
  • Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (2025-04-26)
• Life Care Center of Scottsdale (15)
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (2026-03-13)
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (2025-06-27)
• Plaza Healthcare (11)
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (2025-03-28)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2025-03-28)
• Shea Post Acute Rehabilitation Center (10)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2025-01-10)
  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (2023-07-13)
• Osborn Health and Rehabilitation (9)
  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (2026-02-23)
  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (2025-08-25)

Related Lists and Resources

While it's important to be aware of the lowest-rated facilities, we also provide resources to help you find the best care available. Check out our other lists to find top-rated nursing homes and facilities that excel in specific areas.

• Best Nursing Homes in Arizona
• Analysis of Nursing Homes in Arizona

Making Informed Decisions

Understanding our rankings and how they are derived can empower you to make better choices for your loved ones. Remember, a low rating in one area doesn't necessarily mean a facility is entirely unsuitable; it's a starting point for further investigation.

Tips for Evaluating Nursing Homes in Arizona:

• Schedule visits to potential facilities
• Speak with staff and residents
• Review recent inspection reports
• Consider the specific needs of your loved one

Disclaimer: NursingHomeDatabase.com does not have a relationship, either commercial or otherwise, with any of the skilled nursing facilities referred to on this site. This is an independent resource that tries to make more and better information available to the public.

More Resources for Families

Navigating the world of nursing home care can be overwhelming. Here are some resources to help you make the best decisions for your family:

• The Role of Family in Nursing Home Care
• Navigating Medicaid for Nursing Home Care
• How to Handle a Nursing Home Discharge
• Understanding Nursing Home Ratings and What They Mean
• Questions to Ask During a Nursing Home Visit