Arizona Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 Facilities analyzed140 Government sourcesthe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Last updatedAugust 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.08

Arizona has 140 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Nursing Home Compare data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

140active licensed nursing homes across 43 Arizona cities appear on the state's public file.
63.6%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 26 carry a D or F.
76.1is the statewide average records layer score across all graded nursing homes.
Scottsdaleis the highest-scoring larger city (11 facilities, average score 90.7).
Phoenixhas the most licensed nursing homes in the state (23).
15,984is the combined licensed capacity across 140 facilities reporting a capacity figure.

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed nursing homes140
Cities covered43
Statewide average records layer score76.1
Grade A facilities64 (45.7%)
Grade B facilities25 (17.9%)
Grade C facilities25 (17.9%)
Grade D facilities20 (14.3%)
Grade F facilities6 (4.3%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)140 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
Combined licensed capacity15,984

How cities compare

Average records layer score by city (cities with 10+ facilities), against the statewide average of 76.1.

CityFacilitiesAvg scorevs state
Scottsdale1190.7+14.6
Mesa1186.7+10.6
Tucson2172.9-3.2
Phoenix2371.2-4.9

By city

Phoenix (23)Tucson (21)Scottsdale (11)Mesa (11)Glendale (6)Yuma (6)Chandler (5)Peoria (5)Prescott (4)Tempe (3)Flagstaff (3)Kingman (3)Sierra Vista (2)Lake Havasu City (2)Sun City West (2)Payson (2)Sun City (2)Globe (2)Surprise (2)Gilbert (2)Green Valley (1)Cottonwood (1)Sedona (1)Bullhead City (1)Apache Junction (1)Camp Verde (1)Show Low (1)Avondale (1)Safford (1)Douglas (1)Benson (1)Sacaton (1)Chinle (1)Prescott Valley (1)Youngtown (1)Winslow (1)Goodyear (1)Fountain Hills (1)Sells (1)Litchfield Park (1)Casa Grande (1)Lakeside (1)Oro Valley (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 The Terraces Of Phoenix Phoenix · A

#2 Friendship Village Of Tempe Tempe · A

#3 Osborn Health And Rehabilitation Scottsdale · A

#4 Heritage Court Post Acute Of Scottsdale Scottsdale · A

#5 Plaza Healthcare Scottsdale · A

#6 North Mountain Medical And Rehabilitation Center Phoenix · A

#7 The Legacy Rehab & Care Center Bullhead City · A

#8 Citadel Post Acute Mesa · A

#9 Shea Post Acute Rehabilitation Center Scottsdale · A

#10 Tempe Post Acute Tempe · A

#11 Boswell Transitional Care Of Cascadia Sun City · A

#12 Ridgecrest Post Acute Phoenix · A

#13 Life Care Center Of North Glendale Glendale · A

#14 Archstone Care Center Chandler · A

#15 Coronado Healthcare Center Phoenix · A

#16 Estrella Health And Rehabilitation Center Avondale · A

#17 Alta Mesa Health And Rehabilitation Mesa · A

#18 Az - Rio Vista Post Acute And Rehabilitation Peoria · A

#19 Freedom Plaza Care Center Peoria · A

#20 Sun Health Grandview Care Center Sun City West · A

#21 Advanced Healthcare Of Mesa Mesa · A

#22 Advance Health Care Of Scottsdale Scottsdale · A

#23 Vi At Grayhawk, A Vi And Plaza Companies Community Scottsdale · A

#24 Advanced Health Care Of Glendale Glendale · A

#25 Acacia Health Center Phoenix · A

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About nursing home licensing in Arizona

Nursing Homes in Arizona are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Nursing Home Compare data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes are there in Arizona?

Arizona has 140 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file, across 43 cities, with a combined licensed capacity of 15,984. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Arizona city has the most nursing homes?

Phoenix, with 23 licensed nursing homes, followed by Tucson (21) and Scottsdale (11).

How are Arizona nursing home grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Nursing Home Compare data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Arizona republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of August 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: August 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Arizona Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.08). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/nursing/az

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Arizona Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.08, August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/az.

Plain, Arizona Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.08, updated August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/az

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