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Acacia Health Center

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4555 East Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050 (opens Google Maps) · Maricopa County · (480) 384-5600· 78 certified beds · avg 70 residents/day · certified since Mar 3, 2011 · Medicare only — not Medicaid certified

Certified for Medicare only. Medicare pays for short rehabilitation stays, not for long-term care — and this facility cannot bill Medicaid, which is what most families rely on for a long stay. Ask what a long-term stay here would cost and how it would be paid for. Who pays for nursing home care →

Part of chain: LIFE CARE SERVICES (43 facilities, chain avg rating 4.1★)

5/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Dec 24, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
5.66
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.

Inspection findings in the public record

3 inspection findings in the public record

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.

DateSeverityWhat the facility was cited for
Dec 24, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641
Dec 24, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812
Dec 4, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · from a complaint · F-0842

Inspection trend by year

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2025
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202530D

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

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No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityArizona averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 5.66
Arizona average: 3.97
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 1.55
Arizona average: 0.69
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 5.08
Arizona average: 3.50
U.S. average: 3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

MeasureThis facilityArizona avgU.S. avgWhere it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)5.663.973.95top 10% in Arizona; top 6% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours1.550.690.69top 4% in Arizona; top 4% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing5.083.503.50top 10% in Arizona; top 6% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)1.360.490.48top 2% in Arizona; top 2% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)16.745.245.8top 1% in Arizona; top 1% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)18.543.642.9top 12% in Arizona; top 12% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 5.65, RN 1.55, weekend 5.07.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (5.65 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.

Quality measures: assessments & claims

Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.

Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5

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Who owns this facility

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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →

For profit - Corporation

Owner / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
Davis, JamesIndividualIndirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE11/20/2024
LCS Desert Ridge II LLCOrganization5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest85%11/20/2024
LCS Desert Ridge LLCOrganizationDirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE11/20/2024
LCS Sagewood Holdco LLCOrganization5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest100%11/20/2024
Bird, JohnIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE02/15/2024
Lahey, DanielIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE02/15/2024
Life Care Services LLCOrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE11/20/2024
Life Care Services LLCOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE11/20/2024
Phipps, MatthewIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE12/16/2024
Phipps, MatthewIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE12/16/2024
Shaw, GelynnaIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE02/15/2024
Smith, EdmundIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE07/09/2018
Smith, EdmundIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE12/12/2024
Uhlemann, BridgetteIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE02/15/2024
Valentino, MistiIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE12/16/2024
Valentino, MistiIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE12/16/2024
Victor, JasonIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2018

All 17 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain Life Care Services — 43 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 42 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

Questions to ask on your visit

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Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

  • "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
  • "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
  • "How do you keep residents' medical records accurate, complete, and secure?"

Also worth asking anywhere

  • "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
  • "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
  • "CMS reports 17% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 17 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
  • "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

Nearby facilities (12 closest of 44 within 20 miles)

FacilityDistanceCityOverallInspectionFlags
Life Care Center of Paradise Valley3.0 miPhoenix, AZ★★★☆☆2/5abuse
Ridgecrest Post Acute3.2 miPhoenix, AZ★★★★★4/5
VI at Grayhawk, a VI and Plaza Companies Community5.3 miScottsdale, AZ★★★★★5/5
VI at Silverstone, a VI and Plaza Companies Commun5.3 miScottsdale, AZ★★☆☆☆1/5
Phoenix Mountain Post Acute5.6 miPhoenix, AZ★★★☆☆2/5
Arizona State Veteran Home-Phx7.2 miPhoenix, AZ★★☆☆☆1/5abuse
Sante of North Scottsdale8.0 miScottsdale, AZ★★★☆☆2/5
Christian Care Nursing Center8.1 miPhoenix, AZ★★★★☆4/5
Coronado Healthcare Center8.3 miPhoenix, AZ★★★★★4/5
North Mountain Medical and Rehabilitation Center8.6 miPhoenix, AZ★★★★★5/5
The Terraces of Phoenix9.8 miPhoenix, AZ★★★★★4/5
Shea Post Acute Rehabilitation Center10.0 miScottsdale, AZ★★★★★5/5

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Other facilities in the same county

CMS records place this facility in Maricopa, AZ — 77 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.

Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 035279.

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