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Sun Health la Loma Care Center

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14260 South Denny Boulevard, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 (opens Google Maps) · Maricopa County · (623) 537-7400· 43 certified beds · avg 39 residents/day · certified since Feb 13, 2006 · 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 →

2/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Mar 28, 2025
1
Serious findings on record
most recent Oct 28, 2025
$8,278
Fines, last 3 years
4.89
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: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · 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.

Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)

▲ Actual harm, isolated · Oct 28, 2025 · F-0684 · triggered by a complaint

The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.

Why it matters: Care that strays from doctor's orders or ignores the resident's wishes can lead to declining health and avoidable harm.

Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.

Corrected: Oct 29, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 11 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

  1. G · Actual harm, isolated

    The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint F-0684

  2. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint F-0689

  3. F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

    The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. F-0804

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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
Oct 28, 2025▲ G · Actual harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint · F-0684
Jun 25, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689
Mar 28, 2025F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. · F-0804
Mar 28, 2025E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe facility did not create and follow a basic care plan covering a new resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. The first days are when a new resident is most vulnerable. · F-0655
Mar 28, 2025E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. · F-0757
Mar 28, 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
Mar 28, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · F-0690
Mar 28, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide proper care for residents with a colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy — surgical openings in the abdomen that let waste leave the body into a pouch. These require regular, skilled attention to stay clean and healthy. · F-0691
Mar 28, 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
Mar 28, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880
Feb 23, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · F-0623

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (1 → 8).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2024
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 10
Serious citations (G–L): 1

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

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202410D
2025101G ▲

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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1 fine totaling $8,278.

Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.

DateTypeAmount / length
Oct 28, 2025Fine$8,278

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: 4.89
Arizona average: 3.97
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.89
Arizona average: 0.69
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 4.39
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)4.893.973.95top 15% in Arizona; top 15% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours0.890.690.69top 20% in Arizona; top 21% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing4.393.503.50top 14% in Arizona; top 14% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.600.490.48top 23% in Arizona; top 23% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)20.845.245.8top 5% in Arizona; top 3% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)100.043.642.9bottom 1% in Arizona; bottom 1% 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 5.20, RN 0.95, weekend 4.66.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (5.20 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.

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

Costs & payment

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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 →

Non profit - Corporation

Owner / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
Cavanaugh-Marsh, MaryIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2023
Forvis Mazars LLPOrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE03/11/2021
Forvis Mazars LLPOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE05/16/2025
Gilstrap, GregIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2023
Haskell, CorneliusIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2022
Hoffman, SintraIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE02/17/2025
Hunter, DarryllIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE02/24/2024
Hunter, DarryllIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE02/24/2024
Jude, RebeccaIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE01/15/2025
Jude, RebeccaIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE01/15/2025
Kovala, IreneIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2017
La Loma Senior Living Services, INC.OrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2018
La Rue, JosephIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2018
La Rue, JosephIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2018
La Rue, JosephIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2018
La Rue, JosephIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2018
Lakshmipathy, ArunIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2025
Lakshmipathy, ArunIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE10/11/2005
Lancaster, LewisIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE09/21/2017
Marrer, GaryIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2022

Showing 20 of 35 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 15 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.

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

  • "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
  • "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
  • "Could I join residents for a meal to see the food quality and temperature for myself?"
  • "What does the care plan for a brand-new resident cover in the first 48 hours, and who writes it?"
  • "How often is each resident's medication list reviewed, and who decides when a drug can be reduced or stopped?"
  • "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
  • "How do you care for residents with incontinence or catheters, and what do you do to prevent urinary tract infections?"
  • "Which staff are trained in ostomy care, and how often is that care provided and checked?"

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 21% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 35 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
  • "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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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.

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 035264.

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