Nursing home report
MESA, AZ · Medicare-certified · 70 beds
Overall, ALTA MESA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION has a 5-star rating, with strong health inspection and quality scores but a low 2-star staffing rating; reported nurse staffing is 3.35 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark. There were no fines in the last 24 months, though recent inspection citations included staffing posting, accident prevention, and PASARR screening issues.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3464 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3464.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to properly screen residents for mental health or intellectual disability needs before or during admission. Cited August 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 645 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Now operated by Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation, previously Good Samaritan Society - Mesa Good Shepherd.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
