Nursing home report
MESA, AZ · Medicare-certified · 70 beds
Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation in Mesa, AZ has an overall 5-star rating, with strong quality measures and health inspection scores, though staffing is only 3 stars. Reported nurse staffing is 4.14 hours per resident per day, just above the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1444 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1444.
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 met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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.
