The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited October 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Sun Health La Loma Care Center
LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ · Medicare-certified · 43 beds
Needs attention
Non-profit
2 of 5 overall
Sun Health La Loma Care Center in Litchfield Park, AZ has a 2-star overall rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating and 1-star staffing rating, though quality measures are 5 stars. It reports 5.29 nurse staffing hours per resident day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $8,278 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.2945 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: October 28, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $8,278recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.2945.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.00
- Licensed practical nurses
- 2.45
- Nurse aides
- 2.84
- Weekend nursing
- 4.97
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
2.9%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.1%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
23.5%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.4%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
26.6%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
92.7%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited March 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $8,278 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,278 in total fines.
- $8,278
Federal fine
Oct 28, 2025
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 37.1 residents on an average day (86% of 43 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 20 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.