The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
TEMPE POST ACUTE
TEMPE, AZ · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Tempe Post Acute has an overall 5 out of 5 stars, with strong health inspection and quality ratings but a middling staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing was 3.52 hours per resident day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5159 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 6, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5159.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.52
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.97
- Nurse aides
- 2.02
- Weekend nursing
- 2.89
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 52%
Registered nurse turnover: 18%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—2%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.5%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.1%2.9%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
—10%—
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
—15.6%—
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—19.8%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20%20%No change
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
—0%—
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.2%30.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%4.8%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%95.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—83.6%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.5%94.5%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate dialysis care for a resident who needed it. Cited May 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 698 — 42 CFR §483.25(l) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 338 homes · 3.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 67.6 residents on an average day (113% of 60 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 40 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.