All 11 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Mesa,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Advanced Healthcare of Mesa runs a tight ship on the clinical side. With just 38 beds, it's small enough that the numbers stay easy to see: 5.25 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, enough to earn top marks on both health inspections and quality measures. Two things keep it from being spotless. Weekend staffing drops about 13% below weekdays, which matters if your family visits or calls on Saturdays. And the current record shows 8 deficiencies, 2 of them abuse-related, though none rose to the level of harm or jeopardy. Turnover at 36.5% beats the 45.8% national figure, meaning the people caring for your relative are somewhat more likely to still be there next year.
Sante Of Mesa runs 70 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits around 5.03 hours per resident day, roughly 30% above the national average of 3.86. That helps explain the top staffing mark from CMS. Turnover runs 36% against a national 45.8%, and weekend coverage dips about 16% below its own weekday level, so care isn't perfectly even across the week. The inspection record shows 12 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related; total fines come to $3,146. The last inspection was September 2025, and the health inspection and quality measures both hold up well.
Mission Palms Post Acute runs leaner than the typical U.S. nursing home, 3.54 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping about 10% below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 37.1%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters for continuity of care. The inspection record shows 16 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though 5 are abuse-related, a category worth asking about directly. Maricopa County's last survey was in February 2026, so the record is recent. For-profit LLC ownership and 160 beds round out the picture.
Springdale Village Post Acute runs slightly lean on nurse staffing, 3.78 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends get thinner still, about 15% below its own weekday coverage. That gap matters because families visit on weekends and that's often when problems surface. Annual turnover sits at 50%, above the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for your relative may not be the people who were there last year. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 29 deficiencies, one abuse-related, and a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating from CMS, even though its quality measures score well and its last full inspection was in April 2024. For-profit, limited liability ownership. Worth asking about that abuse citation and weekend coverage specifically.
Citadel Post Acute runs 128 beds in Mesa under corporate for-profit ownership, and its inspection record is genuinely clean, five deficiencies on the current books, none at the harm or jeopardy level, with the last state visit in February 2025. That one abuse-related citation is worth asking about directly. Where the numbers thin out is daily staffing: 3.55 nurse hours per resident, roughly 8% under the national average, and weekends drop about 16% below the home's own weekday coverage. Turnover sits at 43.8%, slightly better than the national 45.8%. Quality measures score well, but quality scores reflect past performance, not who's on the floor on a Sunday.
Montecito Post Acute runs 4.21 nursing hours per resident per day, about 9 percent above the national average, and its staff turnover of 34.2 percent sits well below the typical 45.8 percent, that kind of retention usually shows up in how consistently residents see the same faces. The trade-off is weekends, when staffing drops roughly 17 percent below the home's own weekday level. Eighteen deficiencies are on record, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, with a single fine of $8,278; nothing abuse-related. Inspectors last visited in February 2025. For a 222-bed corporate-owned building, the staffing and quality numbers carry more weight than the citation count.
Sandridge Post Acute runs 191 beds in Mesa under corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.17 hours per resident day, roughly 18% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop another 6% below its own weekday levels, and annual turnover is 52.6% against a national 45.8%, so the aides and nurses you meet may not be there in six months. The current inspection record carries 29 deficiencies, 11 of them abuse-related, though none reached harm or jeopardy. Its quality measures look strong on paper, but staffing and inspections are the weaker numbers, and those are what shape daily life for a resident.
Alta Mesa Health And Rehabilitation runs 70 certified beds in Mesa under corporate for-profit ownership, and its inspection record is genuinely solid, a 4/5 health inspection rating with 11 deficiencies on file, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though two are abuse-related. Staffing is where the picture dims: 3.35 nurse hours per resident day sits about 13% under the national average, weekends drop roughly 21% below the home's own weekday levels, and turnover at 47.1% edges past the national figure. Quality measures score 5/5, but those reflect resident outcomes, not the hands available to deliver care. Ask about weekend coverage and how quickly they fill open positions before deciding.
Citrus Heights Respiratory And Rehabilitation runs 204 beds under corporate ownership, and its staffing numbers tell a mixed story. Total nurse coverage sits at 3.88 hours per resident day, essentially matching the national average of 3.86, but weekends drop about 12% below the home's own weekday levels, so care thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover hits 57%, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means familiar faces are hard to keep. The current inspection record shows 27 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and eight tied to abuse. A recent March 2026 inspection and strong quality measure scores offset some of that, but the thin weekend coverage and inspection history are what families should weigh.
Desert Blossom runs on thinner staffing than most homes nationally, 3.45 nurse hours per resident day against a 3.86 average, and it gets worse on weekends, when coverage drops about 14% below its own weekday level. That gap matters, because 51.6% of staff turned over last year, higher than the 45.8% national rate, so the people who know these residents best keep leaving. The inspection record carries 12 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a $8,278 fine. CMS rated the quality measures 5 out of 5 and staffing 2 out of 5, worth asking the administrator how they reconcile those two before you decide.
Mi Casa runs 180 beds in Mesa under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits almost exactly at the national average, 3.84 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86. Weekends dip about 10% below its own weekday coverage, so the hours aren't evenly spread, and 51.3% of staff turned over in a year compared with 45.8% nationally.
The inspection record is where the concern shows: 25 deficiencies, none flagged as actual harm or jeopardy, but five tied to abuse. A 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating against a 5-out-of-5 quality measure rating usually means the care processes look fine on paper while the survey history tells a rougher story. The most recent inspection was April 2025, so the picture is current.