★★★☆☆CMS 3/521 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 7.02 /day
- Staff turnover
- 62%
- Serious cites
- 0
Mirabella at ASU runs a small 21-bed operation in Tempe, and it's staffed well above what's typical, about 7 hours of nursing care per resident each day, roughly double the national figure. The tradeoff shows up in consistency: weekends run about 15% leaner than weekdays, and 61.5% of staff turned over in the past year against a national rate near 46%, which means familiar faces are harder to count on. The current record lists 11 deficiencies, two of them abuse-related, though none rose to actual harm or jeopardy. Inspectors were last out in August 2025.
★★★★☆CMS 4/560 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- n/a /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Tempe Post Acute looks strong on paper where inspections and quality measures are concerned, top marks in both, and a recent survey from March 2026 with six deficiencies on record, only one of which rose to the level of actual harm. Nothing abuse-related. The problem is staffing, which sits at the very bottom of the federal scale. That's the number families should sit with, because it's the one that shapes daily life: how long you wait after pressing a call light, whether there's time for a real conversation at meals. A clean inspection record tells you the building is run lawfully. It doesn't tell you there are enough hands on the floor.
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5128 bedsNon-profit
- Nurse hours
- n/a /day
- Staff turnover
- 47%
- Serious cites
- 0
Friendship Village of Tempe runs 128 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its inspection record looks solid on the surface, 4 out of 5 stars, 21 deficiencies, none of them serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy. But the staffing rating sits at just 1 out of 5, which means nurse coverage here runs thin compared to what CMS expects, and that's the number I'd press on when you visit. The abuse-related deficiencies are worth asking about directly, too, 8 on the current record is not nothing. Staff turnover is 46.6%, basically in line with the 45.8% national average, so retention isn't the standout problem. The last inspection was May 2026, so the record is recent.