Nursing Homes in Arizona
Arizona has 140 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 43 cities, with a statewide average CMS overall rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars. Browse by city below to compare CMS ratings, inspection history, and staffing, all sourced from official CMS data.
Arizona's rating distribution is: 1 star: 13 facilities (9%); 2 star: 31 facilities (22%); 3 star: 30 facilities (22%); 4 star: 26 facilities (19%); 5 star: 39 facilities (28%), and Arizona's average CMS overall star rating is 3.3 out of 5 which is 0.30 above the national average of 3.0. Forty-seven percent of Arizona's facilities (65 facilities) are rated 4 or 5 stars while 32% (44 facilities) are rated 1 or 2 stars.
Arizona has 140 nursing home facilities and 16,023 certified beds. Average total nurse staffing is 4.14 hours per resident day (HPRD). One hundred percent of facilities are Medicare-certified and 80.7% are Medicaid-certified. There are 6 Special Focus Facilities.
Browse by City
- Apache Junction (1)
- Avondale (1)
- Benson (1)
- Bullhead City (1)
- Camp Verde (1)
- Casa Grande (1)
- Chandler (5)
- Chinle (1)
- Cottonwood (1)
- Douglas (1)
- Flagstaff (3)
- Fountain Hills (1)
- Gilbert (2)
- Glendale (6)
- Globe (2)
- Goodyear (1)
- Green Valley (1)
- Kingman (3)
- Lake Havasu City (2)
- Lakeside (1)
- Litchfield Park (1)
- Mesa (11)
- Oro Valley (1)
- Payson (2)
- Peoria (5)
- Phoenix (23)
- Prescott (4)
- Prescott Valley (1)
- Sacaton (1)
- Safford (1)
- Scottsdale (11)
- Sedona (1)
- Sells (1)
- Show Low (1)
- Sierra Vista (2)
- Sun City (2)
- Sun City West (2)
- Surprise (2)
- Tempe (3)
- Tucson (21)
- Winslow (1)
- Youngtown (1)
- Yuma (6)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many nursing homes are in Arizona?
Arizona has 140 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 43 cities listed on CareQED.
What is the average nursing home rating in Arizona?
Nursing homes in Arizona have a statewide average CMS overall rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars.
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated: May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated: May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated: May 1, 2026.
CareQED Last Updated: June 22, 2026.