Life Care Center of Paradise Valley
4065 EAST BELL ROAD, Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phoenix, Arizona · CMS verdict
CMS places Life Care Center of Paradise Valley in the average range on the federal scale, and in line with the Arizona average of 3.5.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Life Care Center of Paradise Valley in Phoenix, Arizona holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 49 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (heavier deficiency book)
Its CMS deficiency count sits in the heavier U.S. deficiency tercile (>31). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 49 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 49.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Life Care Center of Paradise Valley's heavier CMS deficiency book
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Arizona average.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Phoenix, Arizona. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 40% occupancy, this facility is running well below its certified bed capacity, worth asking why directly.
Same-ownership peers
Within Arizona, Life Care Center of Paradise Valley is one of 62 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 3-star overall rating sits below the for profit - corporation-segment average of 3.6 stars, ahead of roughly 27% of same-ownership peers in the state. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Life Care Center of Paradise Valley compares to Arizona
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Arizona facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Arizona state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Life Care Center of Paradise Valley ranks in Arizona
Among the 139 CMS-rated nursing homes in Arizona, Life Care Center of Paradise Valley’s 3-star overall rating is higher than 29% of them. The bars show how all Arizona homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
29 Arizona homes share this 3-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 210 |
| Residents | 85 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Maricopa |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 43 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What families ask about Life Care Center of Paradise Valley's inspection record
What is the quality rating for Life Care Center of Paradise Valley? ▾
3 out of 5 stars is Life Care Center of Paradise Valley's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the Arizona average.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Arizona? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Arizona's median semi-private nursing home rate at $8,365 per month ($100,375 per year), with private rooms averaging $11,437 per month.
What services does Life Care Center of Paradise Valley offer? ▾
CMS classifies Life Care Center of Paradise Valley as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Life Care Center of Paradise Valley have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Life Care Center of Paradise Valley has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Arizona? ▾
In Arizona, alternatives include assisted living ($6,250/mo), home health aides ($7,245/mo), and adult day care ($2,058/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Arizona elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 035146.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.