Ahwatukee Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ahwatukee Post Acute is a 192-bed for-profit nursing home in Phoenix, Arizona, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.66 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% below the Arizona average of 2.23, and 63.1% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Ahwatukee Post Acute
15810 South 42nd StreetPhoenix, AZ 85048
Maricopa County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Ahwatukee Post Acute, nurse aides logged 1.66 hours per resident per day, 26% below the Arizona average. With about 133 residents a day, that works out to roughly 221 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.66 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.22 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.92 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.87 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
63.1% of nursing staff at Ahwatukee Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a Arizona average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 71.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Arizona average 6.4). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ahwatukee Post Acute holds 3 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Ahwatukee Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: La Estancia SNF Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 29, 2008
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ahwatukee Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Tempe Post Acute Tempe · staffing data not validated | 5.6 | 60 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Desert Peak Care Center Phoenix · abuse citation | 6.3 | 194 | 3.10 | 4.68 | 45.6% | 1 | $64,873 |
| Chandler Post Acute and Rehabilitation Chandler | 6.4 | 120 | 1.99 | 3.75 | 43.7% | 4 | None |
| Sante of Chandler Chandler | 6.4 | 70 | 2.27 | 4.84 | — | 5 | None |
| Archstone Care Center Chandler | 6.4 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.52 | 18.4% | 5 | None |
| River Park Post Acute Chandler | 6.4 | 66 | 2.16 | 3.65 | 53.1% | 5 | None |
| Resolve Harmony Center, LLC Phoenix · abuse citation | 6.6 | 115 | 1.77 | 3.42 | — | 1 | None |
| South Mountain Post Acute Phoenix | 6.7 | 124 | 2.17 | 4.06 | 47.5% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.