Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Mesa, Arizona, part of The Ensign 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 47.1% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation
5848 East University DriveMesa, AZ 85205
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 Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.66 hours per resident per day, 26% below the Arizona average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 112 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 21% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.66 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.35 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.64 | 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
47.1% of nursing staff at Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Arizona average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation holds 5 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Goldfield Mountain Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 2, 1988
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Advanced Healthcare of Mesa Mesa | 0.5 | 38 | 2.90 | 5.25 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center Mesa | 0.6 | 106 | 1.89 | 3.45 | 51.6% | 5 | $8,278 |
| Mi Casa Nursing Center Mesa · abuse citation | 1.0 | 180 | 2.17 | 3.84 | 51.3% | 3 | None |
| Citadel Post Acute Mesa | 1.2 | 128 | 1.85 | 3.55 | 43.8% | 5 | None |
| Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation Mesa | 1.3 | 222 | 2.13 | 4.21 | 34.2% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Mission Palms Post Acute Mesa | 1.4 | 160 | 1.83 | 3.54 | 37.1% | 4 | None |
| Springdale Village Post Acute Mesa | 2.5 | 122 | 1.88 | 3.78 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation Mesa | 3.1 | 204 | 2.30 | 3.88 | 57.0% | 3 | 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.
Explore next
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.