Apache Junction Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Apache Junction Health Center is a 190-bed for-profit nursing home in Apache Junction, Arizona, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Arizona average of 2.23, and 42.6% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Apache Junction Health Center
2012 West Southern AveApache Junction, AZ 85120
Pinal 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 Apache Junction Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Arizona average. With about 178 residents a day, that works out to roughly 381 aide hours a day, or about 48 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.23 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.23 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.56 | 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
42.6% of nursing staff at Apache Junction Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Arizona average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 35.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Apache Junction Health Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Apache Junction Health Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Apache Junction Community Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 13, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Apache Junction Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Springdale Village Post Acute Mesa | 5.9 | 122 | 1.88 | 3.78 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Mission Palms Post Acute Mesa | 7.0 | 160 | 1.83 | 3.54 | 37.1% | 4 | None |
| Mi Casa Nursing Center Mesa · abuse citation | 7.6 | 180 | 2.17 | 3.84 | 51.3% | 3 | None |
| Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center Mesa | 8.2 | 106 | 1.89 | 3.45 | 51.6% | 5 | $8,278 |
| Advanced Healthcare of Mesa Mesa | 8.2 | 38 | 2.90 | 5.25 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation Mesa | 8.3 | 70 | 1.66 | 3.35 | 47.1% | 5 | None |
| Sante of Mesa Mesa | 8.7 | 70 | 2.40 | 5.03 | 36.0% | 5 | $3,146 |
| Citadel Post Acute Mesa | 8.7 | 128 | 1.85 | 3.55 | 43.8% | 5 | 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.