Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center is a 106-bed for-profit nursing home in Mesa, Arizona, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.89 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Arizona average of 2.23, and 51.6% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center
60 South 58th StreetMesa, AZ 85206
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 Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 1.89 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Arizona average. With about 95 residents a day, that works out to roughly 180 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.89 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.45 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.98 | 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
51.6% of nursing staff at Desert Blossom Health & Rehab 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 43.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Arizona average 6.4). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2025 | Fine | $8,278 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Red Mountain Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 4, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Advanced Healthcare of Mesa Mesa | 0.1 | 38 | 2.90 | 5.25 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation Mesa | 0.6 | 70 | 1.66 | 3.35 | 47.1% | 5 | None |
| Mi Casa Nursing Center Mesa · abuse citation | 0.6 | 180 | 2.17 | 3.84 | 51.3% | 3 | None |
| Citadel Post Acute Mesa | 0.7 | 128 | 1.85 | 3.55 | 43.8% | 5 | None |
| Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation Mesa | 1.2 | 222 | 2.13 | 4.21 | 34.2% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Mission Palms Post Acute Mesa | 1.2 | 160 | 1.83 | 3.54 | 37.1% | 4 | None |
| Springdale Village Post Acute Mesa | 2.3 | 122 | 1.88 | 3.78 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Sante of Mesa Mesa | 2.5 | 70 | 2.40 | 5.03 | 36.0% | 5 | $3,146 |
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.