Life Care Center of Scottsdale: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Scottsdale is a 132-bed for-profit nursing home in Scottsdale, Arizona, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Arizona average of 2.23, and 61.3% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Life Care Center of Scottsdale
9494 East Becker LaneScottsdale, AZ 85260
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 Life Care Center of Scottsdale, nurse aides logged 2.13 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Arizona average. With about 63 residents a day, that works out to roughly 135 aide hours a day, or about 17 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) | 2.13 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.20 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.98 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.44 | 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
61.3% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Scottsdale left over the year CMS measured, against a Arizona average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 83.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 28, 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 $6,414 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2024 | Fine | $6,414 |
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. Life Care Center of Scottsdale holds 5 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Life Care Center of Scottsdale
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Cove Associates LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 30, 1987
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Scottsdale
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Shea Post Acute Rehabilitation Center Scottsdale | 0.2 | 120 | 1.62 | 3.30 | 47.5% | 5 | None |
| Advance Health Care of Scottsdale Scottsdale | 0.6 | 38 | 3.11 | 4.98 | 45.3% | 5 | None |
| Sante of North Scottsdale Scottsdale | 4.2 | 72 | 2.48 | 5.19 | 58.4% | 3 | None |
| Phoenix Mountain Post Acute Phoenix | 6.0 | 130 | 1.98 | 3.26 | 68.4% | 3 | $8,018 |
| Vi at Grayhawk, a Vi and Plaza Companies Community Scottsdale | 6.3 | 36 | 2.94 | 5.29 | 28.0% | 5 | None |
| Arizona State Veteran Home-Phx Phoenix · abuse citation | 6.3 | 200 | 3.30 | 5.32 | 29.2% | 2 | $23,296 |
| Heritage Court Post Acute of Scottsdale Scottsdale · abuse citation | 7.1 | 108 | 1.75 | 3.31 | 50.7% | 3 | None |
| Osborn Health and Rehabilitation Scottsdale | 7.2 | 130 | 2.56 | 4.20 | 58.1% | 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.