Palm Valley Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palm Valley Post Acute is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Goodyear, Arizona, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.38 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Arizona average of 2.23, and 41.1% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Palm Valley Post Acute
13575 West McDowell RoadGoodyear, AZ 85395
Maricopa County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Palm Valley Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.38 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Arizona average. With about 167 residents a day, that works out to roughly 396 aide hours a day, or about 50 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.38 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.28 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.94 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.70 | 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
41.1% of nursing staff at Palm Valley 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 50.0%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Arizona average 6.4). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $82,607 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2025 | Fine | $82,607 |
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. Palm Valley Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Palm Valley Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Palm Valley Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 28, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Palm Valley Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Estrella Health And Rehabilitation Center Avondale | 1.3 | 161 | 2.13 | 3.50 | 36.4% | 4 | None |
| Sun Health La Loma Care Center Litchfield Park | 3.3 | 43 | 2.75 | 5.20 | 20.8% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Northpark Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Phoenix | 5.2 | 54 | 1.76 | 3.57 | 63.1% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Diamondback Healthcare Center Phoenix | 5.3 | 94 | 2.51 | 4.91 | 72.1% | 3 | $5,073 |
| Az - Rio Vista Post Acute and Rehabilitation Peoria | 8.1 | 150 | 1.82 | 3.48 | 48.9% | 5 | None |
| Immanuel Campus Of Care Peoria · abuse citation | 8.8 | 228 | 3.06 | 4.75 | 23.1% | 3 | $18,529 |
| Sunview Respiratory and Rehabilitation Youngtown · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 9.5 | 127 | 2.27 | 4.47 | 41.2% | 2 | $62,621 |
| Boswell Transitional Care of Cascadia Sun City | 10.2 | 115 | 2.06 | 3.76 | 44.0% | 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.