Payson Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Payson Care Center is a 163-bed for-profit nursing home in Payson, 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 53.5% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Payson Care Center
107 East Lone Pine DrivePayson, AZ 85541
Gila 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 Payson Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.13 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Arizona average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 87 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% 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 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.96 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.55 | 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
53.5% of nursing staff at Payson Care 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 50.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Payson Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Payson Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Payson United Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 25, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Payson Care Center
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| Rim Country Health & Retirement Community Payson · abuse citation | 0.8 | 109 | 2.13 | 3.80 | — | 2 | $10,358 |
| Haven of Camp Verde Camp Verde · abuse citation | 38.1 | 58 | 1.94 | 3.13 | 51.1% | 3 | $11,864 |
| Haven of Sedona Sedona · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 45.1 | 112 | 1.72 | 2.91 | 50.7% | 2 | None |
| Fountain Hills Post Acute Fountain Hills | 49.0 | 64 | 1.52 | 3.16 | 35.4% | 3 | $13,065 |
| VI at Silverstone, a VI and Plaza Companies Commun Scottsdale | 50.2 | 24 | 3.32 | 5.95 | 25.0% | 2 | None |
| Sante of North Scottsdale Scottsdale | 51.7 | 72 | 2.48 | 5.19 | 58.4% | 3 | None |
| Vi at Grayhawk, a Vi and Plaza Companies Community Scottsdale | 51.9 | 36 | 2.94 | 5.29 | 28.0% | 5 | None |
| Haven of Cottonwood Cottonwood | 53.5 | 80 | 1.54 | 2.80 | 59.7% | 2 | 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.