River Park Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
River Park Post Acute is a 66-bed for-profit nursing home in Chandler, Arizona, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.16 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Arizona average of 2.23, and 53.1% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
River Park Post Acute
2555 North Price RoadChandler, AZ 85224
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 River Park Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.16 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Arizona average. With about 63 residents a day, that works out to roughly 137 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.16 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.65 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
53.1% of nursing staff at River Park 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 58.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 11, 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. River Park Post Acute holds 5 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About River Park Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Muriel Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 6, 1998
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near River Park Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Tempe Post Acute Tempe · staffing data not validated | 2.8 | 60 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Chandler Post Acute and Rehabilitation Chandler | 3.3 | 120 | 1.99 | 3.75 | 43.7% | 4 | None |
| Desert Cove Nursing Center Chandler · abuse citation | 3.3 | 120 | 1.96 | 3.81 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Friendship Village of Tempe Tempe · staffing data not validated | 3.4 | 128 | — | — | 46.6% | 3 | None |
| Sante of Chandler Chandler | 3.6 | 70 | 2.27 | 4.84 | — | 5 | None |
| Archstone Care Center Chandler | 3.7 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.52 | 18.4% | 5 | None |
| Mirabella at Asu Tempe | 6.1 | 21 | 3.84 | 7.02 | 61.5% | 3 | None |
| Ahwatukee Post Acute Phoenix | 6.4 | 192 | 1.66 | 2.92 | 63.1% | 3 | 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.