South Mountain Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
South Mountain Post Acute is a 124-bed for-profit nursing home in Phoenix, Arizona, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Arizona average of 2.23, and 47.5% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
South Mountain Post Acute
8008 S. Jesse Owens ParkwayPhoenix, AZ 85042
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 South Mountain Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.17 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Arizona average. With about 110 residents a day, that works out to roughly 239 aide hours a day, or about 30 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) | 2.17 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.37 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.06 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.81 | 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
47.5% of nursing staff at South Mountain 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 57.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 9, 2024. 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 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. South Mountain Post Acute holds 4 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About South Mountain Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Aztec Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 25, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.