Sun Health La Loma Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sun Health La Loma Care Center is a 43-bed nonprofit nursing home in Litchfield Park, Arizona. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Arizona average of 2.23, and 20.8% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Sun Health La Loma Care Center
14260 South Denny BoulevardLitchfield Park, AZ 85340
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 Sun Health La Loma Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.75 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Arizona average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 106 aide hours a day, or about 13 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) | 2.75 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.50 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.95 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.20 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.66 | 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
20.8% of nursing staff at Sun Health La Loma 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 100.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 28, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Arizona average 6.4). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2025 | Fine | $8,278 |
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. Sun Health La Loma Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Sun Health La Loma Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: La Loma Senior Living Services, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 13, 2006
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sun Health La Loma Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Palm Valley Post Acute Goodyear · SFF candidate | 3.3 | 180 | 2.38 | 3.94 | 41.1% | 2 | $82,607 |
| Estrella Health And Rehabilitation Center Avondale | 4.5 | 161 | 2.13 | 3.50 | 36.4% | 4 | None |
| Az - Rio Vista Post Acute and Rehabilitation Peoria | 6.0 | 150 | 1.82 | 3.48 | 48.9% | 5 | None |
| Diamondback Healthcare Center Phoenix | 6.1 | 94 | 2.51 | 4.91 | 72.1% | 3 | $5,073 |
| Northpark Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia Phoenix | 6.5 | 54 | 1.76 | 3.57 | 63.1% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Immanuel Campus Of Care Peoria · abuse citation | 6.7 | 228 | 3.06 | 4.75 | 23.1% | 3 | $18,529 |
| Sunview Respiratory and Rehabilitation Youngtown · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 6.8 | 127 | 2.27 | 4.47 | 41.2% | 2 | $62,621 |
| Boswell Transitional Care of Cascadia Sun City | 7.6 | 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.