Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab is a 140-bed for-profit nursing home in Sun City West, Arizona, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Arizona average of 2.23, and 34.4% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab
14002 West Meeker BlvdSun City West, AZ 85375
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 West Choice Healthcare & Rehab, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Arizona average. With about 134 residents a day, that works out to roughly 291 aide hours a day, or about 36 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) | 2.18 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.61 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 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
34.4% of nursing staff at Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Arizona average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 3, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Arizona average 6.4). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $4,838 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $4,838 |
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 West Choice Healthcare & Rehab holds 5 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Apache Trail Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 25, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sante Of Surprise Surprise | 1.2 | 70 | 2.21 | 4.56 | 41.8% | 4 | None |
| Sun Health Grandview Care Center Sun City West | 1.2 | 72 | 2.82 | 5.27 | 35.6% | 5 | None |
| Surprise Health and Rehabilitation Center Surprise | 1.3 | 100 | 2.70 | 5.05 | 40.9% | 5 | None |
| Sun City Post Acute Sun City | 4.6 | 118 | 2.09 | 3.43 | 58.1% | 4 | None |
| Lake Pleasant Post Acute Rehabilitation Center Peoria | 4.7 | 128 | 1.78 | 3.32 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Boswell Transitional Care of Cascadia Sun City | 5.5 | 115 | 2.06 | 3.76 | 44.0% | 5 | None |
| Sunview Respiratory and Rehabilitation Youngtown · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 5.6 | 127 | 2.27 | 4.47 | 41.2% | 2 | $62,621 |
| Freedom Plaza Care Center Peoria | 6.7 | 111 | 2.57 | 4.87 | 32.1% | 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.