Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Life Care Center Of Scottsdale
9494 East Becker Lane, Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 860-6396
- Certified beds
- 132
- Residents per day
- 59
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare
- Certified since
- April 30, 1987
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How this home got 4 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Arizona.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Arizona homes
Life Care Center Of Scottsdale carries 15 inspection points. That is fewer than 81% of Arizona's 139 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Arizona: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–9.5 pts
- 4★ 9.5–23 pts
- 3★ 23–38 pts
- 2★ 38–59 pts
- 1★ over 59 pts
Bars show every rated home in Arizona by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
15 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care7E
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Resident Rights3E
- D
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- E
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary1D
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control1E
- E
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Inspection history
2025-08-28
1 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (1 deficiency)
2024-09-12
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2023-01-19
9 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 57 min of nursing staff time a day, 40 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 57 min
Arizona average
4 h 5 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 63% of nursing staff and 62% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$6,414 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-12 | Fine | $6,414 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine16.6 pts worse | 76.0% | 92.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.7 pts worse | 12.7% | 10.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.5 pts better | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine15.5 pts worse | 72.4% | 87.9% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.3 pts worse | 26.8% | 23.5% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
23 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butner, Nancy | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 39 facilities |
| Butner, Nancy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 39 facilities |
| Cross, Cindy | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 183 facilities |
| Fletcher, Todd | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 165 facilities |
| Henry, Terry | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 159 facilities |
| Lay, Lisa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 166 facilities |
| Lehman, Adia | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lehman, Adia | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 194 facilities |
| Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 194 facilities |
| Prabhakaran, Vinay | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Prabhakaran, Vinay | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Preston, Aubrey | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 162 facilities |
| Preston, Forrest | Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 170 facilities |
| Preston, Forrest | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 170 facilities |
| Preston, Forrest | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 170 facilities |
| Preston, Forrest | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 170 facilities |
| Rogge, Kelli | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rogge, Kelli | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rogge, Kelli | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Swanker, Richard | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 168 facilities |
| Thurmond, Joan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 191 facilities |
| Ziegler, James | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 165 facilities |
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Fire safety
9 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5D
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Egress2E
- E
Provide rooms that can be unlocked from inside without a key.
- D
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2D
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
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