Sierra Vista, AZ
2-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with abuse icon flag with $55,881 in total fines with 10 recent health deficiencies with 4 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
2305 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ
(520) 458-1050
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
152
Certified beds
Average residents
64
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Life Care Centers Of America
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1986-10-02
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
194 facilities
Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 5 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
No
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.72
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.72 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.01
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.04 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.01
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.36 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.74
All reported nurse hours · state 4.12 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.73
RN + LPN hours · state 1.76 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.14
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.62 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.50
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.51 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.10
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.75
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.88
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.32
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
62%
Annual RN turnover · state 45% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
48%
Annual nurse turnover · state 48% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
9,051
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
24.89
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9836
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
3.91
Baseline 21.72% · Performance 19.65% · Measure score 3.91 · Achievement 3.84 · Improvement 3.91
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 5.22% · Performance 9.23% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
6.04
Baseline 42.86% · Performance 38.98% · Measure score 6.04 · Achievement 6.04 · Improvement 1.65
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 2.98 hours · Performance 3.11 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.99% |
10.72%
0.3 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 279 · Observed rate 9.68% · Lower 95% interval 8.07% |
| Discharge to community | 61.54% |
50.57%
11 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 298 · Observed rate 61.07% · Lower 95% interval 56.09% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.01 |
1.02
About the same
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 99.03% |
95.27%
3.8 pts better
|
Numerator 205 · Denominator 207 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.97% |
0.77%
0.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 207 |
| Discharge self-care score | 61.62% |
53.69%
7.9 pts better
|
Numerator 61 · Denominator 99 |
| Discharge mobility score | 70.71% |
50.94%
19.8 pts better
|
Numerator 70 · Denominator 99 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 4.35% |
2.29%
2.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 9 · Denominator 207 · Adjusted rate 4.17% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 9.23% |
7.12%
2.1 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 197 · Observed rate 9.64% · Lower 95% interval 6.61% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 96 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 36.63% |
42%
5.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 37 · Denominator 101 |
| Discharge function score | 76.77% |
56.45%
20.3 pts better
|
Numerator 76 · Denominator 99 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 98.92% |
95.95%
3 pts better
|
Numerator 92 · Denominator 93 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 89.22% |
96.28%
7.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 91 · Denominator 102 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 18.27% |
25.2%
6.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 19 · Denominator 104 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
97.1%
2.9 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 78.1% |
94.6%
16.5 pts worse
|
95.5%
17.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 78.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 2.3% |
2.1%
0.2 pts worse
|
3.3%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.5% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.6% · 4Q avg 2.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 2.7% |
4.2%
1.5 pts better
|
11.4%
8.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 4.2% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 5.9% · 4Q avg 2.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 13.6% |
5.3%
8.3 pts worse
|
5.4%
8.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.8% · Q2 16.0% · Q3 21.2% · Q4 5.3% · 4Q avg 13.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 18.1% |
20.5%
2.4 pts better
|
19.6%
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 24.1% · Q2 14.8% · Q3 15.2% · Q4 18.4% · 4Q avg 18.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 9.2% |
11.8%
2.6 pts better
|
16.7%
7.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q3 13.6% · Q4 12.5% · 4Q avg 9.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.3%
0.3 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 14.5% |
14.5%
About the same
|
16.3%
1.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 14.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 7.5% |
10.8%
3.3 pts better
|
14.9%
7.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.7% · Q2 8.0% · Q3 9.4% · Q4 2.9% · 4Q avg 7.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.9%
0.9 pts better
|
1.0%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
1.2%
1.2 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 27.6% |
20.5%
7.1 pts worse
|
19.8%
7.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 11.9% · Q2 35.0% · Q3 37.2% · Q4 25.0% · 4Q avg 27.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 6.1% |
4.8%
1.3 pts worse
|
5.1%
1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.7% · Q2 11.7% · Q3 3.2% · Q4 4.9% · 4Q avg 6.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 94.3% |
91.1%
3.2 pts better
|
81.7%
12.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 95.8% · Q2 92.5% · Q3 92.8% · Q4 96.6% · 4Q avg 94.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 22.4% |
10.7%
11.7 pts worse
|
12.0%
10.4 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 22.4% · Observed 22.0% · Expected 10.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.9% |
1.1%
0.2 pts better
|
1.6%
0.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.9% · Q2 1.3% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 86.9% |
87.3%
0.4 pts worse
|
79.7%
7.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 86.9% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 31.7% |
24.6%
7.1 pts worse
|
23.9%
7.8 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 31.7% · Observed 32.6% · Expected 24.6% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (4 deficiencies)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
8 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (3 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (3 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2024-01-15
Fire Safety
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.
Corrected 2024-01-26
Fire Safety
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-01-26
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2024-01-26
Fire Safety
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2022-11-21
Fire Safety
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2022-11-21
Fire Safety
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2022-11-21
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2022-11-21
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2022-11-21
Fire Safety
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2022-11-21
Fire Safety
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2022-11-21
Fire Safety
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
Corrected 2022-11-21
Fire Safety
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
Corrected 2021-05-17
Fire Safety
Provide a means of sharing information on occupancy/needs.
Corrected 2021-05-17
Fire Safety
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2021-05-17
Fire Safety
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.
Corrected 2021-05-17
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2021-05-17
Fire Safety
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2021-05-17
Inspection history
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-01-15
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2025-10-28
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-10-14
Health
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-10-14
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-05-17
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-05-17
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-05-17
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-04-30
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-04-30
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-11-14
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2024-11-14
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-11-14
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-07-12
Health
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2024-07-12
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-01-19
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2022-11-18
Health
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2022-11-18
Health
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2022-11-18
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2022-11-18
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2022-11-18
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2022-11-18
Health
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Corrected 2021-05-25
Health
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.
Corrected 2021-05-25
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2021-05-25
Health
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2021-05-25
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2021-05-25
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2021-05-25
Health
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2021-05-25
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2021-05-25
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $17,934
Fine
Fine · fine $37,947
Fine
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Limited Partnership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
General Partnership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Corporate Officer · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
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