Overview
Desert Peak Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Arizona average of 3.4. It ranks 21st of 23 nursing homes in Phoenix. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 81% of nursing homes in Arizona (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 17, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the Arizona average of 6.2. 9 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $181,398 in the past three years.
Desert Peak Care Center is a for-profit facility with 194 certified beds, caring for about 148 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 17, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 9
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $181,398
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.86 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.39 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.21 hrs
- Nurse aides3.26 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 194
- Average residents per day
- 148
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 7, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes