Overview
Desert Haven Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Arizona average of 3.4. It ranks 22nd of 23 nursing homes in Phoenix. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 75% 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 September 5, 2025, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Arizona average of 6.2. 9 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $67,818 in the past three years.
Desert Haven Care Center is a for-profit facility with 115 certified beds, caring for about 87 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1975.
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
- September 5, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 9
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $67,818
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.61 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.45 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.92 hrs
- Nurse aides3.25 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 115
- Average residents per day
- 87
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 4, 1975
- 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