Overview
Friendship Village of Tempe has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Arizona average of 3.4. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Tempe. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 94% of nursing homes in Arizona (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 1.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 1, 2026, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 28% of Arizona nursing homes have been fined.
Friendship Village of Tempe is a nonprofit facility with 128 certified beds, caring for about 56 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 1980. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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.
Top 34%
Top 12%
Top 11%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 1, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.64 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.76 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.92 hrs
- Nurse aides2.96 hrs
- Physical therapists0.24 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 56
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 12, 1980
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes