Life Care Center Of Paradise Valley
4065 East Bell Road, Phoenix, AZ, 85032
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 210 · avg 89 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Arizona nursing homesArizona avg: 46.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 30% — lower than most Arizona nursing homesArizona avg: 42.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Arizona averageArizona avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $72,147 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 035146
- Certified beds
- 210 beds · avg 89 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- Life Care Centers Of America
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (10 on record)
- Richard Swanker
Corporate Director · since 2022
- Ross Martin Wilkoff
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021
- Todd Fletcher
Corporate Director · since 2021
- Lisa m Lay
Corporate Officer · since 2018
- James Ziegler
Corporate Director · since 2001
- Joan e Thurmond
Corporate Officer · since 2000
+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 29)
- D0880·Feb 20, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0761·Feb 20, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- E0880·Jun 19, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0600·Aug 26, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0695·Jul 18, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0660·Jul 18, 2024Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- D0550·Jul 18, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0758·Jul 18, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $72K
Most recent events
- Jun 30, 2023Fine · $72K
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 18, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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