Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab
14002 West Meeker Blvd, Sun City West, AZ, 85375
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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: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 140 · avg 134 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 35.4% — lower than most Arizona nursing homesArizona avg: 46.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 41.7% — near the Arizona averageArizona 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 · $4,838 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 035110
- Certified beds
- 140 beds · avg 134 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Apache Trail Healthcare, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- Terry Granger
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2018
- Malene j Davis
Other · since 2017
- Barry m Smith
Other · since 2014
- Bandera Healthcare Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2013
- Beverly b Wittekind
Corporate Officer · since 2013
- Christopher r Christensen
Corporate Officer · since 2013
+ 5 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 15)
- E0600·Aug 29, 2025Complaint
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.
- D0658·Sep 3, 2024Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0773·Sep 3, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- G0689·Aug 28, 2023Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0757·Feb 3, 2023
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0656·Feb 3, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0641·Feb 3, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0880·Jan 7, 2022
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $4,838
Most recent events
- Aug 28, 2023Fine · $4,838
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 3, 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.
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