Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab
Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab is a 140-bed nursing home in SUN CITY WEST, Arizona. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1985-07-25. It averages 134.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab?
CMS lists 15 health-inspection deficiencies for Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab since 2022-01-07, 4 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-29.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | E |
| 2024-09-03 | F0658, F0773 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | D |
| 2023-08-28 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2023-02-03 | F0641, F0656, F0757 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2022-01-07 | F0584, F0623, F0641, F0689 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2022-01-07 | F0578, F0609, F0637, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
Why was Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-28 | Fine | $4,838 |
How is Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab staffed relative to the AZ average?
| Measure | This facility | AZ average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.60688 | 3.97147 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 34.4 | 45.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 134.0 | 88.1 |
Who owns Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab, and what chain is it in?
Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name APACHE TRAIL HEALTHCARE, INC. and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | GRANGER, TERRY, NASSOUR, WILLIAM | since 05/01/2018 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | PETERSON, FORREST | since 03/27/2020 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BURNAM, SOON, FISCHBECK, COURTNEY, KEETCH, CHAD, SATO, AMI | since 01/01/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | PIONEER HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC, PRIME TIME HEALTHCARE LLC, GRANGER, TERRY, NASSOUR, WILLIAM | since 05/01/2018 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | PORT, BARRY | since 06/22/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | AZORE PROPERTY LLC, ENSIGN SERVICES INC, GRANGER, TERRY, NASSOUR, WILLIAM | since 04/11/2018 |
Were you or a family member harmed at Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab?