Compiled from official CMS federal data
DESERT PEAK CARE CENTER, PHOENIX, AZ — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does DESERT PEAK CARE CENTER have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), DESERT PEAK CARE CENTER (CCN 035175), in PHOENIX, AZ, has federal inspection findings. CMS currently displays its federal abuse icon for this facility — a flag CMS assigns under its own published methodology for abuse-related citations (deficiency tag F600 and related).
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 13 deficiencies; the most severe is rated G, a level CMS classifies as actual harm. The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2025-01-10. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. CMS has $64,873 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. The record also includes 11 abuse- or neglect-related citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series; most recent Apr 2026). This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 11 citations in CMS's "Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation" family (F600-series) — most recent Apr 2026.
- 2 citations for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Jan 2026.
- 1 pressure-ulcer care citation (F686) — the consumer term is "bedsores"; most recent Aug 2023.
- 1 nutrition and hydration citation (F692) — the consumer terms are "malnutrition" and "dehydration"; most recent Sep 2024.
- 22 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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The Federal Record
CMS displays its federal abuse icon on this facility's official record.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
Federal abuse icon on file
CMS displays this icon for facilities it has cited for resident abuse under its own published methodology — the government's own flag, restated here.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
Civil money penalties on file
$64,873
CMS also records 43 days of payment denial.
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About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
37 more citations on file — Abuse & neglect 10 · Accidents & supervision 1 · Pressure ulcers 1 · Nutrition & hydration 1 · Medication & pharmacy 2 · Resident rights 4 · Other citations 17 (expand)
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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.
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.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 3.4
Both figures as published by CMS.
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How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?