Caring House is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1993-06-19. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (520) 562-7400 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Caring House holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 83.6/100, placing it #2206 of 14703 facilities nationally and #51 of 140 in Arizona. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Caring House receives a reported average of 9 hours 3 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 42 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 2 hours 27 minutes; Nurse Aide — 4 hours 54 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 7 hours 45 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 26.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $28,695. 2 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $28,695, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 47.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Caring House ranks 2206th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 83.6/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within AZ, it ranks 51st out of 140 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #45 nationally and RN hours rank #384 nationally (#4 in AZ). Our composite quality score of 83.6/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Sacaton, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/arizona/sacaton/