Palm Valley Post Acute is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1999-09-28. 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 (623) 536-9911 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Palm Valley Post Acute holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of N/A out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (N/A★), Staffing (N/A★), and Quality of Resident Care (N/A★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 63.6/100, placing it #10866 of 14703 facilities nationally and #138 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 Palm Valley Post Acute receives a reported average of 3 hours 58 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 15 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 12 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 31 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 42 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is N/A out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 41.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Palm Valley Post Acute with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $82,607. 33 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $82,607, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 162.25 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Palm Valley Post Acute ranks 10866th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 63.6/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within AZ, it ranks 138th out of 140 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,043 nationally and RN hours rank #13,441 nationally (#134 in AZ). Our composite quality score of 63.6/100 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 Goodyear, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/arizona/goodyear/