South Mountain Post Acute is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1997-03-25. 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 (602) 243-2780 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

South Mountain Post Acute holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 4 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 84.3/100, placing it #1966 of 14703 facilities nationally and #45 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 South Mountain Post Acute receives a reported average of 4 hours 1 minute of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 26 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 23 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 11 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 36 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 52.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

South Mountain Post Acute has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 24.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, South Mountain Post Acute ranks 1966th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 84.3/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within AZ, it ranks 45th out of 140 nursing homes. In Phoenix, it ranks 7th out of 23 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #4,719 nationally and RN hours rank #10,059 nationally (#104 in AZ). Our composite quality score of 84.3/100 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 Phoenix, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/arizona/phoenix/