Nursing Homes in Phoenix, Arizona

There are 23 nursing homes in Phoenix, Arizona, which should give you a variety of choices. We awarded the nursing homes in this city a city grade of B, which is a good rating. By way of comparison, we awarded the facilities in the local city of Avondale a city grade of D, which is a very poor grade. Clearly, we found the facilities in Phoenix to be in a totally different league than the ones in Avondale. This city's nursing homes are better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories is available in the next section.

As mentioned above, this city's nursing homes received a great overall grade, but we especially wanted to point out that some of the city's facilities received almost flawless health inspections in recent years. We gave Phoenix an impressive grade of A- in this category. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this category typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. Phoenix earned a grade of B+ for our short-term care category. In our final two categories, this place were awarded a grade of B for its long-term care grade and a B- in nursing.