Nursing home
Friendship Village of Tempe
2525 East Southern Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85282 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 128 certified beds
Friendship Village of Tempe is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tempe, Arizona. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.63 hours per resident per day, above the Arizona average of 4.12. Its most recent inspection on Jan 17, 2025 cited 18 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Friendship Village of Tempe compares
This facility vs. the Arizona and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Arizona avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 6.63 | 4.12 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.39 | 0.72 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.53 | 2.36 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.1% | 47.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the April 1, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 23, 2025
What inspectors found at Friendship Village of Tempe
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 2525 East Southern Avenue
Tempe, AZ 85282 - CMS certification #
- 035074
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 128
- Avg residents/day
- 50.0
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1980-11-12
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
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Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Banner Desert Medical Center, Mesa. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Tempe Post Acute, Tempe. 3.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- A Plus Home Health Services, LLC, Tempe. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Banner Family Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 85282 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Southwest Mesa, Mesa, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
032568 Red Mountain Dialysis (Fmc), Mesa, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Tempe Dialysis Center, Tempe, 4.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 68 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85282.
Noble Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Mesa, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Aurora Hospice LLC, office in Mesa, 1.5 miles away, straight line
Emblem Hospice, office in Tempe, 2.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Bhsm Rehabilitation LLC, Mesa. 0.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Friendship Village of Tempe a good nursing home?
CMS gives Friendship Village of Tempe an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Friendship Village of Tempe staffed?
Friendship Village of Tempe reports 6.63 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arizona average of 4.12.
Has Friendship Village of Tempe had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Friendship Village of Tempe have?
Friendship Village of Tempe is certified for 128 beds.