Nursing home
Life Care Center of Scottsdale
9494 East Becker Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 132 certified beds
Life Care Center of Scottsdale is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Scottsdale, Arizona. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.00 hours per resident per day, below the Arizona average of 4.12. Its most recent inspection on Sep 12, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $6,414In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Life Care Center of Scottsdale 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) | 4.00 | 4.12 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.93 | 2.36 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.4% | 47.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | below 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 February 12, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 13, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $6,414, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Life Care Center of Scottsdale
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
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · 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 · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Sep 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2023
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
- 9494 East Becker Lane
Scottsdale, AZ 85260 - CMS certification #
- 035143
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 132
- Avg residents/day
- 48.0
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1987-04-30
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Life Care Center of Scottsdale says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, Scottsdale. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Shea Post Acute Rehabilitation Center, Scottsdale. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Advanced Clinical Associates, Scottsdale. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- AZ Compounding 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 85260 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Desert Mountain Dialysis Center, Scottsdale, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
032571 North Scottsdale Dialysis (Fmc), Scottsdale, 3.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Scottsdale Kidney Center, LLC, Phoenix, 5.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 77 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85260.
Care Plus Hospice Care, LLC, office in Scottdale, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Infinity Hospice Care, LLC, office in Scottsdale, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Nueva Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC, office in Scottsdale, 2.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Scottsdale Inpatient Specialists Plc, Scottsdale. 0.4 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: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave very high, earthquake relatively 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Life Care Center of Scottsdale a good nursing home?
CMS gives Life Care Center of Scottsdale an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Life Care Center of Scottsdale staffed?
Life Care Center of Scottsdale reports 4.00 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arizona average of 4.12.
Has Life Care Center of Scottsdale had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Life Care Center of Scottsdale have?
Life Care Center of Scottsdale is certified for 132 beds.