Nursing home
Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation
51 South 48Th Street, Mesa, AZ 85206 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 222 certified beds
Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mesa, Arizona. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.16 hours per resident per day, above the Arizona average of 4.12. Its most recent inspection on Feb 14, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,278In 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 Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation 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) | 4.16 | 4.12 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.19 | 0.72 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.07 | 2.36 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.0% | 47.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 September 4, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 3, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,278, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 14, 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 · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Nov 22, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 22, 2023 · 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 · Aug 18, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 18, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2022 - 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 · Jul 1, 2022 - 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 · Jul 1, 2022
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
- 51 South 48Th Street
Mesa, AZ 85206 - CMS certification #
- 035135
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 222
- Avg residents/day
- 193.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-09-17
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group 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
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2003
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We leave the critical decisions to those who know best: the Caregivers, Doctors, and Nurses who work with our patients 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
22 dedicated private room ventilator unit led by board-certified pulmonologist well known to the Southern Utah community
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Sep 1, 2003 to Sep 29, 2004. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $12,067 owed to 46 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: East Mesa Care Center (Sunland Health Associates LLC dba). Case 1356333.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Banner Gateway Medical Center, Gilbert. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Citadel Post Acute, Mesa. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Sunrise Health Services, Mesa. 3.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 85206 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Gilbert Dialysis Center, Gilbert, 2.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
032509 East Valley Dialysis (Fmc), Mesa, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Power Road Dialysis Pd, Mesa, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 90 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85206.
Vital Hc, Inc, office in Mesa, 0.5 miles away, straight line
Enhabit Hospice, office in Mesa, 2.1 miles away, straight line
Endeavor Hospice, office in Mesa, 2.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Banner Urgent Care Services LLC, Mesa. 1.6 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 moderate. 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 | See above |
| 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 Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation 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 Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation staffed?
Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation reports 4.16 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arizona average of 4.12.
Has Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation have?
Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation is certified for 222 beds.