Nursing home
Palm Valley Post Acute
13575 West Mcdowell Road, Goodyear, AZ 85395 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities) · 180 certified beds
Palm Valley Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Goodyear, Arizona. Nurse staffing is 3.96 hours per resident per day, below the Arizona average of 4.12. Its most recent inspection on Aug 1, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus FacilityCMS has identified this facility for enhanced oversight.
- 1 fine totaling $82,607In 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 Palm Valley Post Acute 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) | 3.96 | 4.12 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.24 | 0.72 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.52 | 2.36 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.1% | 47.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 January 29, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 26, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $82,607, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Palm Valley Post Acute
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 1, 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 · Aug 1, 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 · Jun 24, 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 20, 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
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 12, 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 · Feb 12, 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
- 13575 West Mcdowell Road
Goodyear, AZ 85395 - CMS certification #
- 035255
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 180
- Avg residents/day
- 168.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1999-09-28
- Chain
- Pacs Group (264 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacs Group
Pacs Group operates 264 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacs 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 Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Palm Valley Post Acute says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Arrange transportation to appointments
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Our semi-private rooms provide you with the comfort and privacy you need to heal.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
For the safety and welfare of all residents and staff, we are a non-smoking facility.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Abrazo West Campus, Goodyear. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Estrella Health and Rehabilitation Center, Avondale. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Care Partners Health Services, Inc., Avondale. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Abrazo West Campus 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 85395 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 032580 Palm Valley Dialysis (Fmc), Goodyear, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Usrc Avondale, Avondale, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Dialysis Care At Palm Valley, Goodyear, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 72 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85395.
Eternity Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Phoenix, 3.9 miles away, straight line
Canyon Home Care & Hospice, office in Glendale, 6.8 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of The Valley - West (031515), office in Peoria, 9.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hope Diabetes Center LLC, Phoenix. 5.8 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 moderate, 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
How is Palm Valley Post Acute staffed?
Palm Valley Post Acute reports 3.96 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arizona average of 4.12.
Has Palm Valley Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Palm Valley Post Acute have?
Palm Valley Post Acute is certified for 180 beds.