Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab
14002 West Meeker Blvd, Sun City West, AZ 85375 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 140 certified beds
Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sun City West, Arizona. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.67 hours per resident per day, below the Arizona average of 4.12. Its most recent inspection on Sep 3, 2024 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $4,838In 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 Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab 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) | 3.67 | 4.12 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.19 | 2.36 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.7% | 47.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 August 29, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 7, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $4,838, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab
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
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 · Aug 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2024 · 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 · Aug 28, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 3, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 3, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 3, 2023 - 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 · Jan 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 7, 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
- 14002 West Meeker Blvd
Sun City West, AZ 85375 - CMS certification #
- 035110
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 140
- Avg residents/day
- 133.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1985-07-25
- 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab 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)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, Sun City West. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sante of Surprise, Surprise. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Angels Care Home Health Of Beech, Sun City West. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 85375 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 032593 Granite Valley Dialysis (Fmc), Sun City West, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Grand Home Dialysis, Surprise, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Davita Stonebrook Dialysis, Surprise, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 73 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85375.
Savior Hospice, office in Surprise, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Divine Hospice And Palliative Care, LLC, office in Glendale, 7.2 miles away, straight line
Vital Hospice Care Inc, office in Glendale, 7.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Heelex 2 LLC, Surprise. 2.6 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: very high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab staffed?
Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab reports 3.67 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arizona average of 4.12.
Has Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab have?
Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab is certified for 140 beds.