Desert Terrace Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Phoenix, Arizona, CMS certification number 035014
2509 North 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008 · Maricopa County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 108
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 26, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Desert Terrace Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Desert Terrace Healthcare Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Desert Terrace Healthcare Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.29
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.98
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.83
- Weekend total hours
- 2.88
- Nursing staff turnover
- 58%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 54.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 26, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 20, 2023, found 1.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Desert Terrace Healthcare Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Desert Terrace Healthcare Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 89.4 residents live here, about 83% of its 108 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 108
- Average residents per day
- 89.4
- Certified since
- August 1, 1972
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Desert Terrace Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- 24th Street Healthcare Associates LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Desert Terrace Healthcare Center
- Desert Haven Care Center2645 East Thomas Road, Phoenix 85016
- Haven Health Sky Harbor, LLC1880 East Van Buren Street, Phoenix 85006
- Camelback Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation4635 North 14th Street, Phoenix 85014
- Haven of Phoenix4202 North 20th Avenue, Phoenix 85015
- Maryland Gardens Post Acute31 West Maryland Avenue, Phoenix 85013
See also all nursing homes in Phoenix.
Who inspects nursing homes in Arizona
Arizona's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Arizona, the 23 in Phoenix, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Desert Terrace Healthcare Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Desert Terrace Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Desert Terrace Healthcare Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Desert Terrace Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Desert Terrace Healthcare Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Desert Terrace Healthcare Center?
24th Street Healthcare Associates LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.