Friendship Village of Tempe
Nursing home in Tempe, Arizona, CMS certification number 035074
2525 East Southern Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85282 · Maricopa County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 128
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- May 1, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Friendship Village of Tempe take Medicare and Medicaid?
Friendship Village of Tempe is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Friendship Village of Tempe 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
- 5.64
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.76
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.92
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.96
- Weekend total hours
- 5.15
- Nursing staff turnover
- 39.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 45.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 1, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 17, 2025, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Friendship Village of Tempe in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 55.8 residents live here, about 44% of its 128 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 55.8
- Certified since
- November 12, 1980
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Friendship Village of Tempe
- Legal business name
- Tempe Life Care Village Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Life Care Services, 4.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Friendship Village of Tempe
- Tempe Post Acute6100 South Rural Road, Tempe 85283
- River Park Post Acute2555 North Price Road, Chandler 85224
- Sandridge Post Acute255 West Brown Road, Mesa 85201
- Mirabella at Asu65 East University Avenue, Tempe 85281
- Plaza Healthcare1475 North Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale 85257
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Friendship Village of Tempe, 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 Friendship Village of Tempe
What is the CMS star rating of Friendship Village of Tempe?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Friendship Village of Tempe accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Friendship Village of Tempe?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Friendship Village of Tempe?
Tempe Life Care Village Inc, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.