Life Care Center of North Glendale
Nursing home in Glendale, Arizona, CMS certification number 035126
13620 North 55th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85304 · Maricopa County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 223
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of North Glendale take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of North Glendale 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 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 Life Care Center of North Glendale 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
- 3.60
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.70
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.02
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.87
- Weekend total hours
- 3.23
- Nursing staff turnover
- 25.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 13.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 12, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 3, 2023, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of North Glendale in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 121.8 residents live here, about 55% of its 223 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 223
- Average residents per day
- 121.8
- Certified since
- April 10, 1986
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of North Glendale
- Legal business name
- Glendale Medical Investors Limited Partnership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of North Glendale
- Advanced Health Care of Glendale16825 North 63rd Avenue, Glendale 85306
- Center at Arrowhead, LLC7201 W Camino San Xavier Ave, Glendale 85308
- Horizon Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center4704 West Diana Avenue, Glendale 85302
- Agave Grove Post Acute8641 North 67th Ave, Glendale 85302
- Freedom Plaza Care Center13714 North Plaza Del Rio Blvd, Peoria 85381
See also all nursing homes in Glendale.
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 6 in Glendale, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center of North Glendale, 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 Life Care Center of North Glendale
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of North Glendale?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of North Glendale accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of North Glendale?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of North Glendale?
Glendale Medical Investors Limited Partnership, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.