Life Care Center of Scottsdale
Nursing home in Scottsdale, Arizona, CMS certification number 035143
9494 East Becker Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 · Maricopa County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 132
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- August 28, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- $6,414 (1)
Does Life Care Center of Scottsdale take Medicare and Medicaid?
Life Care Center of Scottsdale 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Scottsdale 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
- 3.95
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.67
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.24
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.04
- Weekend total hours
- 3.48
- Nursing staff turnover
- 62.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 61.5%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 28, 2025 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 12, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center of Scottsdale 1 time in the past 3 years, for $6,414 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 59.3 residents live here, about 45% of its 132 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 132
- Average residents per day
- 59.3
- Certified since
- April 30, 1987
Who owns Life Care Center of Scottsdale
- Legal business name
- Cove Associates LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
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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 11 in Scottsdale, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center of Scottsdale, 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 Scottsdale
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Scottsdale?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Scottsdale accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Scottsdale?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Scottsdale?
Cove Associates LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.