Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center
A nursing home in Mesa, Arizona 85206
60 South 58th Street, Mesa, Arizona 85206. (480) 832-3903.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 5of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 1 health citation at the latest inspection cycle Arizona average: 6.4
- 3.55 nurse hours per resident per day Arizona average: 4.08
- 1 fine in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
1 health citation at the latest inspection cycle
The Arizona average is 6.4.
Last standard inspection Dec 16, 2025.
Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a complaint inspection on Jun 2, 2025
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
10 citations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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All 10 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 6 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Dec 16, 2025: standard inspection1 citation
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Jul 18, 2025: complaint inspection4 citations
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jun 2, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
May 9, 2024: standard inspection3 citations
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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.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
May 9, 2024: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Aug 4, 1988.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 106 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 1 fine in the last three years, $8,278 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 6 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2025 | Fine | $8,278 |
Who does the caring?
3.55 nurse hours per resident per day
The Arizona average is 4.08.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Arizona average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.55 | 4.08 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.74 |
| At weekends | 3.17 | 3.59 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.4% | 44.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 41.2% | 44.2% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Bandera Healthcare LLC owns 100% directly since Jun 13, 2017.
- 9 owners or officers are people: Scott Petty (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Scott Petty (on the governing body (managing control)); Scott Petty (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Waqas Qamar (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Waqas Qamar (on the governing body (managing control)); Waqas Qamar (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Forrest Peterson (corporate officer, 0%); Chad Keetch (corporate officer, 0%); Soon Burnam (corporate officer, 0%).
- Part of The Ensign Group (347 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ensign Group Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Bandera Healthcare LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Jun 13, 2017 |
| The Ensign Group Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 1, 2022 | |
| Ensign Services Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 1, 2017 | |
| Velda Rose Health Holdings LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 1, 2022 | |
| Standard Bearer Healthcare Op, LP | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 1, 2022 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (Arizona average 4.5).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 8.2 miles, this one had the 10th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (1; the middle value was 4).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Desert Blossom Health & Rehab Center This nursing home | 1 | |
| Advanced Healthcare of Mesa | 0.1 | 3 |
| Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation | 0.6 | 0 |
| Mi Casa Nursing Center | 0.6 | 10 |
| Citadel Post Acute | 0.7 | 3 |
| Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation | 1.2 | 3 |
| Mission Palms Post Acute | 1.2 | 7 |
| Springdale Village Post Acute | 2.3 | 5 |
| Sante of Mesa | 2.5 | 1 |
| Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation | 2.9 | 10 |
| Sandridge Post Acute | 7.6 | 5 |
| Apache Junction Health Center | 8.2 | 5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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