U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in health care rankings and consumer advice, today announced the 2025 Best Nursing Homes ratings. The 2025 evaluation features ratings of nearly 15,000 U.S. nursing homes, including the best nursing homes in Arizona.
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Nursing homes offer either short- or long-term care and offer assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, medication management, rehabilitation and chronic disease management.
The latest edition recognizes fewer than 20% of the evaluated U.S. nursing homes as “Best Nursing Homes” in “Short-Term Rehabilitation,” “Long-Term Care,” or both.
More specifically, 1,637 U.S. cities (out of 5,147) and 715 U.S. counties (out of 1,687) have at least one “Best Nursing Home.”
U.S. News’ evaluation finds that nearly half of U.S. nursing homes do not comply with a federal regulation to provide at least eight registered nurse-staffing hours every day of the year. Among nursing homes that did not comply, the average nursing home had 15 days of inadequate staffing.
“Since 2009, U.S. News’ annual Best Nursing Homes analysis has supported American consumers and their families in making more informed decisions about quality of care for their loved ones,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “These facilities set the standard for quality care and should be commended for their commitment to improving the lives of their residents.”
“Staffing levels continue to be a major challenge for U.S. nursing homes,” Harder added. “U.S. News’ latest evaluation reveals the Best Nursing Homes for short-term rehabilitation have an average of 50% more total nursing care per resident than facilities rated as below average in short-term rehab, and the Best Nursing Homes for long-term care have double the staff retention rate of nursing homes when compared to underperforming nursing homes.”
Of note in the 2025 Best Nursing Homes ratings:
- Best Nursing Homes for short-term rehabilitation discharge an average of 50% more patients to a residence (rather than a long-term care setting) compared to facilities rated as below average.
- Best Nursing Homes for long-term care preserve residents’ self-reliance longer: residents are on average 50% less likely to lose the ability to perform self-care activities, such as feeding and washing themselves, compared to residents at facilities rated as below average.
- Best Nursing Homes for long-term care give residents antipsychotic medications 46% less of the time compared to facilities rated as below average.
- Residents at Best Nursing Homes for long-term care are more than 60% less likely to require emergency department care compared to residents at facilities rated as below average.
The following ten metropolitan areas, listed in alphabetical order, have the greatest number of “Best Nursing Homes” in the U.S.:
- Boston, MA
- Chicago, IL
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco-Oakland, CA
- Washington, D.C.
Here are the best nursing home in Arizona
Here are the nursing homes in Arizona that are labeled “high performing” by U.S. News & World Report, in alphabetical order:
Short-term care
Acacia Health Center, Phoenix
Advance Health Care of Scottsdale, Scottsdale
Advanced Health Care of Glendale, Glendale
Advanced Healthcare of Mesa, Mesa
Alta Mesa Health and Rehabilitation, Mesa
Aspire Transitional Care, Flagstaff
Boswell Transitional Care of Cascadia, Sun City
Brookdale Santa Catalina, Tucson
Camelback Post-Acute and Rehabilitation, Phoenix
Caring House, Sacaton
Catalina Post-Acute & Rehabilitation, Tucson
Center at Arrowhead, Glendale
Christian Care Nursing Center – Phoenix, Phoenix
Citadel Post-Acute, Mesa
Desert Blossom Health & Rehabilitation Center, Mesa
Diamondback Healthcare Center, Phoenix
Fountain View Village, Fountain Hills
Freedom Plaza Care Center, Peoria
Friendship Village of Tempe, Tempe
Good Samaritan Society – Prescott Valley, Prescott Valley
Good Samaritan Society – Prescott Village, Prescott
Havasu Regional Medical Center, Lake Havasu City
Haven of Tucson, Tucson
Life Care Center of Scottsdale, Scottsdale
North Mountain Medical and Rehabilitation Center, Phoenix
NorthPark Health & Rehabilitation of Cascadia, Phoenix
Rio Vista Post Acute and Rehabilitation, Peoria
Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center, Tucson
Sante of Chandler, Chandler
Sante of Mesa, Mesa
Sante of North Scottsdale, Scottsdale
Sante of Surprise, Surprise
Sierra Winds, Peoria
Skilled Nursing Unit at Oro Valley Hospital, Oro Valley
Splendido at Rancho Vistoso, Tucson
Springdale Village Healthcare, Mesa
Sun Health La Loma Care Center, Litchfield Park
Surprise Health and Rehabilitation Center, Surprise
Tempe Post Acute, Tempe
The Center at Tucson, Tucson
The Center at Val Vista, Gilbert
The Peaks Health & Rehabilitation, Flagstaff
The Terraces of Phoenix, Phoenix
Vi at Grayhawk – A Vi and Plaza Companies Community, Scottsdale
Vi at Silverstone – A Vi and Plaza Companies Community, Scottsdale
Welbrook Yuma Opco, Yuma
Wellsprings Therapy Center of Gilbert, Gilbert
Long-term care
Acacia Health Center, Phoenix
Caring House, Sacaton
North Mountain Medical and Rehabilitation Center, Phoenix
Splendido at Rancho Vistoso, Tucson
The Terraces of Phoenix, Phoenix
Vi at Grayhawk – A Vi and Plaza Companies Community, Scottsdale
To calculate the Best Nursing Homes ratings, U.S. News evaluated each nursing home’s performance using a variety of quality measures obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The U.S. News Best Nursing Homes proprietary ratings methodology factors in resident care, safety, outcomes and other aspects of quality – including data on nurse staffing levels, consistency and retention, as well as use of antipsychotic drugs and success in preventing ER visits.
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