CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Maricopa County, Arizona
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 77 nursing homes in Maricopa County, Arizona qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Maricopa County as urban.
In Arizona, 20 of 140 nursing homes (14.3%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia Health Center | Phoenix | No | Life Care Services | 78 | 035279 |
| ADVANCE HEALTH CARE OF SCOTTSDALE | Scottsdale | No | Advanced Health Care | 38 | 035268 |
| ADVANCED HEALTH CARE OF GLENDALE | Glendale | No | Advanced Health Care | 54 | 035275 |
| ADVANCED HEALTHCARE OF MESA | Mesa | No | Advanced Health Care | 38 | 035266 |
| Agave Grove Post Acute | Glendale | No | 225 | 035154 | |
| Ahwatukee Post Acute | Phoenix | No | Pacs Group | 192 | 035270 |
| ALTA MESA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION | Mesa | No | The Ensign Group | 70 | 035171 |
| ARCHSTONE CARE CENTER | Chandler | No | 120 | 035130 | |
| Arizona State Veteran Home-Phx | Phoenix | No | 200 | 035234 | |
| AZ - RIO VISTA POST ACUTE AND REHABILITATION | Peoria | No | The Ensign Group | 150 | 035183 |
| BEATITUDES CAMPUS | Phoenix | No | 72 | 035176 | |
| Bella Vita Health and Rehabilitation Center | Glendale | No | The Ensign Group | 176 | 035092 |
| BOSWELL TRANSITIONAL CARE OF CASCADIA | Sun City | No | Cascadia Healthcare | 115 | 035121 |
| CAMELBACK POST ACUTE CARE AND REHABILITATION | Phoenix | No | The Ensign Group | 107 | 035088 |
| CENTER AT ARROWHEAD, LLC | Glendale | No | Veritas Management Group | 96 | 035289 |
| CHANDLER POST ACUTE AND REHABILITATION | Chandler | No | The Ensign Group | 120 | 035101 |
| CHRISTIAN CARE NURSING CENTER | Phoenix | No | 20 | 035173 | |
| CITADEL POST ACUTE | Mesa | No | The Ensign Group | 128 | 035103 |
| Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation | Mesa | No | The Ensign Group | 204 | 035193 |
| CORONADO HEALTHCARE CENTER | Phoenix | No | The Ensign Group | 191 | 035132 |
| DESERT BLOSSOM HEALTH & REHAB CENTER | Mesa | No | The Ensign Group | 106 | 035164 |
| Desert Cove Nursing Center | Chandler | No | Life Care Centers of America | 120 | 035095 |
| DESERT HAVEN CARE CENTER | Phoenix | No | 115 | 035062 | |
| DESERT PEAK CARE CENTER | Phoenix | No | 194 | 035175 | |
| Desert Terrace Healthcare Center | Phoenix | No | The Ensign Group | 108 | 035014 |
| Diamondback Healthcare Center | Phoenix | No | 94 | 035302 | |
| Estrella Health And Rehabilitation Center | Avondale | No | The Ensign Group | 161 | 035166 |
| Fountain Hills Post Acute | Fountain Hills | No | The Ensign Group | 64 | 035260 |
| Freedom Plaza Care Center | Peoria | No | 111 | 035256 | |
| FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE OF TEMPE | Tempe | No | Life Care Services | 128 | 035074 |
| HAVEN HEALTH SKY HARBOR, LLC | Phoenix | No | Haven Health | 120 | 035290 |
| HAVEN OF PHOENIX | Phoenix | No | Haven Health | 114 | 035107 |
| HAVEN OF SCOTTSDALE | Scottsdale | No | Haven Health | 56 | 035059 |
| HERITAGE COURT POST ACUTE OF SCOTTSDALE | Scottsdale | No | The Ensign Group | 108 | 035083 |
| Horizon Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center | Glendale | No | The Ensign Group | 196 | 035159 |
| Immanuel Campus Of Care | Peoria | No | 228 | 035250 | |
| Lake Pleasant Post Acute Rehabilitation Center | Peoria | No | The Ensign Group | 128 | 035111 |
| Life Care Center of North Glendale | Glendale | No | Life Care Centers of America | 223 | 035126 |
| Life Care Center of Paradise Valley | Phoenix | No | Life Care Centers of America | 210 | 035146 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF SCOTTSDALE | Scottsdale | No | Life Care Centers of America | 132 | 035143 |
| MARYLAND GARDENS POST ACUTE | Phoenix | No | Pacs Group | 58 | 035247 |
| MI CASA NURSING CENTER | Mesa | No | Life Care Centers of America | 180 | 035120 |
| MIRABELLA AT ASU | Tempe | No | Pacific Retirement Services | 21 | 035300 |
| MISSION PALMS POST ACUTE | Mesa | No | The Ensign Group | 160 | 035071 |
| Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation | Mesa | No | The Ensign Group | 222 | 035135 |
| NORTH MOUNTAIN MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Phoenix | No | The Ensign Group | 164 | 035087 |
| NORTHPARK HEALTH AND REHABILITATION OF CASCADIA | Phoenix | No | Cascadia Healthcare | 54 | 035299 |
| OSBORN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION | Scottsdale | No | The Ensign Group | 130 | 035076 |
| Palm Valley Post Acute | Goodyear | No | Pacs Group | 180 | 035255 |
| Peoria Post Acute and Rehabilitation | Peoria | No | The Ensign Group | 179 | 035144 |
| PHOENIX MOUNTAIN POST ACUTE | Phoenix | No | The Ensign Group | 130 | 035072 |
| Plaza Healthcare | Scottsdale | No | 179 | 035084 | |
| Rehab At Scottsdale Village Square | Scottsdale | No | 141 | 035217 | |
| Resolve Harmony Center, LLC | Phoenix | No | 115 | 035205 | |
| RIDGECREST POST ACUTE | Phoenix | No | Pacs Group | 200 | 035125 |
| RIVER PARK POST ACUTE | Chandler | No | The Ensign Group | 66 | 035251 |
| SANDRIDGE POST ACUTE | Mesa | No | Pacs Group | 191 | 035196 |
| SANTE OF CHANDLER | Chandler | No | Sante | 70 | 035283 |
| SANTE OF MESA | Mesa | No | Sante | 70 | 035280 |
| SANTE OF NORTH SCOTTSDALE | Scottsdale | No | Sante | 72 | 035286 |
| Sante Of Surprise | Surprise | No | Sante | 70 | 035282 |
| Shea Post Acute Rehabilitation Center | Scottsdale | No | The Ensign Group | 120 | 035105 |
| South Mountain Post Acute | Phoenix | No | The Ensign Group | 124 | 035241 |
| Springdale Village Post Acute | Mesa | No | The Ensign Group | 122 | 035207 |
| Sun City Post Acute | Sun City | No | Pacs Group | 118 | 035225 |
| SUN HEALTH GRANDVIEW CARE CENTER | Sun City West | No | 72 | 035265 | |
| Sun Health La Loma Care Center | Litchfield Park | No | 43 | 035264 | |
| Sun West Choice Healthcare & Rehab | Sun City West | No | The Ensign Group | 140 | 035110 |
| Sunview Respiratory and Rehabilitation | Youngtown | No | The Ensign Group | 127 | 035245 |
| SURPRISE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Surprise | No | The Ensign Group | 110 | 035297 |
| TEMPE POST ACUTE | Tempe | No | The Ensign Group | 60 | 035106 |
| The Center At Val Vista, Llc | Gilbert | No | Veritas Management Group | 96 | 035291 |
| THE REHABILITATION CENTER AT THE PALAZZO | Phoenix | No | Aspen Skilled Healthcare | 60 | 035116 |
| The Terraces of Phoenix | Phoenix | No | Humangood | 64 | 035003 |
| Vi at Grayhawk, a Vi and Plaza Companies Community | Scottsdale | No | Vi Living | 36 | 035272 |
| VI AT SILVERSTONE, A VI AND PLAZA COMPANIES COMMUN | Scottsdale | No | Vi Living | 24 | 035281 |
| Wellsprings of Gilbert | Gilbert | No | The Ensign Group | 32 | 035285 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.