Sierra Vista · 85635
Haven of Sierra Vista
660 South Coronado Drive
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Life Care Center of Sierra Vista
⌖ Sierra Vista, AZ · Cochise County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds152
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Life Care Center of Sierra Vista
Life Care Center of Sierra Vista is a 152-bed for-profit nursing home in Sierra Vista, AZ. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Arizona is 3.3.
- Inspections: 12 problems at its last full inspection (Sep 2025), more than the Arizona average of 6.4. None of its recent citations were for residents being harmed.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 39 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Arizona average of 3 hr 59 min. About 35% of nursing staff left in the past year.
- Fines: $55,881 in federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameLife Care Center Of Sierra Vista
LocationCochise County, Arizona
Phone(520) 458-1050
Address2305 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 · Cochise County
Medicare provider number35136
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyLife Care Centers of America · 194 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 2, 1986 (39 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 3 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone since Sep 2025No citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Sep 2025.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover35% a yearArizona average: 45%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 39 min a dayArizona average: 3 hr 59 minAbout average
- Registered nurse time per resident40 min a dayArizona average: 42 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $55,881Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Oct 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection12 (Sep 2025)Arizona average: 6.4.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Arizona average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital34.4%State average: 23.7%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit20.9%State average: 10.4%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.2%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 4 minutes a day per resident, averaged across all residents, including long-term residents who get little or no therapy. That is less than the state average of 6 minutes. It is not one person’s therapy schedule; if rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.3%State average: 2.1%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.8%State average: 4.4%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs5.3%State average: 10.6%Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Arizona average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Residents’ care here is paid by a mix of Medicaid, Medicare and private pay. In Arizona, Medicaid pays for 58% of resident days at a typical home.
- 44% Medicaid
- 24% Medicare
- 32% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average41%Arizona typical: 81%
Facility operating cost per resident day$394Arizona typical: $396
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 17 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing3★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.6 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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Family reviews
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