Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Mesa, AZ

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 51 South 48th Street, Mesa, AZ 85206
Phone: (949) 487-9500
Listed under: For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN: 035135
Overall star rating: 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating: 3 of 5
Staffing rating: 4 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 222
Average residents per day: 202
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Sunland Health Associates, LLC.
Chain: The Ensign Group (342 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Sep 17, 1986
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 035135. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 14, 2025. CMS lists 18 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 4, 2025): 4 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Sep 4, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 20, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	G Actual harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2025	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2025	Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2025	Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Nursing and Physician Services	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 22, 2023	Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 22, 2023	Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 18, 2023	Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 18, 2023	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 1, 2022	Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 1, 2022	Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 1, 2022	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 18. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $8,278 in the last three years.

May 20, 2025

Fine: $8,278

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 4.21 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 1.23 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.13 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.48 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 34%
RN turnover (yearly): 18%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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