Nursing HomeInspections

Dr Guy Gorman Sr Care Home

Nursing home in Chinle, AZ

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)SFF candidate (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
Highway 191 & Hospital Road, Chinle, AZ 86503
Phone
(928) 674-5216
Listed under
Nonprofit
Medicare CCN
035242
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
80
Average residents per day
51
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Legal Business Name Not Available
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 10, 1997
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 035242. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 25, 2025. CMS lists 64 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 15, 2023 to Jul 25, 2025): 25 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS lists this facility as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jul 25, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 64. 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 2 fines totalling $127,634 and 2 denials of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Jul 25, 2025Payment denial for 90 days from Oct 25, 2025
Sep 27, 2024Fine: $67,074
Sep 15, 2023Fine: $60,560
Sep 15, 2023Payment denial for 17 days from Dec 15, 2023

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
4.09 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.45 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.91 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.38 hours

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.