The Citadel Assisted Living Facility
State licensed520 S HIGLEY RD, Mesa, AZ 85206
Assisted Living
Assisted living & personal care24-hour supervisionMedication management
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About Citadel Post Acute
CITADEL POST ACUTE is a for profit - corporation nursing home in MESA, AZ with 128 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
128 residents
Location
Mesa, AZ
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
5121 EAST BROADWAY ROAD, Mesa, Arizona 85206
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 21, 2025, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Arizona average is 6.3).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 33 minutes with each resident a day, below the Arizona average of 3 hours 59 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Citadel Post Acute in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 33 minutesBelow the Arizona average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 26 minutesBelow the Arizona average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 44% |
Inspections
4 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 18, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 28, 2025
February 21, 2025 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Apr 4, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 4, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 4, 2025
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Higley Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare-certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 120
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- March 1, 1985
- Part of a chain
- The Ensign Group, 344 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 035103
Location
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5121 EAST BROADWAY ROADMesa, AZ 85206
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Questions about Citadel Post Acute
How did Citadel Post Acute do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on February 21, 2025 and cited 3 health deficiencies. The Arizona average is 6.3.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Citadel Post Acute?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 33 minutes with each resident per day, including 26 minutes from registered nurses. 44% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Citadel Post Acute been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Citadel Post Acute in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.