1008 S BUTTE CREST CIR, Payson, AZ 85541
Assisted Living
Assisted living & personal care24-hour supervisionMedication management
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About Payson Care Center
Payson Care Center brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Arizona's high country with a focus on personalized recovery. Our team supports patients through post-hospital care, wound management, and physical therapy in a setting where medical expertise meets small-town compassion.
Community at a glance
Capacity
163 residents
Location
Payson, AZ
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
107 EAST LONE PINE DRIVE, Payson, Arizona 85541
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 March 7, 2025, state inspectors cited 7 health deficiencies (the Arizona average is 6.3).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 58 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Arizona average.
Medicare has not fined Payson Care Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 58 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 49 minutesAbove the Arizona average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 54%Above the Arizona average |
2 administrators have left the home in the past year.
Inspections
18 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
April 17, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 13, 2025
March 7, 2025 · Standard inspection · 7 citations
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Apr 11, 2025Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)AdministrationCorrected Apr 11, 2025Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 11, 2025Provide appropriate care/assistance for a resident with a prosthesis.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 11, 2025Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 11, 2025Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Apr 11, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 11, 2025
March 7, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 11, 2025Protect 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 Apr 11, 2025
January 30, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 12, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 12, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 12, 2025
January 14, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 5 citations+
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 pattern (level E)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 7, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 7, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 7, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 7, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 7, 2025
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Payson United Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 163
- Average residents per day
- 41
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- November 25, 1985
- Part of a chain
- Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 035117
Location
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107 EAST LONE PINE DRIVEPayson, AZ 85541
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Questions about Payson Care Center
How did Payson Care Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on March 7, 2025 and cited 7 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Arizona average is 6.3.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Payson Care Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 58 minutes with each resident per day, including 49 minutes from registered nurses. 54% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Payson Care Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Payson Care Center 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.