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Sierra Winds is one of Peoria’s most trusted independent living communities with nursing home facilities. With an emphasis on its skilled nursing facility and short-term rehabilitation services, the professional care staff is dedicated to delivering excellent and comprehensive accommodations for seniors in a nurturing environment. The nursing home maintains a high-quality standard of service provided with compassion for a more personal approach to residential care. Sierra Winds ensures that your needs are met and that your recovery is their priority.
The upscale continuing care retirement community provides a list of services that include 24-hour nursing care, stimulating activities, engaging social activities and programs, therapy services (speech, occupational, physical), post-acute stays, and medication management.
Lower than the Arizona average: 72.7%Sierra Winds is legally operated by Sierra Winds, and administrated by Emily Dawson.
Key information about the people who lead and staff this community.
In Arizona, the Department of Health Services, Bureau of Long Term Care Licensing performs regular onsite inspections and investigates complaints for all licensed residential and nursing facilities.
A composite 0–100 score combining this facility's inspections, citations, complaints, and enforcement actions relative to the Arizona state average. See the nursing homes benchmark below for the typical Arizona score; higher is better.
Below the Arizona average for nursing homes.
Arizona nursing homes benchmark: C 75/100
Inspection score: 64 out of 100. Letter grade D. Below the Arizona average for nursing homes.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Arizona state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 24 | 9 | This facility has 167% more total deficiencies than a typical Arizona nursing home (24 vs. AZ avg 9).↑ 167% worse |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2023.
| 8 | 3 | This facility has 167% more deficiencies per year than a typical Arizona nursing home (8 vs. AZ avg 3).↑ 167% worse |
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Deficiencies per inspection
Average deficiencies per inspection.
| 1.3 | 1.8 | This facility has 28% fewer deficiencies per inspection than a typical Arizona nursing home (1.3 vs. AZ avg 1.8).↓ 28% better |
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Enforcement actions
Formal penalties or interventions imposed by Arizona regulators — directed plans of correction, civil monetary penalties, denial of payment, or appointment of temporary management.
| 1 | 1 | This facility has enforcement actions in line with the Arizona average (1 vs. AZ avg 1).— At avg |
Inspections
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Total inspections
Combined count of all routine and focused inspections. Excludes complaint investigations.
| 18 | 5 | This facility has 260% more total inspections than a typical Arizona nursing home (18 vs. AZ avg 5).↑ 260% worse |
Complaints & Investigations
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Total complaints
Formal expressions of concern made by residents, families, or staff.
| 16 | 6 | This facility has 167% more total complaints than a typical Arizona nursing home (16 vs. AZ avg 6).↑ 167% worse |
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Complaints per year
Average complaints per year since 2023.
| 5.3 | 2 | This facility has 165% more complaints per year than a typical Arizona nursing home (5.3 vs. AZ avg 2).↑ 165% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
Reporting period: April 1 – June 30, 2025 (Q2 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
100% worse than Arizona average
22% worse than Arizona average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering April 1 – June 30, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
7 total: 6 full-time employees and 1 contractor.
7
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
7.6 hoursAssists with medical care and medications.
All 6 LPN Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
6
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
7.1 hoursHelps with daily care and mobility.
25 total: 23 full-time employees and 2 contractors.
25
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
6.7 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering April 1 – June 30, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
733 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering April 1 – June 30, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 23 | 2 | 25 | 1,213 | 54 | 67% | 6.7 |
| Registered Nurse | 6 | 1 | 7 | 975 | 58 | 72% | 7.6 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 6 | 0 | 6 | 526 | 47 | 58% | 7.1 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 512 | 64 | 79% | 8 |
| Dental Services Staff | 2 | 0 | 2 | 512 | 64 | 79% | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 472 | 59 | 73% | 8 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 0 | 2 | 2 | 429 | 59 | 73% | 7.1 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 239 | 34 | 42% | 7 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 20 | 25% | 8.2 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 0 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 37 | 46% | 1.9 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 0 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 23 | 28% | 2.7 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 20% | 2.9 |
| Medical Director | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 21% | 1.1 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 21% | 1.1 |
| Other Physician | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12% | 1.5 |
| Feeding Assistant | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 16% | 1.2 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6% | 2.4 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4% | 3.7 |
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.
26% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
74% of new residents, often for short stays.
Historical financial and operational data for Sierra Winds based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #43 / 80Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 43rd out of 80 homes in Arizona. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Arizona average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
5.3 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Peoria's city center to Sierra Winds's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 2.86 miles to nearest hospital (Abrazo Arrowhead Campus)
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Sierra Winds is located in Peoria, Arizona.
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The information below is reported by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Long Term Care Licensing.
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The legal owner and operator of Sierra Winds is Arizona Retirement Center.
Sierra Winds has a walk score of 47. Somewhat walkable. A few nearby services may be reachable on foot, but most trips require transportation.
According to AZ state health department records, Sierra Winds's license number is NCI-418.
According to AZ state health department records, Sierra Winds's license expires on October 31, 2026.
Sierra Winds's occupancy is 67%.
Emily Dawson is the administrator of Sierra Winds.
Sierra Winds has 30 beds.
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