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Friendship Village of Tempe

2525 EAST SOUTHERN AVENUE, TEMPE, AZ, 85282

(480) 831-3184

www.friendshipvillageaz.com/senior-health-services-tempe-az

128 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections1/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

2525 East Southern Avenue

Tempe, AZ 85282

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Bed capacity

128

CMS facility ID

035074

Care type

Nursing home

County

Maricopa

Facility name

Friendship Village of Tempe

Street address

2525 EAST SOUTHERN AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Tempe, AZ 85282

Phone

(480) 831-3184

Website

www.friendshipvillageaz.com/senior-health-services-tempe-az

About this facility — Friendship Village of Tempe

Friendship Village of Tempe is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Tempe, Arizona. It is licensed for 128 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Arizona (112 beds).

It is one of 52 senior care facilities in Tempe and 140 skilled nursing facilities across Arizona. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Friendship Village of Tempe 30 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Life Care Services

Ownership type

Non profit - Other

Registered owners & officers

Tempe Life Care Village Inc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2012

Camberg, Kevin

Director — since 2024

Cassano, Donald

Director — since 1983

Combs, Suzanne

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Crawford, Cathlene

Director — since 2021

Foster, Shelley

Director — since 2022

Garba, Emily

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2026

Jensen, Darrell

Director · Officer — since 2017

Life Care Services Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1980

Marvin, Cole

Operational control — since 2007

Pearson, Todd

Director · Officer — since 2020

Pulsifer, Marc

Director · Officer — since 2009

Reck, Ross

Director · Officer — since 2016

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company

Security-interest holder — since 2021

Wells, Shirley

Director — since 2017

Woods, Corey

Director — since 2015

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming this facility · 20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1980-11-12

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

0 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-01

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$1,652 per day (≈ $50,220/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

0% Medicaid · 30% Medicare · 70% private/other

Occupancy

94% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

297% above the AZ median of $416/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

128

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Saturday: Closed · Sunday: Closed

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-04-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-04-23

F-0842

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-04-23

2025-03-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0607

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2025-04-15

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-04-23

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (26 citations)

2025-03-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-04-23

F-0607

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2025-04-23

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-04-23

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-04-23

2025-01-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered11 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-03-03

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-03-03

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-03-03

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2025-02-18

F-0677

E · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2025-03-03

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-03-03

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-03-03

F-0757

E · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2025-03-03

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-02-19

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-03-03

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-03-03

2023-10-06Health inspection2 citations

F-0732

E · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2023-10-31

F-0757

E · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2023-10-31

2026-05-01Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-07-31

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-06-26

2025-01-17Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-02-18

2023-10-06Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0342

D · No harm found

Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.

Corrected 2023-11-02

K-0345

E · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2023-11-02

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-11-02

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-11-02

K-0521

D · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2023-11-02

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2023-11-02

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 035074.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.636 ratings on Google

★★★★★Cherryl Martin · 2026-05-29 · via Google
“Friendship Village provided excellent care during my recent stay due to broken hip and wrist. The nurses and CNA's were great. All giving care with true honest attitudes. Food was very good and kitchen provided many choices for each meal. Five star recommendation.”

★★★★★wendy mack · 2025-12-08 · via Google
“If I could give more than 5 stars I would without any doubt. The Team at this facility are very profesional and excellent with all forms of communication. They take their jobs seriously and the patients truly feel that they care about them, which of course they do. The patients comfort and care are their priority. The facility campus is well groomed and clean, you won't find any unpleasant sme…”

★★★★★JP Koth · 2022-09-05 · via Google
“Both my parents have utilized the Friendship Village Healthcare Center during their 17 years as independent residents of FVT. My father lived the last 5 years of his life with Alzheimer’s in the healthcare center (living 14 years total with the disease) and he was happy, healthy and extremely well cared for. Our family is so very grateful for the care that all the healthcare center staff provided.…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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