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Sun Health La Loma Care Center

14260 SOUTH DENNY BOULEVARD, LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, 85340
(623) 537-7400
43 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
43
CMS facility ID
035264
Care type
Nursing home
County
Maricopa
Facility name
Sun Health La Loma Care Center
Street address
14260 SOUTH DENNY BOULEVARD
City / state / ZIP
Litchfield Park, AZ 85340
Phone
(623) 537-7400

Sun Health La Loma Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Litchfield Park, Arizona. It is licensed for 43 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Arizona (112 beds).

It is one of 18 senior care facilities in Litchfield Park 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 Sun Health La Loma Care Center 17 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,278 in fines. 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Cavanaugh-marsh, Mary
Director — since 2023
Forvis Mazars Llp
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Gilstrap, Greg
Director — since 2023
Haskell, Cornelius
Director — since 2022
Hoffman, Sintra
Director — since 2025
Hunter, Darryll
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Jude, Rebecca
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Kovala, Irene
Director — since 2017
La Loma Senior Living Services, Inc.
Operational control — since 2018
La Rue, Joseph
Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018
Lakshmipathy, Arun
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2005
Lancaster, Lewis
Director — since 2017
Marrer, Gary
Director — since 2022
Orcutt, Herman
Director — since 2012
Orlopp, Sharon
Director — since 2024
Reifsteck, Mark
Director — since 2023
Rivera, Rey
Director — since 2024
Runge, Amy
Officer — since 2024
Saltmarsh
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Solomon, Gerald
Director — since 2017
Sun Health Senior Living Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Sun Health Services
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Thompson, Kimberley
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2006-02-13
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,278 total
Last standard inspection
2025-03-28
Nurse staffing
5.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$318 per day (≈ $9,670/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 19% Medicare · 82% private/other
Occupancy
71% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
24% below the AZ median of $416/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
43
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-10-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-10-29
2025-06-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2025-08-31
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (15 citations)
2025-03-28Health inspection8 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-05-10
F-0655
E · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2025-05-10
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2025-05-10
F-0691
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-05-10
F-0757
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2025-05-10
F-0804
F · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2025-05-10
F-0812
D · 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 2025-05-10
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-05-10
2024-02-23Health inspection1 citation
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 2024-04-29
2025-03-28Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-05-01
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-05-01
2024-02-23Fire-safety inspection2 citations
E-0039
E · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2024-04-29
K-0131
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.
Corrected 2024-04-29
2022-11-23Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2022-12-30
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2022-12-30

Federal penalties

2025-10-28Fine$8,278
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 035264.
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered