Citadel Post Acute
Mesa · 2.0 mi · 128 beds
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Sante of Mesa
5358 EAST BASELINE ROAD, Mesa, AZ, 85206
Nursing home70 licensed beds0 citations on record
6 more within 6 milesOpen in Maps
Has this facility been cited?
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 2 deficiencies against Sante of Mesa in Mesa, Arizona at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-09-04, 1 of them arising from complaints. Medicare has fined it 1 time, totalling $3,146. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall.
5 / 5Medicare overall rating
70certified beds
2deficiencies at the last inspection
0immediate-jeopardy findings on record
0actual-harm findings on record
1federal fines, $3,146
What the inspectors found
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
Immediate jeopardyA resident was placed in immediate danger. The most serious band CMS uses.0
Actual harmA resident was harmed, but not placed in immediate danger.0
Potential for more than minimal harmNo resident was harmed, but the failing could have caused it.12
Potential for minimal harmThe least serious band.0
Most recentDDDDDDDEDDDD
The last 12 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2025-09-04 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0563 · 2025-07-02 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0623 · 2024-09-06 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0727 · 2024-09-06 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0757 · 2024-09-06 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0698 · 2024-04-17 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0609 · 2024-01-31 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0554 · 2022-11-10 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0552 · 2022-11-10 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0623 · 2022-11-10 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0658 · 2022-11-10 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2022-11-10 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Medicare’s own rating
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
OverallCombines the three below5 of 5
Health inspectionBased on the last three inspection cycles5 of 5
StaffingNurse hours per resident, adjusted for how sick residents are5 of 5
Quality measuresResident outcomes reported by the home4 of 5
Nurse hours per resident per dayReported by the home to CMS5.02729
Nursing staff turnoverShare of nursing staff who left in a year36%
Penalties
What Medicare has fined this home
FinesCivil money penalties imposed by CMS1
Total fined$3,146
Payment denials and other penaltiesMedicare refusing to pay for new admissions is the usual one1
Ownership
Who owns Sante of Mesa
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEACH FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST DATED 2/25/24 | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 12/06/2022 |
| MUNCH TOOKE, LLC | Organization | 49% | since 05/01/2011 |
| SP MESA, LLC | Organization | 49% | since 05/01/2011 |
| MUNCH TOOKE, LLC | Organization | 6% | since 05/01/2011 |
| RDW ARIZONA LLC | Organization | 8% | since 07/12/2011 |
| SP RE DEVELOPMENT LLC | Organization | 39% | since 06/01/2011 |
| STERLING & JACQUELINE HOLDINGS,LLC | Organization | 10% | since 01/01/2022 |
| HANSEN, CHARLES | Individual | 13% | since 05/01/2011 |
| MUNCH, MICHAEL | Individual | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 05/01/2011 |
| SCHAEFER, JACOB | Individual | 6% | since 05/01/2011 |
| SANTE PARTNERS II LLC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2015 |
| FICEK, GREGORY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2015 |
Part of the SANTE group.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 035280.
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