Caring House ranks No. 3 for size among Pinal County nursing homes in Q1

Caring House held the position of the third largest nursing home in Pinal County for the first quarter of 2026, data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shows.

The nursing facility offered 100 beds during this period, 41 fewer than the Pinal County average as of the first quarter of 2026. It maintained an average daily census of 81.4 residents.

CMS assigned Caring House an overall rating of 3 out of 5, which is below Arizona’s statewide average rating of 3.4 for nursing homes.

During the quarter, Apache Junction Health Center led Pinal County with 190 beds, with Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center second at 134 beds.

Through the first quarter of 2026, Caring House had incurred two fines totaling $28,695 and received three penalties.

Pinal County, Arizona, had one public nursing home in total.

Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate the U.S. senior population is increasing while numbers of children decline. Between 2020 and 2024, Americans 65 and older grew by 13%, as the population under age 18 dropped 1.7%. America’s older adult population has risen significantly since 1920, expanding from 4.9 million to over 61 million by 2024.

A 2021 analysis found that about half of Americans in this age group, or 28 million people, are likely to require long-term services. The report also determined that more than a third of older adults may eventually need nursing home support.

“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, an insurance education nonprofit. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”

Information for this article was sourced from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The original dataset is available here.