The Caring House

Primary specialty

Skilled Nursing FacilityTaxonomy code 314000000X

License

7919 Issued in AZ

Legal business name

THE CARING HOUSE

Practice address

338 S Ocotillo Rd
Sacaton, AZ 85247

Phone

(520) 562-7400

Fax

(520) 562-7406

NPI assigned

Aug 15, 2005

Organization subpart

No

Name

Mr. Russell Goddard

Title

Administrator

Phone

(520) 562-7409

Owners and managing parties disclosed on this facility’s Medicare enrollment that are themselves Medicare-enrolled.

• Sai Lakshmi V Chandran, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • NPI 1437123593

  Adp of the SNF, Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• Gila River Health Care Corporation

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Sacaton, AZ
  • NPI 1225023179

  5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, Direct Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Gila River Health Care Corporation

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Laveen, AZ
  • NPI 1376538231

  5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, Direct Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Gila River Health Care Corporation

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Laveen, AZ
  • NPI 1700867819

  5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, Direct Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Gila River Health Care Corporation

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Sacaton, AZ
  • NPI 1891776902

  5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, Direct Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership

Organizations this organization is a member of, according to the National Provider Directory.

• Gila River Health Care Corporation

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Maricopa, AZ
  • NPI 1386633915

  Member Of

  NPD member

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles.

• Sai Lakshmi V Chandran, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • NPI 1437123593
  NPD (past)
• Wesley Neil Yamada, DPM.

  • Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
  • Sacaton, AZ
  • NPI 1568448801
  NPD (past)

Clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation in Medicare Care Compare.

• Ndidi Ogechi Ivy Abara, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Yuma, AZ
  • NPI 1295115145

  Nursing home

  Care Compare affiliation
• Sai Lakshmi V Chandran, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • NPI 1437123593

  Nursing home

  Care Compare affiliation

Listed as

Caring HouseCCN 035216

Overall star rating

2 of 5

Health inspections

2 of 5

Quality measures

4 of 5

Type

Medicare and Medicaid

Ownership

Government - Federal

Certified

Jun 19, 1993

Medicare certification status

ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file

Certified beds

10081.2 residents per day on average

Penalties (3 years)

3Fines totaling $28,695

Processed by Care Compare on Aug 1, 2026.

These CMS records do not include an NPI. They are shown because their name and street address match this provider’s.

CLIA laboratory certificates

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AZ

Legal name

THE CARING HOUSE

Certification status

Active

Provider type (POS)

Nursing home – SNF/NF dual certification

Participating since

Jun 19, 1993

Last certification

Nov 8, 2024

Beds

100

Ownership / control type

Federal

Organization structure

CorporationNon-profit

Incorporated

Dec 29, 1992 in AZ

Enrollment address

338 S Ocotillo Rd
Sacaton, AZ 85147

Nursing home name

CARING HOUSE

As disclosed on the Medicare enrollment (CMS All Owners files). Individuals include officers, directors and managing employees, who may not hold ownership.

Locations

• Gila River Indian Care Center Former legal business name

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format, last updated by the provider on Oct 22, 2024.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1729555200000",
    "number": "1912909391",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 2187",
            "city": "SACATON",
            "state": "AZ",
            "postal_code": "852470056",
            "telephone_number": "520-562-7400",
            "fax_number": "520-562-7406"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "338 S OCOTILLO RD",
            "city": "SACATON",
            "state": "AZ",
            "postal_code": "85247",
            "telephone_number": "520-562-7400",
            "fax_number": "520-562-7406"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-08-15",
        "last_updated": "2024-10-22",
        "certification_date": "2024-10-17",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "GODDARD",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "RUSSELL",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "ADMINISTRATOR",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "520-562-7409",
        "authorized_official_name_prefix": "Mr."
    },
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
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        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
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            "code": "4",
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        }
    ]
}

• Scott Wesley Stover, PT, DPT
• Kristi Lucille Stuckwisch, LCSW, LISAC
• Louisa J Szarek, REGISTERED DIETITION
• Ami Tamakuwala, LMSW
• Clara Terrazas, LMSW
• Ansan Thomas, NP
• Joe Frank Thomas, O.D.
• Sisy Thomas, NP
• Aundria Thompson, LAC
• Regina Delgado Thorley, DMD

• All providers in Sacaton, AZ
• Skilled Nursing Facility in Arizona

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 22, 2024; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; facility enrollments, owners and changes of ownership; Provider of Services certification data.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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