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The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and combines results from health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and combines results from health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Nestled amidst the majestic mountains of Tucson, Arizona, lies the exquisite Life Care Center of Tucson – a haven of vibrant culture and compassionate people. With round-the-clock admissions, comprehensive case management, medication management, social services, wound care, and a myriad of other services provided by skilled health professionals, everyone’s healing journey gets easier through time.
The home creates an enriching and uplifting environment for its residents. From a certified dietitian who ensures nutritional needs are met, to a salon and barbershop where residents can pamper themselves, to state-of-the-art fire safety systems that provide peace of mind, a well-stocked library for leisurely reading, and meticulously landscaped grounds that invite seniors to revel in nature’s splendor, Life Care Center of Tucson surely elevates every senior living experience.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 31st out of 72 homes in Arizona. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
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Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 42m per day | ■ Avg State avg: 43m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
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LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 1h 3m per day | ■ Avg State avg: 1h 3m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 2h 11m per day | ▼ 8% State avg: 2h 22m per day · National avg: 2h 21m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 3h 32m per day | ▼ 3% State avg: 3h 38m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 1m per day | ▼ 83% State avg: 6m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
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Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 26m per day | ▼ 16% State avg: 31m per day · National avg: 29m per day |
Lower than the Arizona average: 72.7%Life Care Center of Tucson is legally operated by Life Care Center Of Tucson, and administrated by Corrie Killingsworth.
Key information about the people who lead and staff this community.
In Arizona, the Department of Health Services, Bureau of Long Term Care Licensing performs regular onsite inspections and investigates complaints for all licensed residential and nursing facilities.
Enforcement actions are formal penalties or interventions imposed by Arizona regulators when a nursing home fails to meet state or federal care, safety, or regulatory standards. They may include directed plans of correction, civil monetary penalties, denial of payment, or appointment of temporary management.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Arizona state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | AZ Average | vs. AZ Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 153 | 9 | This facility has 1600% more total deficiencies than a typical Arizona nursing home (153 vs. AZ avg 9).↑ 1600% worse |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2022.
| 38.3 | 2.3 | This facility has 1565% more deficiencies per year than a typical Arizona nursing home (38.3 vs. AZ avg 2.3).↑ 1565% worse |
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Deficiencies per inspection
Average deficiencies per inspection.
| 8.1 | 1.8 | This facility has 350% more deficiencies per inspection than a typical Arizona nursing home (8.1 vs. AZ avg 1.8).↑ 350% worse |
Inspections
| This Facility | AZ Average | vs. AZ Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total inspections
Combined count of all routine and focused inspections. Excludes complaint investigations.
| 19 | 5 | This facility has 280% more total inspections than a typical Arizona nursing home (19 vs. AZ avg 5).↑ 280% worse |
Complaints & Investigations
| This Facility | AZ Average | vs. AZ Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total complaints
Formal expressions of concern made by residents, families, or staff.
| 16 | 6 | This facility has 167% more total complaints than a typical Arizona nursing home (16 vs. AZ avg 6).↑ 167% worse |
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Complaints per year
Average complaints per year since 2022.
| 4 | 1.5 | This facility has 167% more complaints per year than a typical Arizona nursing home (4 vs. AZ avg 1.5).↑ 167% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
Life Care Center of Tucson’s inspection record is mixed, showing repeated deficiencies in resident supervision, medication management, abuse prevention, and emergency preparedness. The most recent inspection on September 18, 2025, cited one deficiency for failing to prevent a resident’s elopement due to inadequate monitoring and lack of security measures. Earlier investigations found multiple deficiencies for medication misappropriation (August 15, 2025) and substantiated abuse and neglect incidents, including eight deficiencies in January 2024 related to abuse reporting, care plans, and resident rights.
Read the full inspection reports for this facility, including detailed findings and corrective actions.
Show Inspection ReportsArizona average 6.3
Last Health inspection on Sep 2025
Arizona average 23.2
Arizona average 3.82
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
38 of 49 citations resulted from standard inspections; and 11 of 49 resulted from complaint investigations.
100% better than Arizona averageArizona average: 0.1
100% better than Arizona averageArizona average: 0.6
Corrected
Corrected
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Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
9% better than Arizona average
0% compared with Arizona average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.3 hoursThis role is partially covered by contractors.
Assists with medical care and medications.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.5 hoursThis role is partially covered by contractors.
Helps with daily care and mobility.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.6 hoursNo contractors work on this role.
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
138 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 47 | 0 | 47 | 14,746 | 92 | 100% | 8.6 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 21 | 3 | 24 | 6,539 | 92 | 100% | 9.5 |
| Registered Nurse | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3,303 | 92 | 100% | 9.3 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1,199 | 88 | 96% | 6.1 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 3 | 0 | 3 | 930 | 68 | 74% | 7.3 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 4 | 0 | 4 | 905 | 65 | 71% | 6.8 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 3 | 0 | 3 | 583 | 72 | 78% | 6 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 528 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 512 | 64 | 70% | 8 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 500 | 63 | 68% | 7.9 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 464 | 58 | 63% | 8 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 419 | 57 | 62% | 7.4 |
| Dietitian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 364 | 53 | 58% | 6.9 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 2 | 0 | 2 | 338 | 55 | 60% | 5.7 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 274 | 52 | 57% | 5.3 |
| Dental Services Staff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 36 | 39% | 5.9 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 2 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 43 | 47% | 2 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 0 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 3% | 12.9 |
| Other Physician | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 3% | 9.5 |
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
8.9
17% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 7.6
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
18.1
12% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 16.1
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
13.7%
22% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 11.2%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
17.8%
12% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 15.8%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
22.7%
9% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 20.8%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
0.5%
74% better than Arizona averageArizona average: 2.1%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
7.4%
46% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 5.1%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
2.2%
63% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 1.3%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
5.0%
8% better than Arizona averageArizona average: 5.4%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
9.6%
114% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 4.5%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
10.8%
5% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 10.3%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
98.9%
In line with Arizona averageArizona average: 97.2%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
97.9%
In line with Arizona averageArizona average: 94.6%
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
96.2%
5% better than Arizona averageArizona average: 91.5%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
1.6%
54% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 1.0%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
91.0%
In line with Arizona averageArizona average: 87.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
33.6%
37% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 24.6%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
12.3%
15% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 10.7%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
0.0%
100% better than Arizona averageArizona average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
40.9%
24% worse than Arizona averageArizona average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
60.4%
19% better than Arizona averageArizona average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
18% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
69% of new residents, often for short stays.
12% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
58Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Life Care Center of Tucson based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #42 / 80Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 42nd out of 80 homes in Arizona. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Arizona average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
5.1 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Tucson's city center to Life Care Center of Tucson's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 0.25 miles to nearest hospital (Northwest Medical Center)
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The information below is reported by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Long Term Care Licensing.
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| Life Care Center of Tucson |
NH Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).
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Life Care Center of Tucson is in the North La Cholla Boulevard neighborhood of Tucson.
The legal owner and operator of Life Care Center of Tucson is Tucson Medical Investors, Llc.
Life Care Center of Tucson has a walk score of 43. Somewhat walkable. A few nearby services may be reachable on foot, but most trips require transportation.
According to AZ state health department records, Life Care Center of Tucson's license number is NCI-2721.
According to AZ state health department records, Life Care Center of Tucson's license expires on January 31, 2027.
Life Care Center of Tucson's occupancy is 36%.
Life Care Center of Tucson is registered as a for-profit in AZ.
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