La Canada Care Center
Nursing home in Tucson, Arizona, CMS certification number 035189
7970 North La Canada Drive, Tucson, AZ 85704 · Pima County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 128
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 24, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,278 (1)
Does La Canada Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. La Canada Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours La Canada Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.34
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.41
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.82
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.10
- Weekend total hours
- 2.83
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 24, 2026 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 2, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined La Canada Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,278 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 96.9 residents live here, about 76% of its 128 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 96.9
- Certified since
- November 19, 1988
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns La Canada Care Center
- Legal business name
- Tortolita Healthcare, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near La Canada Care Center
- Mountain View Care Center1313 West Magee Road, Tucson 85704
- Casas Adobes Post Acute Rehab Center1919 West Medical Street, Tucson 85704
- Life Care Center of Tucson6211 North La Cholla Boulevard, Tucson 85741
- Brookdale Santa Catalina7500 North Calle Sin Envidia, Tucson 85718
- Skilled Nursing Unit at Oro Valley Hospital1551 E Tangerine Rd, Oro Valley 85755
See also all nursing homes in Tucson.
Who inspects nursing homes in Arizona
Arizona's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Arizona, the 21 in Tucson, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run La Canada Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about La Canada Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of La Canada Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does La Canada Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at La Canada Care Center?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns La Canada Care Center?
Tortolita Healthcare, Inc., for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.