Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre
Nursing home in Tucson, Arizona, CMS certification number 035099
2900 East Milber Street, Tucson, AZ 85714 · Pima County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 240
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 3, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 24
- Fines in 3 years
- $43,134 (2)
Does Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre 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
- 3.75
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.51
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.98
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.26
- Weekend total hours
- 3.47
- Nursing staff turnover
- 49.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 3, 2026 and cited 24 deficiencies, plus 23 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 3, 2023, found 13.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre 2 times in the past 3 years, for $43,134 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 117.1 residents live here, about 49% of its 240 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 240
- Average residents per day
- 117.1
- Certified since
- February 5, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre
- Legal business name
- Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 3 homes nationally under Sandstone Healthcare Group, 1.7-star chain average
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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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre, 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 Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre
What is the CMS star rating of Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre?
24 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre?
Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.