Santa Rosa Care Center
Nursing home in Tucson, Arizona, CMS certification number 035004
1650 North Santa Rosa Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85712 · Pima County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 144
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 29, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Santa Rosa Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Santa Rosa 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | Not rated |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Santa Rosa Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Nursing staff turnover
- 63%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 92.3%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 29, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 27, 2023, found 6.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Santa Rosa Care Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Santa Rosa Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
- Certified beds
- 144
- Certified since
- April 1, 1980
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Santa Rosa Care Center
- Legal business name
- Rillito River Healthcare, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
- Ownership changed in the past year
- Yes
Other nursing homes near Santa Rosa Care Center
- Handmaker Home for the Aging2221 North Rosemont Boulevard, Tucson 85712
- Foothills Rehabilitation Center2250 North Craycroft Road, Tucson 85712
- Villa Maria Post Acute and Rehabilitation4310 East Grant Road, Tucson 85712
- The Center at Tucson5020 East Glenn Street, Tucson 85712
- Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center5830 East Pima Street, Tucson 85712
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 Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Santa Rosa Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Santa Rosa Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Santa Rosa Care Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Santa Rosa Care Center?
Rillito River Healthcare, Inc., for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.