The Center at Tucson
Nursing home in Tucson, Arizona, CMS certification number 035295
5020 East Glenn Street, Tucson, AZ 85712 · Pima County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 96
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- August 16, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Center at Tucson take Medicare and Medicaid?
The Center at Tucson is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Center at Tucson 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
- 4.40
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.65
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.45
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.30
- Weekend total hours
- 3.53
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 16, 2024 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 9, 2023, found 2.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Center at Tucson in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 87 residents live here, about 91% of its 96 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 87
- Certified since
- July 6, 2018
Who owns The Center at Tucson
- Legal business name
- Center at Tucson LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 13 homes nationally under Veritas Management Group, 4.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Center at Tucson
- Villa Maria Post Acute and Rehabilitation4310 East Grant Road, Tucson 85712
- Foothills Rehabilitation Center2250 North Craycroft Road, Tucson 85712
- Handmaker Home for the Aging2221 North Rosemont Boulevard, Tucson 85712
- Santa Rosa Care Center1650 North Santa Rosa Avenue, Tucson 85712
- Haven of Tucson3705 North Swan Road, Tucson 85718
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 The Center at Tucson, 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 The Center at Tucson
What is the CMS star rating of The Center at Tucson?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Center at Tucson accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Center at Tucson?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Center at Tucson?
Center at Tucson LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.