7970 North La Canada Drive, Tucson, AZ 85704 (opens Google Maps) · Pima County · (520) 797-1191· 128 certified beds · avg 98 residents/day · certified since Nov 19, 1988 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: THE ENSIGN GROUP (342 facilities, chain avg rating 3.2★)
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Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Jan 21, 2026 · F-0684 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Why it matters: Care that strays from doctor's orders or ignores the resident's wishes can lead to declining health and avoidable harm.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Feb 2, 2026 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Jan 21, 2026 · F-0760 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication.
Why it matters: A serious medication error can cause real harm, hospitalization, or worse.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Feb 6, 2026 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Showing the latest 3 of 15 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. F-0732
The facility gave residents unnecessary mind-altering (psychotropic) medications, or used drugs in a way that restrained residents by dulling their ability to think, move, or function. F-0605
The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. F-0658
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility gave residents unnecessary mind-altering (psychotropic) medications, or used drugs in a way that restrained residents by dulling their ability to think, move, or function. · F-0605 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint · F-0584 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint · F-0684 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint · F-0760 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services. · F-0645 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give residents proper notice about what Medicare or Medicaid covers, or about charges the resident might owe for services that aren't covered. · F-0582 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. · F-0692 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | B · Potential for minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 3).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | G ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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1 fine totaling $8,278.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2026 | Fine | $8,278 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Arizona avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.22 | 3.97 | 3.95 | bottom 20% in Arizona; bottom 23% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.40 | 0.69 | 0.69 | bottom 14% in Arizona; bottom 22% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.80 | 3.50 | 3.50 | bottom 18% in Arizona; bottom 21% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.28 | 0.49 | 0.48 | bottom 17% in Arizona; bottom 27% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 47.0 | 45.2 | 45.8 | bottom 45% in Arizona; bottom 44% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 33.3 | 43.6 | 42.9 | top 25% in Arizona; top 33% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.26, RN 0.41, weekend 2.83.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.26 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 2/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnam, Soon | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/25/2015 |
| Eagar, Robert | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2015 |
| Eagar, Robert | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2015 |
| Eagar, Robert | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/26/2025 |
| Ensign Services INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2015 |
| Invaserv LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2015 |
| Jatoi, Mansoor | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2020 |
| Jatoi, Mansoor | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2020 |
| Jatoi, Mansoor | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/23/2025 |
| Jones, Christine | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/26/2019 |
| Keetch, Chad | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2011 |
| La Canada Associates (lca), LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2015 |
| Nursa INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2015 |
| Peterson, Forrest | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2019 |
| Port, Barry | Individual | Individual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/23/2025 |
| Sato, Ami | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/09/2024 |
All 16 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
CMS lists this facility under the chain The Ensign Group — 342 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 341 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Care Center | 0.6 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Casas Adobes Post Acute Rehab Center | 2.0 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Life Care Center of Tucson | 2.2 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Brookdale Santa Catalina | 4.1 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Skilled Nursing Unit at Oro Valley Hospital | 5.7 mi | Oro Valley, AZ | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Splendido at Rancho Vistoso | 6.8 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Catalina Post Acute and Rehabilitation | 7.3 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Park Avenue Health and Rehabilitation Center | 7.6 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Haven of Tucson | 8.3 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Villa Maria Post Acute and Rehabilitation | 9.0 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| The Center at Tucson | 9.1 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Santa Rosa Care Center | 9.8 mi | Tucson, AZ | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
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CMS records place this facility in Pima, AZ — 24 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 035189.
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