Life Care Center of Tucson

Name: Life Care Center of Tucson
Address: 6211 NORTH LA CHOLLA BOULEVARD, Tucson, AZ, 85741, US
Telephone: 5205750900

6211 North La Cholla Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85741 · Pima County · 162 certified beds · avg 84 residents/day · certified since Jan 7, 1987

Part of chain: LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA (194 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)

1/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.95

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5

⚠ The most recent standard health inspection was more than 2 years ago — conditions may have changed.

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 self-reported quality measures.

All citations in the current public record (50)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Apr 23, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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
Jan 5, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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
Sep 18, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
Aug 15, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not protect residents from misuse of their belongings or money — this is called misappropriation, and it includes theft or improper use of a resident's property or funds. · from a complaint
Aug 15, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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
Jul 17, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
Jul 17, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Jul 17, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have enough power supply for lighting at all entrances and exits, or for fire detection, alarm systems, and extinguishers.
Jul 17, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not keep its building and grounds safe, functional, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors.
Jul 17, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not develop, carry out, or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Jul 17, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Jul 17, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow.
Jul 17, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Jul 17, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Jul 17, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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. · from a complaint
Feb 7, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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
Jan 5, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not allow a resident's chosen representative — often a family member or someone with power of attorney — to exercise the resident's rights on their behalf. When a resident can't speak for themselves, their representative steps into that role. · from a complaint
Jan 5, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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
Jan 5, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint
Jan 5, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint
Dec 7, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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
Mar 14, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Mar 14, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time.
Mar 14, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
Mar 14, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Mar 14, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Mar 14, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections.
Mar 14, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Mar 14, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not fully assess residents on time — a complete assessment of health, abilities, and needs is required when a resident is first admitted and at least once every 12 months after that.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not create and follow a basic care plan covering a new resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. The first days are when a new resident is most vulnerable.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not perform required COVID-19 testing on residents and staff.
Mar 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to those eligible after that education, or properly document everyone's vaccination status.
Mar 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care.
Mar 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required.
Mar 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Mar 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Mar 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections.
Mar 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide the right treatment and services for residents with dementia or signs of dementia. Dementia care requires specific approaches, training, and patience.
Mar 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits.
Mar 8, 2022	B · Minimal risk, repeated	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.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (8 → 9).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2022	21	E
2023	9	E
2024	15	E
2025	3	E
2026	2	D

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.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	Arizona avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	3.95	3.97	3.95	top 35% in Arizona; top 41% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.73	0.69	0.69	top 33% in Arizona; top 33% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.31	3.50	3.50	top 43% in Arizona; bottom 48% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.38	0.49	0.48	bottom 42% in Arizona; bottom 49% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	42.9	45.2	45.8	top 41% in Arizona; top 44% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	43.8	43.6	42.9	bottom 50% in Arizona; bottom 46% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, 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 3.85, RN 0.71, weekend 3.22. Staffing rating: 4/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Corporation

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Preston, Forrest	Individual	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	06/25/2014
Butner, Nancy	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	09/16/2018
Butner, Nancy	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	09/16/2018
Cross, Cindy	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	11/10/2014
Fletcher, Todd	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2021
Franco, Mark	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	09/12/2025
Henry, Terry	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	11/10/2014
Idrissou, Laura	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	06/28/2015
Idrissou, Laura	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	06/28/2015
Killingsworth, Corrine	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	01/09/2026
Killingsworth, Corrine	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	01/09/2026
Killingsworth, Corrine	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	03/13/2026
Lay, Lisa	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	04/24/2017
Life Care Centers of America, INC.	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	06/25/2014
Life Care Centers of America, INC.	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	10/31/2014
Preston, Aubrey	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	03/06/2025
Preston, Forrest	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	10/31/2014
Sarah, Alif	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	02/27/2019
Sarah, Alif	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	02/27/2025
Smith, Frank	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	06/19/2025

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
"What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
"What safeguards do you have to protect residents' money and belongings, and what happens when something goes missing?"
"How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
"Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
"What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"Does your backup power cover exit lighting and fire alarms, and when was it last tested?"
"Can we tour the whole building today, including resident bathrooms and common areas, not just the lobby?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

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Villa Maria Post Acute and Rehabilitation	8.0 mi	Tucson, AZ	★★★☆☆	2/5
The Center at Tucson	8.2 mi	Tucson, AZ	★★★★★	5/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 035140.

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Visit checklist — Life Care Center of Tucson

6211 North La Cholla Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85741 · 5205750900

Health inspection rating 1/5 · CMS overall 1/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
☐ "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
☐ "What safeguards do you have to protect residents' money and belongings, and what happens when something goes missing?"
☐ "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
☐ "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
☐ "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
☐ "Does your backup power cover exit lighting and fire alarms, and when was it last tested?"
☐ "Can we tour the whole building today, including resident bathrooms and common areas, not just the lobby?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 035140 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)