70/100
Above average
La Canada Care Center
7970 North La Canada Drive, Tucson, AZ 85704
- Certified beds
- 128
- Occupancy
- 76%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
$8,278 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).
Our read on La Canada Care Center
La Canada Care Center runs 128 certified beds in Tucson under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are where the story starts. At 3.26 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 16% under the national average of 3.86, weekend coverage drops roughly 13% below its own weekday level, and turnover lands at 47%, slightly above the national figure. On paper the home scores well on quality measures, but its current record carries 15 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy and two tied to abuse. One fine totaling $8,278 is on file, and the last inspection was recent. The staffing pattern is the piece worth asking about directly.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
8/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →3.22 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.41 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 13% against weekdays
Staff stability
9/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →47% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
15/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
8/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →$8,278 in federal fines across 1 action(s)
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: April 24, 2026 (6 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
Who owns this home
Full recordPart of THE ENSIGN GROUP, which operates 344 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
What families say
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Common questions about La Canada Care Center
What is the ElderGrade for La Canada Care Center? +
La Canada Care Center holds an ElderGrade of B (70 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at La Canada Care Center? +
Residents receive an average of 3.26 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has La Canada Care Center been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does La Canada Care Center accept Medicaid? +
Yes, La Canada Care Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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