Overview
Brookdale Santa Catalina has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Arizona average of 3.4. It ranks 14th of 21 nursing homes in Tucson. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 74% of nursing homes in Arizona (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 27, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Arizona average of 6.2. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 28% of Arizona nursing homes have been fined.
Brookdale Santa Catalina is a for-profit facility with 42 certified beds, caring for about 30 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 1999. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 27, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.54 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.13 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.37 hrs
- Nurse aides2.03 hrs
- Physical therapists0.18 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 42
- Average residents per day
- 30
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 11, 1999
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes