Overview
Handmaker Home for the Aging has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Arizona average of 3.4. It ranks 17th of 21 nursing homes in Tucson. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 54% of nursing homes in Arizona (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 23, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the Arizona average of 6.2. 6 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.
Handmaker Home for the Aging is a nonprofit facility with 94 certified beds, caring for about 83 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967. 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 81%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 23, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- 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 staff3.64 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.52 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.06 hrs
- Nurse aides2.07 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 94
- Average residents per day
- 83
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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