Overview
La Canada Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Arizona average of 3.4. It ranks 21st of 21 nursing homes in Tucson. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 82% of nursing homes in Arizona (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 24, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the Arizona average of 6.2. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the past three years.
La Canada Care Center is a for-profit facility with 128 certified beds, caring for about 97 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 24, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,278
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.34 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.41 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.82 hrs
- Nurse aides2.10 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 97
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 19, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes