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Brookdale Santa Catalina

Nursing home in Tucson, AZ

Medicare-certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
7500 North Calle Sin Envidia, Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone
(520) 742-6242
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN
035253
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
42
Average residents per day
29
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Arc Santa Catalina INC
Chain
Brookdale Senior Living (12 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Mar 11, 1999
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 035253. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 27, 2025. CMS lists 31 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 5, 2023 to May 29, 2026): 9 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 29, 2026Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection · under dispute review
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 29, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection · under dispute review
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 29, 2026Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection · under dispute review
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 22, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 27, 2025Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 27, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 27, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 27, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 27, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 12, 2025Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 24, 2024Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 24, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 31. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.45 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.01 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.05 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.11 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
38%
RN turnover (yearly)
38%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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