Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Tucson, Arizona. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 39% above the Arizona average of 2.23.
Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson
555 East Ajo WayTucson, AZ 85713
Pima County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson, nurse aides logged 3.09 hours per resident per day, 39% above the Arizona average. With about 117 residents a day, that works out to roughly 362 aide hours a day, or about 45 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.09 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.25 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.05 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.63 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 10, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Arizona average 6.4). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson holds 3 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Arizona State Veteran Home-Tucson
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Arizona Department of Veterans Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 23, 2012
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.