Handmaker Home for the Aging: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Handmaker Home for the Aging is a 94-bed nonprofit nursing home in Tucson, Arizona, part of Pollak Holdings. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Arizona average of 2.23, and 68.0% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Handmaker Home for the Aging
2221 North Rosemont BoulevardTucson, AZ 85712
Pima County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Handmaker Home for the Aging, nurse aides logged 2.17 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Arizona average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 166 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.17 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.34 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.90 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.55 | 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
68.0% of nursing staff at Handmaker Home for the Aging left over the year CMS measured, against a Arizona average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Handmaker Home for the Aging holds 3 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Handmaker Home for the Aging
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: Pollak Holdings, 6 homes
- Legal name: Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Handmaker Home for the Aging
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Foothills Rehabilitation Center Tucson | 0.0 | 149 | 2.59 | 4.07 | 22.8% | 2 | None |
| Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center Tucson | 0.7 | 112 | 1.83 | 3.15 | 46.3% | 4 | None |
| Santa Rosa Care Center Tucson · abuse citation | 0.7 | 144 | 2.08 | 3.35 | 58.2% | 3 | None |
| Pueblo Springs Rehabilitation Center Tucson | 0.7 | 129 | 1.89 | 3.03 | 58.3% | 2 | None |
| The Center at Tucson Tucson | 0.9 | 96 | 2.17 | 4.22 | 34.0% | 5 | None |
| Sandstone Estates Rehab Centre Tucson | 1.2 | 103 | 2.54 | 4.26 | 48.6% | 1 | None |
| Devon Gables Rehabilitation Center Tucson · abuse citation | 1.2 | 312 | 2.26 | 3.64 | 28.2% | 2 | None |
| Villa Maria Post Acute and Rehabilitation Tucson | 1.2 | 83 | 1.98 | 3.51 | 41.8% | 3 | $8,018 |
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.