La Canada Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
La Canada Care Center is a 128-bed for-profit nursing home in Tucson, Arizona, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Arizona average of 2.23, and 47.0% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
La Canada Care Center
7970 North la Canada DriveTucson, AZ 85704
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 La Canada Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Arizona average. With about 98 residents a day, that works out to roughly 199 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.26 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.83 | 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
47.0% of nursing staff at La Canada Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Arizona average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 24, 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 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2026 | Fine | $8,278 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. La Canada Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About La Canada Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Tortolita Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 19, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near La Canada Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mountain View Care Center Tucson | 0.6 | 120 | 1.52 | 2.63 | 42.3% | 4 | None |
| Casas Adobes Post Acute Rehab Center Tucson · abuse citation | 2.0 | 230 | 2.46 | 3.97 | 50.5% | 3 | None |
| Life Care Center of Tucson Tucson | 2.2 | 162 | 2.19 | 3.85 | 42.9% | 1 | None |
| Brookdale Santa Catalina Tucson | 4.1 | 42 | 2.05 | 4.45 | 37.8% | 4 | None |
| Skilled Nursing Unit at Oro Valley Hospital Oro Valley | 5.7 | 33 | 2.12 | 5.57 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| Splendido at Rancho Vistoso Tucson · many days without an RN | 6.7 | 42 | 3.05 | 4.97 | 18.2% | 3 | $8,018 |
| Catalina Post Acute and Rehabilitation Tucson | 7.3 | 102 | 2.21 | 3.98 | 41.7% | 4 | None |
| Park Avenue Health and Rehabilitation Center Tucson | 7.6 | 200 | 1.76 | 3.13 | 41.4% | 4 | $25,116 |
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.