Life Care Center of Tucson: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Tucson is a 162-bed for-profit nursing home in Tucson, Arizona, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Arizona average of 2.23, and 42.9% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Life Care Center of Tucson
6211 North la Cholla BoulevardTucson, AZ 85741
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 Life Care Center of Tucson, nurse aides logged 2.19 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Arizona average. With about 84 residents a day, that works out to roughly 184 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.19 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.85 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
42.9% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Tucson left over the year CMS measured, against a Arizona average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 43.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 17, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 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. Life Care Center of Tucson holds 1 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Life Care Center of Tucson
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Tucson Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 7, 1987
- 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.