Santa Rosa Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Santa Rosa Care Center is a 144-bed for-profit nursing home in Tucson, Arizona, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Arizona average of 2.23, and 58.2% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Santa Rosa Care Center
1650 North Santa Rosa AvenueTucson, 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 Santa Rosa Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.08 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Arizona average. With about 120 residents a day, that works out to roughly 249 aide hours a day, or about 31 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) | 2.08 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.31 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.35 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 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
58.2% of nursing staff at Santa Rosa 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 84.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 29, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Santa Rosa Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Santa Rosa Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Rillito River Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1980
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Santa Rosa Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Handmaker Home for the Aging Tucson · abuse citation | 0.7 | 94 | 2.17 | 3.90 | 68.0% | 3 | None |
| Foothills Rehabilitation Center Tucson | 0.7 | 149 | 2.59 | 4.07 | 22.8% | 2 | None |
| Villa Maria Post Acute and Rehabilitation Tucson | 0.8 | 83 | 1.98 | 3.51 | 41.8% | 3 | $8,018 |
| The Center at Tucson Tucson | 1.1 | 96 | 2.17 | 4.22 | 34.0% | 5 | None |
| Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center Tucson | 1.2 | 112 | 1.83 | 3.15 | 46.3% | 4 | None |
| Pueblo Springs Rehabilitation Center Tucson | 1.2 | 129 | 1.89 | 3.03 | 58.3% | 2 | None |
| Sandstone Estates Rehab Centre Tucson | 1.8 | 103 | 2.54 | 4.26 | 48.6% | 1 | None |
| Devon Gables Rehabilitation Center Tucson · abuse citation | 1.8 | 312 | 2.26 | 3.64 | 28.2% | 2 | None |
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.