Cottages of Tucson

Last inspection

August 7, 2026

Inspections

8, 28 deficiencies cited

Complaint inspections

7, 4 with deficiencies cited

Enforcement cases

3, $2,500 in civil penalties

• No deficiencies cited at the last 2 inspections (May 2026 to August 2026)
• License active since 2023

Enforcement cases

• August 12, 2026: Civil Penalty $750 (complete); Notice of Enforcement Action (complete) case closed (complete)
• August 12, 2026: Civil Penalty $250 (complete); Notice of Enforcement Action (complete) case closed (complete)
• August 25, 2025: Civil Penalty $1,500 (complete) case closed (complete)

May 14, 2026: complaint inspection, 2 deficiencies

• Administration R9-10-803.J.1-6
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, after the manager had a reasonable basis, according to A.R.S. § 46-454, to believe abuse, neglect, or exploitation had occurred on the premises, the manager failed to report the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the resident according to A.R.S. § 46-454. The deficient practice posed a risk as the Department was unable to assess if there was an immediate health and safety concern for residents who resided in the assisted living facility.
  Approved
• Emergency and Safety Standards R9-10-819.D.2.a-f
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver or an assistant caregiver documented an event in which a resident had an accident, emergency or injury and needed medical services, as required per R9-10-819.D.2.a-f. The deficient practice posed a potential risk as an incident was not documented in a timely manner.
  Approved

March 3, 2026: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection, 4 deficiencies

• Service Plans R9-10-808.A.4.b.iii
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a written service plan was updated at least once every three months for one of three residents reviewed who received directed care services. The deficient practice posed a health and safety risk to the resident if the employees did not know what services the resident needed.
  Approved
• Service Plans R9-10-808.A.5.a-d
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a resident had a written service plan that, when initially developed and when updated, was signed and dated by the resident or resident’s representative, the manager, and the nurse or medical practitioner who reviewed the service plan, for three of three residents sampled.
  Approved
• Directed Care Services R9-10-815.C.6.a-b
  Based on record review and interview the manager failed to ensure a service plan included documentation of the resident's weight or documentation from a medical practitioner stating weighing the resident was contraindicated, for three of three residents sampled receiving directed care services.
  Approved
• Environmental Standards R9-10-820.A.11
  Based on observation and interview, the manager failed to ensure poisonous or toxic materials stored by the assisted living facility were maintained in a locked area, labeled, and inaccessible to residents. The deficient practice posed a risk to the physical health and safety of a resident.
  Approved

May 22, 2025: complaint inspection, 7 deficiencies

• Administration R9-10-803.A.9
  Based on record review and interview, the Governing Authority failed to ensure compliance with A.R.S. § 36-411 by failing to make documented good faith efforts to contact previous employers to obtain information or recommendations which may be relevant to a person's fitness to work in a residential care institution. The deficient practice posed a risk if E3, E4, E6, E7, or E8 was a danger to a vulnerable population.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: May 26, 2025
• Quality Management R9-10-804.2.a-b
  Based on document review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a documented report identifying concerns about the delivery of services, and any changes or actions taken, was submitted to the governing authority.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: May 26, 2025
• Personnel R9-10-806.A.4.a-b
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver's skills and knowledge were verified and documented before the caregiver or assistant caregiver provided physical health services or behavioral health services for two of five certified caregivers. The deficient practice posed a risk if the employees were unable to meet a resident's needs.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: May 26, 2025
• Personnel R9-10-806.C.1.a-c
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a personnel record for each employee included documentation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training (CPR) for one of nine caregivers and assistant caregivers sampled.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: May 22, 2025
• Directed Care Services R9-10-815.F.2.a-c
  Based on documentation review, observation, and interview, the manager failed to ensure the means of exiting the facility for a resident who does not have a key, special knowledge for egress, or the ability to expend increased physical effort, controlled or alert employees of the egress of a resident from the facility. The deficient practice posed a risk if the facility was unaware of the general or specific whereabouts of a resident.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: May 22, 2025
• Medication Services R9-10-816.B.3.a-c
  Based on record review and interview the manager failed to ensure medication was administered to a resident in compliance with a medication order, and documented in the medical record. The deficient practice posed a risk if the resident experienced a change in condition due to improper administration of medication.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: May 26, 2025
• Emergency and Safety Standards R9-10-818.D.1
  Based on documentation review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver or an assistant caregiver immediately notified a resident's primary care provider when a resident had an accident, emergency, or injury that resulted in the resident needing medical services.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: May 26, 2025

February 13, 2025: complaint inspection, 11 deficiencies

• Emergency responders; patient information; hospitals; discharge planning; patient screenings; discharge document A.R.S. § 36-420.04.D
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the assisted living center failed to maintain a copy of the documentation provided to an emergency responder, for four of four residents sampled for whom an emergency responder had been contacted.
  Poc resubmitted; correction date given by the community: February 21, 2025
• Administration R9-10-803.A.9
  Based on record review and interview, the Governing Authority failed to ensure compliance with A.R.S. § 36-411 by failing to make documented good faith efforts to contact previous employers to obtain information or recommendations that may be relevant to a person's fitness to work in a residential care institution. The deficient practice posed a risk if E3 was a danger to a vulnerable population.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: April 21, 2025
• Personnel R9-10-806.A.10
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver provided current documentation of first aid training and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training certification specific to adults, prior to providing assisted living services to a resident for one of three personnel members sampled. The deficient practice posed a risk if an employee was unable to meet a resident's needs during an emergency.
  Poc resubmitted; correction date given by the community: February 25, 2025
• Personnel R9-10-806.A.8.a-b
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver who was expected to have more than eight hours per week of direct interaction with residents, provided evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis on or before the date the individual began providing services at the assisted living facility. The deficient practice posed a potential TB exposure risk to residents.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: February 27, 2025
• Service Plans R9-10-808.C.1.a-g
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver or assistant caregiver documented services provided in the resident's medical record.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: March 1, 2025

Inspections with no deficiencies listed

• August 7, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00179650 conducted on August 7, 2026.
• May 18, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaints 00169979 and 00170106 conducted on May 18, 2026.
• May 12, 2026: complaint inspection. No deficiencies were found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00167837 conducted on May 12, 2026.

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ADHS writes a Statement of Deficiencies after each inspection that finds a rule was not met. The community then files a plan of correction, which ADHS accepts or rejects. ADHS investigates complaints on site. A complaint inspection that ends with “No deficiencies were found” did not find a rule violation; deficiencies cited on a complaint inspection are listed with that inspection. AZ Care Check does not list complaints that did not lead to an on-site inspection. Enforcement cases are actions ADHS takes after an inspection, such as a civil money penalty, a provisional license or a license revocation, with their status. This community is licensed for 80 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Arizona Department of Health Services, Licensing Services, AZ Care Check, data as of October 15, 2026, showing all records on AZ Care Check (back to September 5, 2023). Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.