Nursing home
Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
7500 North Calle Sin Envidia, Tucson, AZ 85718 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Brookdale Senior Living (14 facilities) · 42 certified beds
Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tucson, Arizona. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.41 hours per resident per day, above the Arizona average of 4.12. Its most recent inspection on May 1, 2024 cited 7 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) compares
This facility vs. the Arizona and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Arizona avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.41 | 4.12 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.04 | 2.36 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.4% | 47.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 7500 North Calle Sin Envidia
Tucson, AZ 85718 - CMS certification #
- 035253
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 42
- Avg residents/day
- 34.7
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1999-03-11
- Chain
- Brookdale Senior Living (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Brookdale Senior Living
Brookdale Senior Living operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Brookdale Senior Living facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Choose from cozy, pet-friendly apartments in a variety of floor plans.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
And with a selection of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom floor plans, you’ll find just the pet-friendly apartment to fit your style.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Oro Valley Hospital, Oro Valley. 5.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mountain View Care Center, Tucson. 3.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc, Tucson. 2.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 85718 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 032613 Northwest Tucson Dialysis (Fmc), Tucson, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
032514 Desert Dialysis Center (Dci), Tucson, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Oro Valley Dialysis, Oro Valley, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 32 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85718.
Casa De La Luz Hospice, office in Tucson, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Anthem East LLC, office in Tucson, 3.0 miles away, straight line
Amedisys Hospice, office in Tucson, 4.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Banner-University Medical Group, Tucson. 4.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Catalina Foothills, AZ, risk to homes is greater than 35% of communities in Arizona and 73% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave very high, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 4.41 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arizona average of 4.12.
Has Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Brookdale Santa Catalina (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 42 beds.