Nursing home
La Canada Care Center
7970 North La Canada Drive, Tucson, AZ 85704 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 128 certified beds
La Canada Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tucson, Arizona. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.28 hours per resident per day, below the Arizona average of 4.12. Its most recent inspection on Feb 2, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How La Canada Care Center 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) | 3.28 | 4.12 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.35 | 0.72 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.98 | 2.36 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.4% | 47.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 La Canada Care Center
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
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Oct 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2022 - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2022
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
- 7970 North La Canada Drive
Tucson, AZ 85704 - CMS certification #
- 035189
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 128
- Avg residents/day
- 99.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1988-11-19
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around La Canada Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 1999
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What La Canada Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our Nursing staff provides 24-hour round the clock care for our residents under the direction of our in-house physicians.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Mar 21, 1999 to Mar 17, 2001. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $7,183 owed to 2 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: La Canada Care Center (Life Care Center of America, Inc.). Case 1124520.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Northwest Medical Center, Tucson. 2.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mountain View Care Center, Tucson. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Home Care For The 21St Century North Tucson, Tucson. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 85704 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Northwest Tucson Dialysis, Tucson, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
032613 Northwest Tucson Dialysis (Fmc), Tucson, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Oro Valley Dialysis, Oro Valley, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 36 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 85704.
Casa De La Luz Hospice, office in Tucson, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bayada Hospice, office in Tucson, 1.5 miles away, straight line
Aria Hospice Comfort Care, office in Tucson, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Banner-University Medical Group, Tucson. 6.0 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave very high, earthquake relatively 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is La Canada Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives La Canada Care Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is La Canada Care Center staffed?
La Canada Care Center reports 3.28 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arizona average of 4.12.
Has La Canada Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does La Canada Care Center have?
La Canada Care Center is certified for 128 beds.