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La Canada Care Center

A nursing home in Tucson, Arizona 85704

7970 North La Canada Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85704. (520) 797-1191.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 9 citations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean7
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Scope and severity (A to L)
CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
Nurse staffing hours
The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
Fines and payment denials
A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

7 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Arizona average is 6.4.

Last standard inspection Apr 24, 2026.

Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a complaint inspection on Jan 21, 2026

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

9 citations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

9 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 9 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 4 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Apr 24, 2026: standard inspection3 citations

  • Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident’s ability to function.

    Rule F0605. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 1, 2026.

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Rule F0658. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 1, 2026.

  • Post nurse staffing information every day.

    Rule F0732. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 1, 2026.

Mar 5, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations

  • 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.

    Rule F0584. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 30, 2026.

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Rule F0600. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 30, 2026.

Jan 21, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 2, 2026.

  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Rule F0760. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 6, 2026.

Feb 2, 2024: standard inspection2 citations

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Rule F0695. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 22, 2024.

  • Post nurse staffing information every day.

    Rule F0732. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 22, 2024.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Nov 19, 1988.
  • Not on CMS’s special focus list.
  • No abuse icon from CMS.
  • No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
  • CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
  • 128 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 1 fine in the last three years, $8,278 in all.
  • No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
  • 4 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
Jan 21, 2026Fine$8,278

Who does the caring?

3.34 nurse hours per resident per day

The Arizona average is 4.08.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeArizona average
Nurse hours per resident per day3.344.08
Of which registered nurses0.410.74
At weekends2.833.59
Nursing staff turnover47.1%44.8%
Registered nurse turnover25%44.2%
Administrators who left0Not given

Who owns it?

  • Bandera Healthcare LLC owns 100% directly since Mar 25, 2015.
  • Nursa Inc. and Invaserv LLC run it.
  • 11 owners or officers are people: Robert Eagar (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Robert Eagar (on the governing body (managing control)); Robert Eagar (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Christine Jones (corporate officer); Forrest Peterson (corporate director); Ami Sato (corporate officer); Chad Keetch (corporate officer); Mansoor A Jatoi (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Mansoor A Jatoi (on the governing body (managing control)); Mansoor A Jatoi (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Soon Burnam (corporate officer).
  • Part of The Ensign Group (347 homes in CMS’s data).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
The Ensign Group Inc.Owns 5% or more through other companies100%Sep 25, 2006
Bandera Healthcare LLCOwns 5% or more directly100%Mar 25, 2015
Nursa Inc.Runs it (operational or managerial control)Jul 1, 2015
Ensign Services Inc.Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Jul 1, 2015
La Canada Associates (Lca), LLCAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Jul 1, 2015
Invaserv LLCRuns it (operational or managerial control)Jul 1, 2015

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (Arizona average 4.5).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating1 of 5
Health inspections1 of 5
Staffing2 of 5
Quality measures4 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 9.1 miles, this one had the 3rd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (7; the middle value was 5.5).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
PlaceMiles awayCitations, latest cycle
La Canada Care Center This nursing home7
Mountain View Care Center0.69
Casas Adobes Post Acute Rehab Center2.03
Life Care Center of Tucson2.23
Brookdale Santa Catalina4.15
Skilled Nursing Unit at Oro Valley Hospital5.72
Splendido at Rancho Vistoso6.710
Catalina Post Acute and Rehabilitation7.37
Park Avenue Health and Rehabilitation Center7.63
Haven of Tucson8.36
Villa Maria Post Acute and Rehabilitation9.06
The Center at Tucson9.13

What the record doesn’t say

  • Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
  • Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
  • CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
  • Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

Sources

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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