Overview
Life Care Center of Tucson has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Arizona average of 3.4. It ranks 9th of 21 nursing homes in Tucson. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 69% of nursing homes in Arizona (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 10, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Arizona average of 6.2. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $14,380 in the past three years.
Life Care Center of Tucson is a for-profit facility with 162 certified beds, caring for about 75 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1987.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 43%
Top 49%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 10, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $14,380
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.22 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.81 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.13 hrs
- Nurse aides2.29 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 162
- Average residents per day
- 75
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 7, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes