La Canada Care Center
7970 North La Canada Drive, Tucson, AZ, 85704
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 128 · avg 99 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 50% — near the Arizona averageArizona avg: 46.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Arizona nursing homesArizona avg: 42.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Arizona averageArizona avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $12,735 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 035189
- Certified beds
- 128 beds · avg 99 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Tortolita Healthcare, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (13 on record)
- Robert Eagar
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Mansoor Jatoi
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Ami Sato
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Christine Jones
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- Forrest Peterson
Corporate Director · since 2019
- Ensign Services Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2015
+ 7 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 21)
- D0600·Mar 5, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E0584·Mar 5, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- G0760·Jan 21, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- G0684·Jan 21, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0732·Feb 2, 2024
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0695·Feb 2, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0812·Oct 14, 2022
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- B0732·Oct 14, 2022
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $13K
Most recent events
- Jan 21, 2026Fine · $13K
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 2, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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