Mountain View Retirement Village
State licensed7900 N LA CANADA DR, Tucson, AZ 85704
Assisted Living
Assisted living & personal care24-hour supervisionMedication management
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About La Canada Care Center
LA CANADA CARE CENTER is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in TUCSON, AZ with 128 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
128 residents
Location
Tucson, AZ
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
7970 NORTH LA CANADA DRIVE, Tucson, Arizona 85704
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 24, 2026, state inspectors cited 7 health deficiencies (the Arizona average is 6.3).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 15 minutes with each resident a day, below the Arizona average of 3 hours 59 minutes.
Medicare fined La Canada Care Center once in the last three years, $8,278 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 15 minutesBelow the Arizona average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 24 minutesBelow the Arizona average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 47% |
Inspections
9 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
April 24, 2026 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected May 1, 2026Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected May 1, 2026Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected May 1, 2026
March 5, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 2 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 30, 2026Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 30, 2026
January 21, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 2, 2026Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 6, 2026
February 2, 2024 · Standard inspection · 2 citations+
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 22, 2024Post nurse staffing information every day.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Mar 22, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $8,278 in the last three years.
- January 21, 2026Fine: $8,278
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Tortolita Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare-certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 98
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- November 19, 1988
- Part of a chain
- The Ensign Group, 344 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 035189
Location
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7970 NORTH LA CANADA DRIVETucson, AZ 85704
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Questions about La Canada Care Center
How did La Canada Care Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on April 24, 2026 and cited 7 health deficiencies, 4 of them from complaint investigations. The Arizona average is 6.3.
How much nursing care does each resident get at La Canada Care Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 15 minutes with each resident per day, including 24 minutes from registered nurses. 47% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has La Canada Care Center been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined La Canada Care Center once in the last three years, totaling $8,278.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.