4762 E ADAMS ST, Tucson, AZ 85712
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About Santa Rosa Care Center
Santa Rosa Care Center brings together skilled nursing and rehabilitation expertise in the heart of Tucson, Arizona. Our team focuses on personalized recovery plans, compassionate daily care, and helping residents regain independence during transitions and healing.
Community at a glance
Capacity
144 residents
Location
Tucson, AZ
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1650 NORTH SANTA ROSA AVENUE, Tucson, Arizona 85712
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
- Medicare flags Santa Rosa Care Center for a citation related to abuse of residents in its recent inspections.
- Santa Rosa Care Center changed ownership in the last 12 months. Ratings may reflect the previous owner.
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 29, 2025, state inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the Arizona average is 6.3).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 21 minutes with each resident a day, below the Arizona average of 3 hours 59 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Santa Rosa Care Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 21 minutesBelow the Arizona average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 18 minutesBelow the Arizona average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 58%Above the Arizona average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
22 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
February 20, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 24, 2026
October 31, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Protect 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 Nov 13, 2025
August 29, 2025 · Standard inspection · 6 citations+
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Aug 30, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Aug 30, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Sep 15, 2025Ensure 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 Sep 25, 2025PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 7, 2025Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 25, 2025
June 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Protect 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 pattern (level E)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 14, 2025
February 7, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Protect 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 Feb 8, 2025
December 18, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Protect 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 pattern (level E)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 19, 2024
November 1, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Protect 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 pattern (level E)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 2, 2024Ensure 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 PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 2, 2024
October 21, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Protect 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 Oct 22, 2024
September 23, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Protect 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 Oct 25, 2024
April 1, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Protect 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 Apr 25, 2024
October 27, 2023 · Standard inspection · 6 citations+
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 6, 2023Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Dec 8, 2023Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 8, 2023Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 8, 2023Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 6, 2023PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 13, 2023
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Rillito River Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare-certified beds
- 144
- Average residents per day
- 120
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- April 1, 1980
- 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
- 035004
Location
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1650 NORTH SANTA ROSA AVENUETucson, AZ 85712
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Questions about Santa Rosa Care Center
How did Santa Rosa Care Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on August 29, 2025 and cited 8 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Arizona average is 6.3.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Santa Rosa Care Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 21 minutes with each resident per day, including 18 minutes from registered nurses. 58% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Santa Rosa Care Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Santa Rosa Care Center in the last three years.
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.