La Canada Care Center in Tucson, AZ

La Canada Care Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Tucson, Arizona. It is located in Pima county at 7970 North La Canada Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85704. You can reach out to the office of La Canada Care Center via phone at (520) 797-1191. This skilled nursing facility has 128 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 61.48%. Its legal business name is Tortolita Healthcare, Inc. and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Limited Liability Company.

La Canada Care Center (Medicare CCN 035189) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1988 (36 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in July, 2019.

Contact Information

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

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Nursing Home Profile

NameLa Canada Care Center
Location7970 North La Canada Drive, Tucson, Arizona
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds128
Occupancy Rate61.48%
Medicare ID (CCN)035189
Legal Business NameTortolita Healthcare, Inc.
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Limited Liability Company

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with La Canada Care Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1346281433
Organization NameLIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.
Doing Business AsLA CANADA CARE CENTER
Address7970 N La Canada Dr, Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone Number520-797-1191

NPI Number1881074870
Organization NameTORTOLITA HEALTHCARE, INC.
Doing Business AsLA CANADA CARE CENTER
Address7970 N La Canada Dr, Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone Number520-797-1191

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for La Canada Care Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care La Canada Care Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of La Canada Care Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1714.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight4.435.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder66.6748.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.451.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection4.212.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms05.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.383.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine96.3393.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9.5214.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine97.5883.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.41.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened21.417.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication20.4919.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.377.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine93.2595.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function67.667.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine87.3882.93

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