Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Handmaker Home for the Aging
2221 North Rosemont Boulevard · Tucson, AZ 85712 · 94 certified beds
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About Handmaker Home for the Aging
Handmaker Home for the Aging is a nursing home in Tucson, Arizona. Its capacity is 94 beds, below the Pima County median of 112 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator and is part of Pollak Holdings. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 51 citations, the most recent on April 15, 2026. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.64 hours per resident per day. It is one of 22 nursing homes listed in Tucson. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
3.0Quality measures
5.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (51)
Records from August 2022 to April 2026.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0770Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards..
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities..
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft..
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0761Ensure 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..
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 6, 2024.
September 4, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 18, 2024.
June 20, 2024
Tag F0626Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 21, 2024.
September 28, 2023
Tag F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 19, 2023.
September 28, 2023
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards..
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 19, 2023.
September 28, 2023
Tag F0757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 19, 2023.
September 28, 2023
Tag F0565Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility..
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 26, 2023.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
3.64 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 3.84 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Non profit - Other
Part of Pollak Holdings, a chain of 6 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 1.4 overall, 1.2 for health inspections, 2.6 for staffing, 3.2 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
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