The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
PARK AVENUE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
TUCSON, AZ · Medicare-certified · 200 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
Park Avenue Health and Rehabilitation Center has an overall 4-star rating, with strong quality measures but weaker staffing at 2 stars and health inspections at 3 stars. It reports 3.20 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it has had $25,116 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.203 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: October 24, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $25,116recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.203.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.24
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.12
- Nurse aides
- 1.84
- Weekend nursing
- 2.78
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 40%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
11.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
6.6%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
6.4%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
15.4%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
19.3%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.9%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.3%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
27.9%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
2%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
86%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.8%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.5%Steady
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited May 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: E
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited April 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited April 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $25,116 was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $25,116 in total fines.
- $25,116
Federal fine
Aug 1, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 338 homes · 3.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 144.6 residents on an average day (72% of 200 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 37 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.