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PUEBLO SPRINGS REHABILITATION CENTER

TUCSON, AZ · Medicare-certified · 129 beds

Needs attention
For-profitChain member
1 of 5 overall

Pueblo Springs Rehabilitation Center in Tucson has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star staffing and 2-star health inspection ratings; reported nursing staffing is 3.01 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark. It has no fines in the last 24 months, but it is flagged for the lowest overall rating.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.0071 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: June 6, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0lowest overall rating

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.0071.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.30
Licensed practical nurses
0.84
Nurse aides
1.87
Weekend nursing
2.54

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 57%
Registered nurse turnover: 75%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

3%0%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

0%0%No change

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

5.6%3.4%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%0%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

1.7%1.5%No change

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

5.3%7.8%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

10.7%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

23.7%18.5%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%1.3%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

1.4%0%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

18.5%19.4%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

12.2%36.1%Worsening

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

93.7%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

95%78.9%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

84%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

91.7%79.4%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E

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 June 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 properly screen residents for mental health or intellectual disability needs before or during admission. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 645 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E

The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: E

The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited March 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 338 homes · 3.2 stars avg
Occupancy
90.5 residents on an average day (70% of 129 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 45 years

The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.