Nursing homes › Arizona › Tucson › Handmaker Home for the Aging
2221 North Rosemont Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85712 · (520) 881-2323 · 94 certified beds
Save this provider to compare the same published fields across up to four providers of the same care type.
Open your comparisonCMS overall star rating: this provider 3/5; median among 139 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 3/5.
CareRecords calculates this unweighted median from the loaded source snapshot. Providers with missing values are excluded. It is a descriptive reference, not a new quality rating or recommendation. Individual reporting periods may differ; do not compare different rating systems.
How to compare records without mistaking missing data for good performance →
Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Pollak Holdings, a group operating 6 facilities in 2 states. Group record: average rating 1.6/5, 4 abuse citation icons, 4 facilities on the Special Focus list, $612,936 in federal fines. This facility rates above its group average (1.6/5).
Total nurse staffing: 3.90 (Arizona median: 3.76). RN hours: 0.39. Weekend total: 3.55. Nursing staff turnover: 68%.
In the downloaded CMS dataset: 36 deficiency citations. Below: up to 40 most recent citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-05-15 |
| 2026-04-15 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-05-15 |
| 2026-01-23 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-02-20 |
| 2026-01-23 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-01-31 |
| 2026-01-23 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2026-01-31 |
| 2025-12-24 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-01-24 |
| 2025-11-12 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-12-27 |
| 2025-03-19 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-05-02 |
| 2025-01-22 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-03-18 |
| 2025-01-22 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-03-18 |
| 2025-01-22 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-03-18 |
| 2024-10-24 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Ensure 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. | E | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Ensure that a resident does not develop patterns of decreased social interaction and/or increased withdrawn, angry, or depressive behaviors, unless unavoidable. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-10-24 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-06 |
| 2024-09-04 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-10-18 |
| 2024-06-20 | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-06-21 |
| 2023-09-28 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Health | corrected 2023-10-19 |
| 2023-09-28 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | D | Health | corrected 2023-10-26 |
| 2023-09-28 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Health | corrected 2023-10-19 |
| 2023-09-28 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | D | Health | corrected 2023-10-19 |
| 2023-09-28 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Health | corrected 2023-10-19 |
No federal fines or payment denials in this downloaded dataset.
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH, BRUCE | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/22/2021 |
| WEXLER, ALLISON | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/21/2014 |
| BREGMAN, PHILIP | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/21/2014 |
| KOHN, BRIAN | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/22/2021 |
| POLLAK, ELIE | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/19/2021 |
| WISSINGER, TRAVIS | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/19/2021 |
| HANDMAKER JEWISH SERVICES FOR THE AGING | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/18/2024 |
| BASTIAMPILLAI, NICHOLAS | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/31/2021 |
| DORF, RACHEL | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/19/2021 |
| GOODING, EMERSON | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/30/2025 |
| POLLAK, ELIE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/19/2021 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “Handmaker Home for the Aging — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 035016), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/handmaker-home-for-the-aging-tucson-az/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (August 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 035016. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.