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Handmaker Home for the Aging

2221 NORTH ROSEMONT BOULEVARD, TUCSON, AZ, 85712
(520) 881-2323
94 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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2221 North Rosemont Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85712
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
94
CMS facility ID
035016
Care type
Nursing home
County
Pima
Facility name
Handmaker Home for the Aging
Street address
2221 NORTH ROSEMONT BOULEVARD
City / state / ZIP
Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone
(520) 881-2323

About this facility — Handmaker Home for the Aging

Handmaker Home for the Aging is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Tucson, Arizona. It is licensed for 94 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Arizona (112 beds).

It is one of 417 senior care facilities in Tucson and 140 skilled nursing facilities across Arizona. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Handmaker Home for the Aging 56 times across 15 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Pollak Holdings
Ownership type
Non profit - Other

Registered owners & officers

Ash, Bruce
Director — since 2021
Bastiampillai, Nicholas
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Bregman, Philip
Officer — since 2014
Dorf, Rachel
Operational control — since 2021
Gooding, Emerson
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Kohn, Brian
Officer — since 2021
Pollak, Elie
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Wexler, Allison
Director — since 2014
Wissinger, Travis
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1967-01-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-01-23
Nurse staffing
3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$415 per day (≈ $12,620/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
62% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 32% private/other
Occupancy
79% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
right at the AZ median of $416/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
94
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-05-15
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2026-05-15
2026-01-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-02-20
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-01-31
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-01-31
11 earlier / fire-safety inspections (51 citations)
2025-12-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-01-24
2025-11-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-12-27
2025-03-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-05-02
2025-01-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-03-18
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-03-18
F-0677
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-03-18
2024-10-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered18 citations
F-0552
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0607
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0609
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0726
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0743
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a resident does not develop patterns of decreased social interaction and/or increased withdrawn, angry, or depressive behaviors, unless unavoidable.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0760
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0770
D · No harm found
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-12-06
2024-09-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-10-18
2024-06-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0626
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Corrected 2024-06-21
2023-09-28Health inspection5 citations
F-0565
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2023-10-26
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-10-19
F-0726
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2023-10-19
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2023-10-19
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-10-19
2024-10-24Fire-safety inspection13 citations
E-0004
D · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2024-12-06
E-0006
D · No harm found
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2024-12-06
E-0013
D · No harm found
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-12-06
E-0020
D · No harm found
Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.
Corrected 2024-12-06
E-0022
D · No harm found
Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.
Corrected 2024-12-06
E-0024
D · No harm found
Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
Corrected 2024-12-06
E-0026
D · No harm found
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
Corrected 2024-12-06
E-0030
D · No harm found
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
Corrected 2024-12-06
E-0035
D · No harm found
Provide family notifications of emergency plan.
Corrected 2024-12-06
E-0039
D · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2024-12-06
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-12-05
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-12-03
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-11-05
2023-09-28Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0345
E · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-12-08
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-12-08
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-12-08
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2023-12-08
2022-08-18Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0342
D · No harm found
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
Corrected 2022-10-21
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-10-21
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2022-10-21
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 035016.

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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