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Splendido At Rancho Vistoso

13500 NORTH RANCHO VISTOSO BLVD, TUCSON, AZ, 85755
(520) 878-2600
42 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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13500 North Rancho Vistoso Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85755
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
42
CMS facility ID
035273
Care type
Nursing home
County
Pima
Facility name
Splendido At Rancho Vistoso
Street address
13500 NORTH RANCHO VISTOSO BLVD
City / state / ZIP
Tucson, AZ 85755
Phone
(520) 878-2600

About this facility — Splendido At Rancho Vistoso

Splendido At Rancho Vistoso is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Tucson, Arizona. It is licensed for 42 beds — well 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 Splendido At Rancho Vistoso 16 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,018 in fines. 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
Mather Senior Living Communities
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Tucson Mather Plaza Llc
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2003
Tucson Mather Llc
Indirect owner — 50% stake — since 2003
Tucson Plaza Llc
Indirect owner — 50% stake — since 2003
Elster, Mary Beth
Operational control — since 2003
Manella, Christopher
Officer — since 2016
Muhlbach, Peter
Operational control — since 2023
Parham, Maria
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Wadleigh, John
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2008-09-12
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,018 total
Last standard inspection
2025-03-28
Nurse staffing
5.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$2,401 per day (≈ $72,990/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 22% Medicare · 78% private/other
Occupancy
85% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
477% above the AZ median of $416/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
42
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.
2026-06-09Health 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 2026-06-28
2025-03-28Health inspection3 citations
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 2025-06-02
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 2025-06-02
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 2025-06-02
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (12 citations)
2024-09-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-10-04
2023-10-06Health inspection2 citations
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 2023-12-07
F-0812
D · 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 2023-12-07
2022-08-25Health inspection4 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2022-11-01
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2022-11-01
F-0661
B · No harm found
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Corrected 2022-11-01
F-0758
E · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2022-11-01
2025-03-28Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-05-25
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-05-25
2023-10-06Fire-safety inspection1 citation
E-0039
E · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2023-12-18
2022-08-25Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-10-27
K-0372
D · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2022-10-27

Federal penalties

2024-09-10Fine$8,018
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 035273.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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