HANDMAKER HOME FOR THE AGING
HANDMAKER HOME FOR THE AGING, in TUCSON, Arizona, holds 94 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1967-01-01, averaging 76.6 residents a day.
Has HANDMAKER HOME FOR THE AGING been cited for violations?
CMS lists 36 health-inspection deficiencies for HANDMAKER HOME FOR THE AGING, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is E; the most recent health inspection was 2026-04-15.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | F0600, F0610 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2026-01-23 | F0600, F0689, F0880 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-12-24 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2025-11-12 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2025-03-19 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2025-01-22 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E |
| 2025-01-22 | F0609, F0610 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2024-10-24 | F0607, F0609, F0761, F0812 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-10-24 | F0552, F0600, F0644, F0656, F0692, F0698, F0726, F0743, F0755, F0757, F0759, F0760, F0770, F0880 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Ensure that a resident does not develop patterns of decreased social interaction and/or increased withdrawn, angry, or depressive behaviors, unless unavoidable. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-09-04 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-06-20 | F0626 | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. | D |
| 2023-09-28 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2023-09-28 | F0565, F0689, F0726, F0757 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
How is HANDMAKER HOME FOR THE AGING staffed relative to the AZ average?
| Measure | This facility | AZ average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.89942 | 3.97147 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 68.0 | 45.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 76.6 | 88.1 |
Who owns HANDMAKER HOME FOR THE AGING, and what chain is it in?
HANDMAKER HOME FOR THE AGING is registered with CMS as Non profit - Other, operates under the legal business name HANDMAKER JEWISH SERVICES FOR THE AGING and belongs to the POLLAK HOLDINGS chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | ASH, BRUCE, WEXLER, ALLISON | since 02/22/2021 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BREGMAN, PHILIP, KOHN, BRIAN, POLLAK, ELIE, WISSINGER, TRAVIS | since 02/19/2021 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | HANDMAKER JEWISH SERVICES FOR THE AGING, BASTIAMPILLAI, NICHOLAS, DORF, RACHEL, GOODING, EMERSON, POLLAK, ELIE | since 02/19/2021 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | HANDMAKER JEWISH SERVICES FOR THE AGING, BASTIAMPILLAI, NICHOLAS, GOODING, EMERSON, POLLAK, ELIE, WISSINGER, TRAVIS | since 02/19/2021 |
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