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Handmaker Home For The Aging
Part of Pollak Holdingssee all 6 affiliated facilities
Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
10.08% (lower is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
57.84% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
7.96% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.0%
national median 0.9%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
2.9%
national median 2.8%
near the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
1.2%
national median 1.0%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
11.7%
national median 12.5%
near the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
2.3%
national median 4.2%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
16.9%
national median 13.4%
worse than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.9 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.4 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.6 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 68.0%
AZ average: 4.0 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
AZ average: 0.7 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
AZ average: 3.5 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
AZ average: 45.1% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- Pollak Holdings
Who owns this facility — 16 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Ash, Bruce Individual
- Wexler, Allison Individual
- Bregman, Philip Individual
- Kohn, Brian Individual
- Pollak, Elie Individual
- Wissinger, Travis Individual
- Handmaker Jewish Services For The Aging Organization
- Bastiampillai, Nicholas Individual
- Dorf, Rachel Individual
- Gooding, Emerson Individual
…and 6 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 7 health (AZ avg 6.4) · 13 fire (AZ avg 3) Details
36 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: April 15, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 7 health deficiencies · AZ average: 6.4 · National: 9.3
20 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often emergency preparedness (10) and smoke (9).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2024-10-24): 13 deficiencies · AZ average: 3 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Handmaker Home For The Aging compares nearby
Compared with the 8 other nursing homes within 25 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles, Handmaker Home For The Aging's overall star rating is 3★; the median among the 8 peers reporting it is 2.5★.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median | Best nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 3★ | 2.5★ | 5★ |
| Health inspections reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 2★ | 2★ | 5★ |
| Staffing reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 3★ | 3★ | 4★ |
| Quality measures reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 5★ | 5★ |
The comparison group
- Santa Rosa Care Center
- Foothills Rehabilitation Center
- Pueblo Springs Rehabilitation Center
- Devon Gables Rehabilitation Center
- Villa Maria Post Acute And Rehabilitation
- Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center
- Sandstone Estates Rehab Centre
- The Center At Tucson
Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work