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Assisted living and memory care community
Handmaker Tucson, AZ
2221 N Rosemont Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85712
- Licensed for 96 residents
- Directed care
- Private rooms
$6,100 to $8,200 a month
Estimated
Learn about
Handmaker
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 96 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Meals: Three meals per day (in-room or dining room service)
- Special diets: Kosher
- Activities: Discussion groups, Live entertainment
- Faith affiliation: Spiritual and cultural programming including worship and Sabbath services, for residents of all faiths
- Outdoor space: sun-kissed patios and open courtyards
Also on the home's website
- Nurse on staff
- Medication management
- Emergency call system
- Private rooms
- Transportation
- Pets allowed
- Outings
- Chapel or faith services
- Housekeeping
- Salon
Address
Location
2221 North Rosemont Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85712Pima County
- A park0.4 mi
- Trader Joe's0.4 mi
- CVS Pharmacy0.1 mi
- Tucson Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room0.5 mi
Arizona state record
What the inspections show
In Arizona, the Department of Health Services licenses assisted living homes and communities, inspects them and looks into complaints. Its record for each one is public on AZ Care Check (this home's record, opens in a new tab).
The state cited seven deficiencies at its last routine inspection (August 26, 2026, a visit that also looked into a complaint). 55% of similar communities had 2 or fewer at theirs.
15 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2025.
Six complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation, and two others found nothing to cite. 63% of similar communities had 2 or fewer.
ADHS took four enforcement actions in the past two years, with civil penalties of $2,500 in all. 44% of similar communities had none.
Cited at more than one inspection since September 2024: Service plans (seven inspections), Emergency and safety (four inspections), Emergency responder forms (three inspections), and three other areas.
ADHS accepted its plan of correction for 32 of the 33 deficiencies cited in the past two years. Care Check lists the rest as: POC Submitted (1).
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL3061C, valid to December 31, 2026
- License number
- AL3061C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Rubin Community for Senior Living, the
- Licensed capacity
- 96 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- January 1, 2026
- Expires
- December 31, 2026
- Licensed since
- October 31, 2001
- Manager of record
- Nancy Vega
- Chief administrative officer
- Travis D Wissinger
- For residents and staff
- (520) 639-4913
The full inspection record9 inspections on file since September 2024, 7 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
September 11, 2026
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.3.aPlan of correction submitted
August 26, 2026
- Tuberculosis screening R9-10-113.A.2.a-fPlan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.A.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.B.1.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.a-dPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-817.B.3.bPlan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.A.5.aPlan of correction accepted
March 9, 2026
- Emergency responder forms A.R.S. § 36-420.04.A.1-9Plan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.A.10Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
2025
December 11, 2025
- Emergency responder forms A.R.S. § 36-420.04.A.1-9Plan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.4.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.4.b.iiPlan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.D.2.a-fPlan of correction accepted
October 24, 2025
- Emergency responder forms A.R.S. § 36-420.04.A.1-9Plan of correction accepted
- Opioid medication R9-10-120.F.1.a-ePlan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.A.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.B.1.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.D.10Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.1Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.3.cPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.4.b.i-iiiPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.bPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
- Personal care services R9-10-814.B.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.A.4Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.A.5.aPlan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.D.1Plan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-819.D.2.a-fPlan of correction accepted
March 12, 2025
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.4.b.iiiPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.B.3.bPlan of correction accepted
2024
September 16, 2024
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.5.aPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.B.3.a-cPlan of correction accepted
- Medication R9-10-816.F.3.aPlan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-818.A.5.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Tuberculosis screening R9-10-113.A.2.a-fPlan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
June 5, 2026
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on June 5, 2026, opens in a new tabFebruary 10, 2026
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on February 10, 2026, opens in a new tabDecember 5, 2025
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on December 5, 2025, opens in a new tabOctober 28, 2024
AZ Care Check record of the enforcement action on October 28, 2024, opens in a new tab
What was cited on September 11, 2026, in plain words
Service plans
Each resident's written care plan: what help they get, how often, and who gives it. Caregivers must follow the plan, record what they did, and update it when needs change.
The service plan is the day-to-day care a resident receives. Citations here are about plans missing, out of date, or not followed.
Cited at 48% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How often is the care plan reviewed, and can family take part?
These explain the rule, not what happened. The state's own report is on AZ Care Check.
How the figures above are counted
- Routine figures: 63 licensed assisted living centers with 50 to 99 beds in the Phoenix and Tucson areas whose last routine inspection, between September 2024 and September 2026, also looked into a complaint.
- Complaint and enforcement figures: 76 licensed assisted living centers with 50 to 99 beds in the Phoenix and Tucson areas licensed for the whole period, September 2024 to September 2026.
- A complaint inspection counts here when it cited at least one deficiency.
- Most ADHS enforcement actions are civil penalties (fines).
- An area is one section of Arizona's assisted living rules, such as Medication or Service plans. A repeat can be a different problem under the same section.
- POC is a plan of correction. IDR is an informal dispute of a citation.
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about Handmaker
Open a section for the details, each with where it came from and when we read it. Checked against state records in September 2026. Last updated October 2026.
Overview
In our words
Handmaker is the name the company uses for an assisted living center at 2221 North Rosemont Boulevard in Tucson, Pima County, AZ 85712. The current license was issued in July 2026 and runs through December 2026, and AZ Care Check shows an original license date of October 2001.
The company describes Handmaker as a continuing care retirement community, and its history page dates the organization to 1963, when a 40-bed skilled nursing facility opened. Groundbreaking for the William and Sylvia L. Rubin Campus for Senior Living was in 2000.
On care, ADHS lists directed, personal and supervisory care services. The company says a licensed practical nurse is on site for each neighborhood, with nurses on campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Its website also describes a Tynan Neighborhood with a higher staffing ratio, and a separate Kalmanovitz Memory and Dementia Care Neighborhood for 20 residents.
The center is listed in the ALTCS networks of: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (ALTCS) (list dated July 28, 2025) and Banner-University Family Care (ALTCS) (list dated 2026-07).
Visit in the afternoon and sit in the dining room for a while. Ask to see the actual room, not the model.
Highlights
- Licensed for 96 residents at the directed care level, per ADHS records as of September 2026.
- The company says its meals are kosher, per its dining page.
- The company says it offers door-to-door service in a climate-controlled van for medical appointments.
- The community's website describes a Tynan Neighborhood for seniors whose needs exceed typical assisted living, with a higher staffing ratio.
The details
- Other names
- Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging
Care and services
In our words
ADHS defines directed care as care for residents who cannot direct their own care, for example because of cognitive impairment, and it is the highest of the ADHS assisted living care levels. Its site also mentions help with medication or gentle assistance with daily tasks. The company also describes the Kalmanovitz Memory and Dementia Care Neighborhood, which accommodates 20 residents; this may sit under the skilled nursing license rather than the assisted living license, so confirm how it is licensed.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
It adds that dietary technicians will work with residents to plan menus around dietary or nutritional needs. Weekly housekeeping and linen service is listed. The company says it schedules trips to nearby shopping and restaurants, and its site mentions discussion groups and live entertainment. Transportation to medical appointments, shopping and other off-campus activities is listed, and the company describes door-to-door medical transport in a climate-controlled van. Other listed amenities are a full-service beauty salon and patios and courtyards. The company says its cultural education staff coordinates spiritual and cultural programming, including worship and Sabbath services, for residents of all faiths, and that Catholic Mass is held on the first and third Tuesday of every month.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Three meals per day (in-room or dining room service)
- Special diets
- Kosher
- Activities
- Discussion groups
- Live entertainment
- Faith affiliation
- Spiritual and cultural programming including worship and Sabbath services, for residents of all faiths
- Outdoor space
- sun-kissed patios and open courtyards
Rooms
The details
- Room features
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $6,100 to $8,200 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $9,200 to $11,900 a monthEstimated
Estimates, not this home's own prices. Based on the published prices of 103 comparable communities, 15 in Tucson. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.
Typical assisted living in Arizona: $5,500 to $9,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).
Typical memory care in Arizona: $5,500 to $13,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).
The details
- Payment and what is included
- ALTCS networks
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (ALTCS)
- Banner-University Family Care (ALTCS)
Hospitals and the area
In our words
The nearest hospital in federal hospital data is Tucson Medical Center, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- Tucson Medical Center, 0.5 miles
- Nearest hospital
- Tucson Medical Center, 0.5 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy, 0.1 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Trader Joe's, 0.4 miles
- Nearest park
- Unnamed park, 0.4 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Tucson Medical Center 0.5 mi Palo Verde Behavioral Health 0.7 mi Saint Joseph's Hospital 2.2 mi Banner University Medical Center Tucson 3.6 mi Banner - University Medical Center South 5.7 mi Southern Arizona VA Health Care System 6.6 mi Saint Mary's Hospital 6.9 mi Northwest Medical Center 8.8 mi
More details
The details
- Features
- Campus memory care neighborhood
- Kalmanovitz Memory and Dementia Care Neighborhood, 20 residents (campus neighborhood; may sit under the skilled nursing license rather than this assisted living license)
- Catholic mass
- First and third Tuesday of every month
- Floor plan count
- 8
- Higher acuity assisted living neighborhood
- Tynan Neighborhood, for seniors whose needs exceed typical assisted living, with a higher staffing ratio
- Company founded year
- 1963
- Rubin campus groundbreaking year
- 2000
Questions families ask
In our words
- What care level does ADHS list for this center?
- ADHS lists it as an Assisted Living Center-Directed, licensed for 96 residents, as of September 2026. Directed care is the highest of the ADHS assisted living care levels.
- Is a nurse on site?
- The community's website says a licensed practical nurse is on site for each neighborhood, with nurses on campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Does the center serve kosher meals?
- The company says its meals are kosher. It also says dietary technicians will work with residents on menus for dietary or nutritional needs.
- Is transportation offered?
- The company lists transportation to medical appointments, shopping and other off-campus activities. It describes the medical transport as door-to-door service in a climate-controlled van.
- Which ALTCS networks list this center?
- It is listed in the ALTCS networks of: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (ALTCS) (list dated July 28, 2025) and Banner-University Family Care (ALTCS) (list dated 2026-07).
- How close is the nearest hospital?
- Federal hospital data lists Tucson Medical Center as the nearest hospital, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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