CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Pima County, Arizona
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 24 nursing homes in Pima County, Arizona qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Pima County as urban.
In Arizona, 20 of 140 nursing homes (14.3%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHIE HENDRICKS SENIOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY | Sells | No | 60 | 035263 | |
| ARIZONA STATE VETERAN HOME-TUCSON | Tucson | No | 120 | 035284 | |
| BROOKDALE SANTA CATALINA | Tucson | No | Brookdale Senior Living | 42 | 035253 |
| CASAS ADOBES POST ACUTE REHAB CENTER | Tucson | No | The Ensign Group | 230 | 035070 |
| CATALINA POST ACUTE AND REHABILITATION | Tucson | No | The Ensign Group | 102 | 035190 |
| DEVON GABLES REHABILITATION CENTER | Tucson | No | Atied Associates | 312 | 035145 |
| FOOTHILLS REHABILITATION CENTER | Tucson | No | Atied Associates | 149 | 035064 |
| HANDMAKER HOME FOR THE AGING | Tucson | No | Pollak Holdings | 94 | 035016 |
| HAVEN HEALTH GREEN VALLEY, LLC | Green Valley | No | Haven Health | 111 | 035073 |
| HAVEN OF SAGUARO VALLEY | Tucson | No | Haven Health | 112 | 035085 |
| HAVEN OF TUCSON | Tucson | No | Haven Health | 118 | 035165 |
| LA CANADA CARE CENTER | Tucson | No | The Ensign Group | 128 | 035189 |
| Life Care Center of Tucson | Tucson | No | Life Care Centers of America | 162 | 035140 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW CARE CENTER | Tucson | No | The Ensign Group | 120 | 035232 |
| PARK AVENUE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Tucson | No | The Ensign Group | 200 | 035174 |
| PUEBLO SPRINGS REHABILITATION CENTER | Tucson | No | The Ensign Group | 129 | 035068 |
| Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center | Tucson | No | The Ensign Group | 112 | 035151 |
| SANDSTONE ESTATES REHAB CENTRE | Tucson | No | Sandstone Healthcare Group | 103 | 035292 |
| SANDSTONE OF TUCSON REHAB CENTRE | Tucson | No | Sandstone Healthcare Group | 240 | 035099 |
| Santa Rosa Care Center | Tucson | No | The Ensign Group | 144 | 035004 |
| SKILLED NURSING UNIT AT ORO VALLEY HOSPITAL | Oro Valley | No | 33 | 035301 | |
| SPLENDIDO AT RANCHO VISTOSO | Tucson | No | Mather Senior Living Communities | 42 | 035273 |
| THE CENTER AT TUCSON | Tucson | No | Veritas Management Group | 96 | 035295 |
| VILLA MARIA POST ACUTE AND REHABILITATION | Tucson | No | The Ensign Group | 83 | 035147 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.