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Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center

5830 East Pima Street

3.5(239 ratings)· Tucson average: 3.9

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Quick Facts

Total units
112
Medicare rating
4 of 5

CMS Care Compare

Ownership
For profit, Limited Liability company
Certified beds
112
Medicare Quality Rating
4-star overall rating from Medicare.gov for quality of care

What Families Think

Reviews for Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center are sharply mixed, with some families praising attentive therapy staff and caring CNAs, while others report serious lapses in basic care, poor communication, and troubling financial handling. The facility holds a 4-star Medicare.gov quality rating, but recent reviewer experiences describe inconsistent hands-on care and unresponsive administration.

The Good

  • Therapy team praised as attentive and skilled
  • Several CNAs singled out for compassionate, responsive care
  • 4-star Medicare.gov quality rating
  • One reviewer called overall experience amazing and staff respectful

The Bad

  • One report of a resident left 8 hours without a diaper change
  • One report of missed scheduled breathing treatments
  • One report of VA benefits withheld despite payments received
  • Social worker described as unresponsive and dismissive by a family
  • One report of no discharge planning or walker arranged at release

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About Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center

Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center in Tucson, Arizona offers short-term rehabilitation and long-term care with 24-hour nursing staff under the direction of in-house physicians.

The facility provides both short and long-term rehabilitation services tailored to individual needs, combining modern therapeutic approaches with hands-on care. Staff work with residents, families, and healthcare providers to develop comprehensive care and treatment plans focused on helping residents regain strength and mobility.

A wide variety of activities are offered throughout the month, with a full calendar of options designed to keep residents active and engaged. The community emphasizes creating a comfortable, safe, and therapeutic environment for its residents.

Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center has earned a 4-star overall rating from Medicare.gov for the quality of care delivered.

Types of Care

Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care

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Reviews

3.5overall · 239 ratings combined

3.5★ on Google (239)

Rose Arriaga

Jun 2026

via Google

The service at this rehabilitation center is overall not so good. When they received me a gentleman by the name Frank was great! He made me feel comfort and welcomed. The doctor thier had NO bedside manners he was pushy and in a sence made me feel like the medications that I was taking by my specialist were not right and challenged that. There was a black nurse at th nurses station that ignores everyone, but the hispanic young lady that was there waited to see if the black nurse was going to help me and when she didn't, the hispanic lady assisted me quickly. Now I have to say that thier physical therapy team was awesome. Especially the hispanic young man. Out of all the nurse CNA's Felicia was the most attending during the 2pm-10pm shift. During the morning a larger sized black lady CNA that laughs loud was amazing as well. These two CNA's made sure to check on us and made sure we were comfortable, had nice conversations with us and upon our request acted quickly. To be honest if it were not for those two CNA's I would of rated the facility a 2 star to 1 star. Oh let me not forget the first Elderly lady that I was roomed with was left almost 8 hours without her diaper being changed. I had to push her red button and reminded her that she needs to use her red help button whenever she needs her diaper changed. The smell was so bad that I had to request to be roomed with someone more my age that could walk to the restroom. I feel for the elderly people that are there. If you are looking for a facility to take you or your loved one, please make sure you read all the reviews. The 3.5 rating that my insurance had for this facility was not accurate unfortunately. Hey Felitia!

Andrea Ramirez

May 2026

via Google

If I could leave a negative number I would. Social Worker is far from professional, does not answer phone and did not return our calls. We ended up having to go to the facility just to talk to her about a family members discharge. She was not friendly and dismissive.

Jeff Dyer

Feb 2025

via Google

This place is the worse place possible to bring anyone you care about. They are currently under investigation by the federal and local law enforcement. My father was there for almost four years. Upon moving back to Tucson and moving my father in with me. Upon reviewing his finances, I realized that Sabino Canyon had been keeping his VA Benefits even after being paid in full for each month there by Project Home Fiduciary. When I first investigated my father‘s finances, Sabino Canyon they claim they did not receive any VA benefits for him. After talking to VA I found out that was untrue. I went to talk to the director and asked him why they had no record of their VA funds. I threatened to call the police so that I could have that investigated. After telling the director I was gonna call the police an hour later he claimed that they did receive the funds from the VA. We’re talking about upwards of $50,000 DO NOT TRUST THIS PLACE. Also, the place is in horrible condition. Please look at the photos I have included.

Christian Lara

Sep 2024

via Google

Sabino is a great facility that will treat your loved ones with nothing but the best care! When you walk in first thing you see are the many awards they have won throughout the years, and they have an amazing therapy team as well as the nurses and CNA’s just being wonderful and treating everyone with respect an having a great attitude. Every staff member is always available to go above and beyond to help patients and family members with their needs. The experience I’ve had an Sabino has been nothing but amazing and is definitely a place I would recommend to take care of your loved ones!

Jolene Echave

Apr 2024

via Google

This place doesn’t even deserve a star, the care was horrible. There are a couple staff members, Jenny and Neo were CNAs that cared. They failed to give my father breathing treatments as scheduled. We won’t even discuss his embarrassment of being left in a Tshirt with an adult diaper and no other clothes. I understand insurance dictates but insurance goes off of notes, which in this case said my dad was fully independent, that’s funny because he can barely stand on his own. Today was discharge with absolutely no discharge planning. I wasn’t asked once if he had a walker to go home, when I asked when his last nebulizer treatment was I received a blank stare only to find his last treatment was yesterday at 7pm. No one was alarmed that he was straight breathe. In the 7 days he was there he lost 10 pounds due to the horrible food. The list goes on. If you love your friend or family member, please keep them away from this facility.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center offer?

Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Where is Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center located?

Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center is located at 5830 East Pima Street in Tucson, Arizona.

What do families say about Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center?

Reviews for Sabino Canyon Rehabilitation & Care Center are sharply mixed, with some families praising attentive therapy staff and caring CNAs, while others report serious lapses in basic care, poor communication, and troubling financial handling. The facility holds a 4-star Medicare.gov quality rating, but recent reviewer experiences describe inconsistent hands-on care and unresponsive administration.

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