CCN 035292 · Pima County, Arizona
Sandstone Estates Rehab Centre
2040 North Wilmot Road, Tucson, AZ 85712
Sandstone Estates Rehab Centre is a 103-bed for-profit nursing home in Tucson, Arizona, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 2017. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 61.2 residents a day, about 59% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $17.2 million originally, at 2.82%, with $15.8 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in April 2061.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 103
- Average residents per day
- 61.2 (59.4% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare
- Legal business name
- Sandstone Estates Rehab Centre LLC
- Certified since
- Feb 21, 2017
- Chain or affiliated group
- Sandstone Healthcare Group (3 facilities, chain average 1.7 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Arizona median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 | State spread: 10 at 1, 33 at 2, 39 at 3, 19 at 4, 38 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 4 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.26 | 3.76 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.37 | 0.60 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.83 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.6% | 46.0% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 59.4% | 83.7% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 7 (Mar 20, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Sandstone Estates Rehab Centre does not meet it today: overall rating 1, health inspection rating 1. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicho Family TrustOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 13% | 07/01/2022 |
| Sunny TrustOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 13% | 07/01/2022 |
| Whitte TrustOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 13% | 07/01/2022 |
| Sandstone Healthcare Group LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Bejar, NissimIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Cohen, ElliotIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Cohen, MichaelIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Hunt, StevenIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Meystel, MeirIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Shaeffer, AprilIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Shir, AhmadIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Spector, JenniferIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Turofsky, StevenIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Wilhelm, NaftaliIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2022 | Sandstone Estates Rehab Centre LLC | Sapphire Estates Rehab Centre LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2021 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a construction loanHUD project name: Sapphire Estates Rehab Centre, 103 beds. Lender at endorsement: Greystone Funding Company LLC | $17,181,200 | Active: 2.82%, $15,823,231 balanceMatures Apr 1, 2061. Servicer: Greystone Servicing Company | 12343119 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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