The Rubin Campus at Handmaker offers a mix of living environments for seniors, including 14 independent living apartments, 96 new assisted living units, and 64 new skilled nursing beds. The project included 120,000 s.f. of new construction, in addition to the renovation of two existing buildings on the campus. Other services on site include an adult day health program, memory impaired care, and hospice care. Fully sprinklered and built to hospital standards of fire protection, the project cost was $97 per s.f.

A multidisciplinary team took part in the design phases, providing cost estimating, systems evaluation and recommendations for phasing of the construction, as well as information on all major building utilities and systems to remain in operation at each phase. Overall, the $11.7 million project was separated into five major phases and multiple sub-phases. All new and renovated work was done with minimal disruptions to current operations, which allowed residents to remain on site throughout construction.

In 2003, Handmaker’s Rubin Campus was chosen as the best midsize continuing care retirement center in the country by the National Association of Home Builders. Handmaker also received one of three Arizona Masonry Guild 2003 “Silver Trowel” Awards, and was published in the 2004 American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Review.