57 of the 210 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Colorado (27%) are independently owned, and all are listed below. 14 of the 56 graded homes earn an A and 1 earn a D or F. They average 4.05 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.33 hours above the 3.72 for every home in Colorado. Suites At Holly Creek Care Center, The in Centennial grades highest at A (97 out of 100).
How independently owned homes in Colorado compare
This group set against every nursing home in Colorado, from the current CMS release.
Yampa Valley Healthcare Center runs 58 certified beds in Craig, and it's owned by a for-profit corporation. The staffing numbers are mixed: 3.39 nurse hours per resident per day lands about 12% under the national average of 3.86, but turnover sits at 45.5%, essentially matching the national rate, and weekend coverage only dips about 3% below weekday levels. So consistent hands, fewer of them. The inspection record is the real concern, 40 deficiencies, 10 serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, 3 tied to abuse, and $120,965 in fines across three penalties. Combine that with the two-out-of-five inspection and quality ratings and a survey from late 2024, and the pattern is clear.
Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center runs a nonprofit home in Brush with 125 certified beds, and its staffing is the strongest part of the picture: 4.22 nurse hours per resident day, about 9% above the national average, with turnover at 40.4%, better than the 45.8% norm. Weekends run roughly 9% leaner than weekdays, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. The harder reading is on inspections. Thirteen deficiencies sit on the current record, four of them at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, from an inspection dated August 2024. Strong direct-care hours don't cancel out serious findings on safety and oversight. Ask to see the plan of correction for those four harm-level citations before you decide.
Wellsprings Care Center runs 81 beds in Englewood under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing I'd flag. At 2.92 nurse hours per resident per day, it's roughly a quarter below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 13% below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest coverage lands exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover sits at 55.4% against a national 45.8%, which means a lot of unfamiliar faces. The 38 deficiencies on record include nine tied to abuse, though none reached the harm or jeopardy level. Its last inspection was in September 2025, so the record is recent, not stale.
Canyon View Care Center runs 88 certified beds in Palisade under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.45 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 11% under the national average of 3.86, with weekends about 12% thinner than its own weekdays. Turnover is 31.7%, well below the national 45.8%, so the crew that's there tends to stay. What pulls the record down is the inspection side: 43 deficiencies on file, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $28,322, with the most recent inspection in July 2024. The quality measures look strong; the survey history is where the risk sits.
Cambridge Care Center runs a leaner nursing floor than most. At 2.90 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly a quarter under the national figure of 3.86, and weekends dip about 6% below its own weekday coverage, the stretch when families often notice less attention. Turnover, though, is genuinely low at 32.8% against a 45.8% national average, which matters for consistency of care. The inspection record is mixed: 16 deficiencies, including one at harm level and one abuse-related, plus $8,151 in fines, but the last survey was April 2024 and the health inspection rating still lands at 4 of 5 stars.
Uptown Care Center runs a lean ship in a way that cuts both directions. Its 2.99 nurse hours per resident day sit roughly 22% under the national average, and weekends drop about 14% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. What stands out against that is a 17.6% turnover rate, well under the 45.8% national figure, meaning the staff who are there tend to stay. The inspection record is the weaker side: fifteen deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with a $8,278 fine and a survey from August 2025.
Larchwood Health and Rehab runs 130 certified beds in Grand Junction under corporate for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.40 hours per resident day, roughly 12% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends are thinner still, down about 19% from its own weekday coverage, which is where gaps tend to show up.
The inspection record is the bigger concern: 38 deficiencies on file, including 4 at the harm or jeopardy level and 7 tied to abuse. Two fines totaling $28,685 and a 2-out-of-5 inspection rating point the same direction. The last inspection was April 2024, so that record is fairly recent. Ask about weekend coverage and how abuse allegations get investigated before you decide.
Brookside Inn runs 4.18 nurse hours per resident day, about 8% above the national average, and weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday staffing. That cushion didn't translate into clean inspections: the current record shows 29 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level and ten abuse-related, with two fines totaling $63,246. The last inspection was March 12, 2026. Staff turnover sits at 47%, slightly above the 45.8% national figure. Quality measures score well, but a one-star health inspection record with ten abuse-related citations is the number a family should weigh hardest here. Limited liability ownership means the operating entity, not a person, answers for it.
Adara Living runs 210 certified beds in Broomfield under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.66 nurse hours per resident day, about 5% under the national average of 3.86, with weekends roughly 8% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is the bigger signal: 64.4% of staff leave annually against a national norm near 45.8%, which means the people caring for residents are often new to the building. The current inspection record carries 39 deficiencies, four serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy and four tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $48,954. CMS rated its health inspection one star out of five; the quality measures scored five. That gap is worth asking about directly, strong reported outcomes sitting on top of a weak inspection history and constant staff churn.
Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle runs five stars' worth of nurse staffing, 4.12 hours per resident day, roughly 7% above the national average, but the state-run home has real problems elsewhere. Twenty-one deficiencies sit on its current record, four of them at the harm or jeopardy level, four tied to abuse, and the health inspection score came back 1 out of 5 from the last visit in November 2024. Staff turnover lands at 48.7%, a few points above the national figure, and the weekend crew runs about 15% thinner than weekdays, which matters if your family tends to visit on Saturdays and Sundays. One fine of $32,975 is on file. Strong bedside coverage alone doesn't offset that inspection history.
Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home runs on a state government license with 105 certified beds, and the staffing numbers are its one real strength, 3.77 nurse hours per resident day, close to the national average of 3.86, and a four-out-of-five CMS staffing rating. The problem is what happens when staff leave: turnover sits at 60% against a national 45.8%, and weekend coverage drops about 14% below weekday levels. On the record side, 20 deficiencies include four at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with one fine of $81,520 and a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating from a January 2026 visit.
Spanish Peaks runs on a strong staffing engine, 4.68 nurse hours per resident day, about a fifth more than the national average, and it earns top marks from CMS on that measure. The catch is what inspections found: 24 deficiencies on the current record, including one serious enough to cause harm and three tied to abuse, which explains the two-star health inspection rating. Weekend coverage also dips roughly 14% below weekday levels, so care isn't perfectly even across the week. Staff turnover, at 44.3%, is slightly better than the national average, and the last inspection was in December 2024. Government hospital-district ownership means public accountability, but the inspection record is the real story here.
Staff turnover at Columbine West runs about double the national rate, 95.7% versus 45.8%. That means the aides and nurses caring for your family member are, more likely than not, new to the building and still learning it. The inspection record backs up that instability: 17 deficiencies on file, including two serious enough to put a resident in harm's way and two tied to abuse. Two fines totaling $26,891 have been levied, and the last full inspection was April 2024. For-profit corporate ownership and 100 beds round out the picture. The quality measure score looks fine on paper, but quality measures are self-reported, and they sit uneasily next to that inspection history.
High Plains Post Acute runs about 3.67 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops another 9% below its own weekday levels. The bigger concern is turnover: 65.7% annually against a national average of 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for your family member are relatively new. On the last inspection in February 2025, surveyors wrote 33 deficiencies, six serious enough to put residents in harm's way, one involving abuse, with four fines totaling $72,840. The quality measure score looks good on paper, but those numbers come largely from resident assessments, the staffing and inspection record is where the real picture sits.
Park Forest Care Center runs on 2.61 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third below the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops about 9% below its own weekday level. The inspection record shows 32 deficiencies, including four at the harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, with one fine of $24,840 and a June 2025 inspection. Resident outcome measures and staffing both land at the lowest federal rating. With a for-profit corporate owner, 103 certified beds, and serious findings across care and safety, the numbers here point to a home where you would want to ask hard questions before moving anyone in.
The Lodge At Red Rocks carries 64 deficiencies on its current record, and 8 of those reached harm or jeopardy level. Seven are abuse-related. That's the kind of pattern that put this home in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, and the inspection history backs it up, 1 out of 5 stars on health inspections, with four fines totaling $144,259. Staffing sits at 3.71 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 4% under the national average, and weekends drop about 12% below the home's own weekday coverage. Ownership is a for-profit limited liability company. The quality measure rating is 3 out of 5, but that's the one bright spot in an otherwise rough picture.
Bluestem Village is state-run, which puts it in a small category of Colorado nursing homes, most are for-profit chains or nonprofits. Its inspection record is clean: zero deficiencies of any kind on the current record, none at the harm level, and nothing abuse-related. The last full inspection was September 5, 2024, so the findings are recent enough to mean something. With 56 beds, it's a small home, the kind where a state surveyor can look at every resident chart in a day. One caveat worth knowing: the absence of problems in the record doesn't say anything about staffing hours or turnover, which are the numbers that usually predict day-to-day life. Ask about those directly.
Frequently asked questions
How many independently owned nursing homes are there in Colorado?
There are 57 independently owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Colorado, 27% of the 210 nursing homes there.
Are independently owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Colorado they average 4.05 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.72 for all nursing homes in Colorado, a difference of +0.33 hours. Staff turnover averages 47.6% against 47.1%.
Which independently owned nursing home grades best in Colorado?