Nursing homes across Pueblo County, Colorado, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Life Care Center of Pueblo runs 187 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.82 nurse hours per resident day, just under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 11% below its own weekday coverage, so ask how that gap gets filled. Turnover is 35.1%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters for whether you see the same faces. The tradeoff is the inspection record: 31 deficiencies, 5 at harm or jeopardy level and 3 abuse-related, with $23,590 in fines and a May 2024 inspection. Quality measures score well, but the harm-level findings are the part worth asking about directly.
Lakeshore Post Acute runs on thinner staffing than most homes nationally, 3.38 nurse hours per resident day against a 3.86 average, and weekends dip about 12% below its own weekday coverage. Turnover sits at 44.1%, slightly better than the national 45.8%, so the crew that's there tends to stay. The tradeoff shows up in its record: 30 deficiencies, three tied to abuse, though none rose to harm or jeopardy level. A 5/5 on quality measures and 3/5 on inspections tells you the clinical outcomes look solid when care happens, but the staffing margin is narrow enough that a bad weekend could strain it. The most recent state visit was August 2025.
The Center At Park West in Pueblo runs a for-profit operation under an LLC with 80 certified beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.31 hours per resident day, roughly 12% above the national average of 3.86. That's a real cushion, though weekend coverage drops about 9% below its own weekday level, so the weekday-to-weekend gap is worth asking about directly.
The bigger number to weigh is turnover: 60.6% annually against a national average of 45.8%, meaning nearly two-thirds of the nursing staff turns over each year. Inspections in August 2024 turned up 20 deficiencies, two of them at the harm or jeopardy level, with none abuse-related. Quality measures score well; staffing and inspection results are more middling.
University Park Care Center runs 180 certified beds in Pueblo under for-profit limited liability ownership, and its staffing numbers are the first thing worth knowing. Nurses provide 3.15 hours per resident day, roughly 18 percent under the national average, and weekend coverage drops about another 10 percent below the home's own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 50.5 percent against a national average of 45.8 percent.
The inspection record shows 24 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 5 tied to abuse, with one fine of $22,653 and the last inspection in June 2024. CMS rates the quality measures 5 out of 5 but staffing only 2 out of 5, that gap tells you where the risk sits. Ask about weekend coverage and turnover before you visit.
Atlas Post Acute in Pueblo carries a for-profit corporate owner and 146 certified beds, with a 64.6% annual staff turnover rate that runs well above the 45.8% national average. That churn is reflected in its one-out-of-five staffing rating, even though its health inspection and quality measure ratings each sit at four. The gap between those numbers is the story here. Twenty-nine deficiencies sit on the current record, three serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, three tied to abuse. One fine totaling $39,368 has been levied. The most recent inspection was October 22, 2024, so the picture is reasonably current. Strong inspection and quality marks don't cancel out a thin, constantly changing direct-care workforce.
Rock Canyon runs on lean staffing: 2.80 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 12% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. The 41 deficiencies on record include 7 at the harm or jeopardy level and 5 tied to abuse, and three fines total $89,938. Annual turnover of 49.1% sits slightly above the national 45.8%, which means caregivers cycle through faster than average. The quality measure star (4/5) looks strong on paper, but that score reflects reported clinical metrics, not the hands available at the bedside.
Pueblo Heights runs on 2.88 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 8% below what the home staffs on weekdays. That thinner coverage matters more when turnover sits at 55.6%, ten points above the national rate, because replacements are constantly learning residents who need consistent hands. The record shows 26 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $30,707. The owner changed within the last year, and the last inspection was July 2024. Ask what that ownership change has meant for staffing and who now runs the floor on weekends.
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.
Vista Ridge runs about 18% below the national average on nurse staffing, and weekends drop another 12% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins out right when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 64.2% against a national 45.8%, roughly two of every three caregivers left within the year. The inspection record shows 31 deficiencies, including three at the harm level and three tied to abuse, with $41,772 in fines. A December 2025 inspection is recent, and the 3/5 health inspection and quality scores aren't alarming on their own. The staffing number is the one worth pressing on during a tour.