Fowler, CO · Otero County
★★★★★CMS 5/545 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.00 /day
- Staff turnover
- 31%
- Serious cites
- 0
Fowler Health Care runs on 4.00 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86, and its recent inspection handed it four of five stars. The staffing picture holds up elsewhere too: 31.4% turnover is well below the 45.8% national figure, and both quality and staffing measures earned five stars. What tempers that is the 14 deficiencies on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level, but two tied to abuse, which families should ask about directly. Weekend staffing also dips roughly 19% below weekday levels. The last inspection was April 2026, so the record is current.
Rocky Ford, CO · Otero County
★★★★☆CMS 4/5101 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.36 /day
- Staff turnover
- 44%
- Serious cites
- 0
Pioneer Health Care Center in Rocky Ford runs 3.36 nurse hours per resident per day, about 13% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops roughly 10% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest staffing lands when families tend to visit. The inspection record shows 24 deficiencies, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, with one fine of $10,033 and the last inspection in April 2024. Turnover sits at 44%, right around the national figure. What lifts this home is its quality measure score, which is strong despite the staffing gap.
La Junta, CO · Otero County
56 bedsGovernment
- Nurse hours
- n/a /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
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.