Colorado Springs Nursing Homes by the Numbers: CMS Stars, Staffing and Fines

The whole list at a glance

Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, data as of October 1, 2026.

How to read the stars

The overall rating combines three parts. Health inspections carry the most weight and compare a home with others in Colorado. Staffing measures nurse hours per resident from payroll data. Quality measures track outcomes such as falls, pressure ulcers and rehospitalizations. A home can earn five stars overall with an average inspection record if staffing and quality are strong.

Use the parts, not just the total. For a long-term resident, staffing and the long-stay quality measures matter most. For a two-week rehab stay, short-stay measures and therapy matter more.

Staffing and turnover

Nurse staffing across the area's certified homes runs from 2.87 to 5.76 hours per resident per day. Turnover, which CMS also reports, often tells you more about daily life: high turnover means residents keep meeting new caregivers. Each facility page compares the home's hours and turnover with the two-county median.

Fines and what to ask

Federal fines show up for three years. A large fine is a reason to ask what happened, what changed and who is accountable now, not an automatic disqualification. Ask for the latest statement of deficiencies and the plan of correction, and talk to the long-term care ombudsman, who visits every nursing home in the region.

Medicare-only homes and dual-certified homes

Most nursing facilities in the two counties are dual certified, taking Medicare for short rehab stays and Health First Colorado for long-term residents. A few are Medicare-only skilled nursing facilities or distinct parts of larger campuses that focus on rehab. If Medicaid may be needed later, ask before admission whether the home takes Medicaid and whether a resident who spends down can keep the same room.

CDPHE's records also show occurrence reports for nursing homes, which CMS's stars do not capture. Our pages put both side by side so you can see, for example, a five-star home that still reports frequent falls, or a two-star home whose recent revisits were clean.

A short visiting plan

Pick three homes from the table: one near the family, one with strong staffing, and one with strong quality measures. Visit each at a mealtime and again at a shift change if you can. Ask the administrator for the most recent statement of deficiencies, and ask the ombudsman what they hear. Write the answers in one notebook so the comparison is fair.

Paying for a Colorado Springs nursing home

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay, with full coverage for the first 20 days and a daily coinsurance after that, which TRICARE For Life or a Medigap plan may pay. Long-term care is paid privately, at a 2025 Colorado median of about $10,159 a month for a semi-private room, until Health First Colorado takes over for residents whose income and assets qualify. Ask the business office early how the transition works and whether the home has Medicaid beds available.