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University Park Care Center

Nursing home in Pueblo, CO

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
945 Desert Flower Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81001
Phone
(719) 545-5321
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
065231
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
180
Average residents per day
112
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Pueblo Medical Investors, LLC
Chain
Life Care Centers of America (194 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Feb 20, 1986
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 065231. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 11, 2024. CMS lists 27 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 15, 2019 to Aug 27, 2026): 8 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Aug 27, 2026Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 27, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 27, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 20, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2024Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2024Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2024Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2024Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 11, 2024Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 11, 2024Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jun 11, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 27. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $22,653 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Jun 11, 2024Fine: $22,653
Jan 8, 2024Payment denial for 15 days from Feb 6, 2024

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.27 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.83 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.95 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.89 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
51%
RN turnover (yearly)
62%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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