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Winding Trails Post Acute

Nursing home in Boulder, CO

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
2800 Palo Pkwy, Boulder, CO 80301
Phone
(303) 440-9100
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
065267
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
150
Average residents per day
87
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Palo Community Healthcare LLC
Chain
Pacs Group (274 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Nov 15, 1989
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 065267. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 21, 2024. CMS lists 69 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 19, 2022 to Oct 2, 2025): 23 from complaint inspections, 12 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 5 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Oct 2, 2025Protect 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
Oct 2, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 21, 2024Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 21, 2024Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 21, 2024Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 21, 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
Nov 21, 2024Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 21, 2024Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 21, 2024Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 21, 2024Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Resident Rights		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Oct 15, 2024Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2024Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 69. 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 Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $90,659 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Mar 7, 2024Fine: $90,659
Mar 7, 2024Payment denial for 85 days from Apr 5, 2024

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

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.20 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.61 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.77 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.00 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
31%
RN turnover (yearly)
27%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

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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