Nursing HomeInspections

Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

Nursing home in La Jara, CO

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
39 Calle Miller, La Jara, CO 81140
Phone
(719) 274-3311
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
065399
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
60
Average residents per day
48
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center LLC
Chain
Centennial Healthcare (8 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jun 3, 2010
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 065399. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 22, 2026. CMS lists 39 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 20, 2019 to Apr 22, 2026): 5 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 22, 2026Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 22, 2026Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 22, 2026Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 22, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 22, 2026Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 22, 2026Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 22, 2026Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 22, 2026Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 22, 2026Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 22, 2026Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of…
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 22, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 22, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 39. 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 2 fines totalling $54,946 in the last three years.

Nov 6, 2025Fine: $39,163
Mar 26, 2024Fine: $15,783

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
3.48 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.48 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.28 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.19 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
43%
RN turnover (yearly)
38%
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.