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Rock Canyon Respiratory And Rehabilitation Center

2515 Pitman Pl, Pueblo, CO 810047195640550Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 151Avg. daily residents: 135Chain: The Ensign Group (342 facilities)County: Pueblo
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The complete public record on Rock Canyon Respiratory And Rehabilitation Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Pueblo, Colorado, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Colorado average: 3.1 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Rock Canyon Respiratory And Rehabilitation Center holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $67,298 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

2.80 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.72)
0.52 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.82)
2.47 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
49.1% total nursing staff turnover
about the state average (47.1)
47.4% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

June 5, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
7 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (8.7)
29 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$67,298 in federal fines across 2 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($23,609)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

41 citations on record across recent inspections, 7 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
December 11, 20250600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 5, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 5, 20250558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 5, 20250605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 5, 20250658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 5, 20250688Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 5, 20250760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 3, 20250600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintG · Actual harm
July 12, 20240689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintG · Actual harm
July 12, 20240692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. ComplaintG · Actual harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.