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University Park Care Center

945 Desert Flower Blvd, Pueblo, CO 810017195455321Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 180Avg. daily residents: 110Chain: Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)County: Pueblo
Health inspection overdue — CMS reports the most recent standard inspection is older than its normal cycle.

The complete public record on University Park Care 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.
University Park Care Center holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. Federal regulators have fined this facility $22,653 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

3.15 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.72)
0.75 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.82)
2.85 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
50.5% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (47.1)
66.7% 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 11, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
10 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (8.7)
5 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$22,653 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
about the state average ($23,609)
1 payment denial
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

24 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 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
November 20, 20250610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 11, 20240686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.G · Actual harm
June 11, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 11, 20240561Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 11, 20240658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 11, 20240881Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 11, 20240688Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 11, 20240759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 11, 20240760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 11, 20240761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all…D · Potential for more than minimal 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.