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Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center

23500 Us Highway 160, Walsenburg, CO 810897197384540Ownership: Government - Hospital districtCertified beds: 120Avg. daily residents: 74County: Huerfano
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The complete public record on Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Walsenburg, 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.
Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center holds a 3-star overall rating, CMS’s middle tier. 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. 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

4.68 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.72)
1.23 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.82)
4.01 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
44.3% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (47.1)
41.7% 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

December 5, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
6 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (8.7)
11 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

24 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 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
June 18, 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
December 5, 20240600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 5, 20240700Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2)…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 5, 20240689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 5, 20240760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 5, 20240812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 5, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 29, 20230684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.G · Actual harm
June 29, 20230812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 29, 20230689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.E · 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.