Bent County Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bent County Healthcare Center is a 56-bed government-run nursing home in Las Animas, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 42.6% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Bent County Healthcare Center
810 3rd StLas Animas, CO 81054
Bent County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Bent County Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.81 hours per resident per day, 26% above the Colorado average. With about 50 residents a day, that works out to roughly 140 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.81 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.29 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.92 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.59 | 3.30 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
42.6% of nursing staff at Bent County Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 23.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,442 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2023 | Fine | $13,442 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Bent County Healthcare Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Bent County Healthcare Center
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Bent County Memorial Nursing Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 11, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Bent County Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pioneer Health Care Center Rocky Ford | 26.7 | 101 | 2.18 | 3.36 | 44.0% | 4 | $10,033 |
| Crowley County Nursing Center Ordway | 30.1 | 44 | 2.21 | 3.58 | 46.8% | 4 | None |
| Lamar Estates Nursing Center Lamar | 32.7 | 60 | 2.74 | 3.98 | — | 1 | $42,390 |
| Bluestem Village La Junta | 34.2 | 56 | — | — | — | — | None |
| Fowler Health Care Fowler | 43.1 | 45 | 2.52 | 4.00 | 31.4% | 5 | None |
| Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC Springfield | 57.2 | 56 | 4.54 | 6.36 | 37.1% | 5 | None |
| Holly Care Center Holly | 59.8 | 45 | 1.63 | 2.93 | 45.8% | 5 | None |
| Walsh Healthcare Center Walsh · no staffing data submitted | 70.3 | 30 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.