Bluestem Village: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bluestem Village is a 56-bed government-run nursing home in La Junta, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported no usable nurse aide staffing figure.
Bluestem Village
1 Darlene DrLa Junta, CO 81050
Otero 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. Bluestem Village has no usable nurse aide figure in this release.
CMS note: Submitted data did not meet the criteria to calculate this staffing measure. Newly certified, with too little data for this measure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | — | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | — | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | — | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | — | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | — | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Bluestem Village in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 5, 2024. CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Newly certified, with too little data for this measure.
About Bluestem Village
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: La Junta Health Service District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 13, 2024
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Bluestem Village
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pioneer Health Care Center Rocky Ford | 15.9 | 101 | 2.18 | 3.36 | 44.0% | 4 | $10,033 |
| Fowler Health Care Fowler | 25.4 | 45 | 2.52 | 4.00 | 31.4% | 5 | None |
| Crowley County Nursing Center Ordway | 27.7 | 44 | 2.21 | 3.58 | 46.8% | 4 | None |
| Bent County Healthcare Center Las Animas | 34.2 | 56 | 2.81 | 4.01 | 42.6% | 4 | $13,442 |
| Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo | 54.5 | 106 | 2.07 | 3.38 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 54.7 | 120 | 1.82 | 2.88 | 55.6% | 2 | $30,707 |
| Atlas Post Acute Pueblo · staffing data not validated | 55.5 | 146 | — | — | 64.6% | 3 | $39,368 |
| Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo · abuse citation | 55.6 | 151 | 1.58 | 2.80 | 49.1% | 1 | $67,298 |
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.