Brookdale Skyline: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brookdale Skyline is a 82-bed for-profit nursing home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, part of Brookdale Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 53.0% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Brookdale Skyline
2365 Patriot HtsColorado Springs, CO 80904
El Paso 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 Brookdale Skyline, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Colorado average. With about 45 residents a day, that works out to roughly 113 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.51 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.48 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.55 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.64 | 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
53.0% of nursing staff at Brookdale Skyline left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,110 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
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. Brookdale Skyline holds 5 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Brookdale Skyline
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Brookdale Senior Living, 12 homes
- Legal name: BLC - Village at Skyline LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 26, 2003
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Brookdale Skyline
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bear Creek Senior Living Colorado Springs | 0.7 | 45 | 1.72 | 3.26 | 33.3% | 4 | $6,614 |
| Sundance Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Colorado Springs | 1.1 | 68 | 1.64 | 3.11 | 42.9% | 2 | $14,901 |
| Kiowa Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Colorado Springs | 1.7 | 83 | 1.52 | 2.75 | 54.0% | 1 | None |
| The Gardens Colorado Springs | 2.0 | 45 | 1.94 | 3.04 | 56.1% | 5 | None |
| The Healthcare Resort of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | 3.0 | 97 | 3.15 | 4.80 | 54.3% | 3 | $79,098 |
| Springs Village Care Center Colorado Springs | 3.3 | 91 | 1.77 | 3.17 | 57.0% | 2 | $26,845 |
| The Center at Centennial Colorado Springs | 3.8 | 80 | 2.51 | 4.49 | 51.6% | 5 | None |
| Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation Colorado Springs | 3.8 | 60 | 1.85 | 3.25 | 55.6% | 1 | $86,723 |
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.