Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home is a 105-bed government-run nursing home in Florence, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 60.0% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home
903 Moore DrFlorence, CO 81226
Fremont County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 1.92 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Colorado average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 117 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.92 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.00 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.86 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.77 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.24 | 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
60.0% of nursing staff at Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 58.8%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $52,988 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | Fine | $52,988 |
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. Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home holds 1 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: State of Colorado
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 2008
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Progressive Care Center Canon City · abuse citation | 8.3 | 68 | 1.82 | 3.00 | 38.0% | 2 | None |
| Hildebrand Care Center Canon City | 8.3 | 75 | 2.21 | 3.81 | 48.6% | 5 | $15,642 |
| Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Canon City · abuse citation | 8.6 | 85 | 1.85 | 3.10 | 67.6% | 2 | $21,320 |
| Valley View Care Center Canon City | 8.9 | 60 | 1.92 | 3.15 | 38.8% | 3 | $8,281 |
| Canon Lodge Care Center Canon City · abuse citation | 8.9 | 60 | 2.11 | 3.56 | 51.2% | 2 | None |
| The Center at Park West LLC Pueblo | 25.3 | 80 | 2.30 | 4.31 | 60.6% | 2 | None |
| Life Care Center of Pueblo Pueblo | 26.4 | 187 | 2.15 | 3.82 | 35.1% | 4 | $18,685 |
| High Plains Post Acute LLC Pueblo | 27.0 | 59 | 2.46 | 3.67 | 65.7% | 2 | $57,734 |
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.