Canon Lodge Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Canon Lodge Care Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Canon City, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 51.2% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Canon Lodge Care Center
905 Harding AveCanon City, CO 81212
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 Canon Lodge Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Colorado average. With about 35 residents a day, that works out to roughly 74 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.12 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.19 | 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
51.2% of nursing staff at Canon Lodge Care 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 46.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). 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. Canon Lodge Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Canon Lodge Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Colorado Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Canon Lodge Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Valley View Care Center Canon City | 0.0 | 60 | 1.92 | 3.15 | 38.8% | 3 | $8,281 |
| Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Canon City · abuse citation | 0.4 | 85 | 1.85 | 3.10 | 67.6% | 2 | $21,320 |
| Hildebrand Care Center Canon City | 0.6 | 75 | 2.21 | 3.81 | 48.6% | 5 | $15,642 |
| Progressive Care Center Canon City · abuse citation | 0.6 | 68 | 1.82 | 3.00 | 38.0% | 2 | None |
| Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home Florence · abuse citation | 8.9 | 105 | 1.92 | 3.77 | 60.0% | 1 | $52,988 |
| Brookdale Skyline Colorado Springs | 32.5 | 82 | 2.51 | 4.55 | 53.0% | 5 | $9,110 |
| Mountain View Post Acute Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 32.7 | 180 | 1.88 | 3.10 | 54.2% | 2 | $29,224 |
| The Center at Park West LLC Pueblo | 33.1 | 80 | 2.30 | 4.31 | 60.6% | 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.