Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake is a 60-bed government-run nursing home in Monte Vista, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.20 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 44% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 23.7% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake
3749 Sherman AveMonte Vista, CO 81144
Rio Grande 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 Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake, nurse aides logged 3.20 hours per resident per day, 44% above the Colorado average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 114 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 25% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.20 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.00 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.88 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.08 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.83 | 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
23.7% of nursing staff at Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 17, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake holds 5 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: State of Colorado
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 2007
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.